Brazil: Commitment to sustainable forest management gets a boost

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Preference for timber from sustainably managed forests and reforestation areas is now part of the government’s procurement programme. The federal government has included wood in the list of materials for which sustainable practices are a prerequisite for procurement.

This development is seen as contributing to the implementation of the Action Plan for Prevention and Control of Deforestation in the Amazon (PPCDAm) and Cerrado (PPCerrado) 2016-2020. These aim to reduce deforestation but an added benefit is that this measure will expand the market for wood products.

The measure also changed the thinking of the Interministerial Commission on Sustainability in the Public Administration (CISAP) linked to the Ministry of Planning, Development and Management.

The Commission defines how the new standard will be applied to public procurement and Decree Nº 9.178, of October 24, 2017, confirms that sustainable criteria and practices are acknowledged in the bidding documents as a technical qualification.

The Brazilian Forest Service will define the technical criteria for the implementation of the new rule and promote the dissemination of this measure and conduct training courses in procurement for public agencies.

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