To encourage the production of informative content on planted forests, the Associação Paraná de Empresas de Base Florestal (APRE) launched the APRE Florestas de Jornalismo Award. According to the association, the objective is to encourage quality journalistic coverage related to the planted forest sector in Paraná, to reinforce the importance of the segment for the state’s economy and the social and environmental benefits generated, in addition to recognizing the excellence of the work from the press.

The central theme of the first edition will be “Planted forests: protagonists of the bioeconomy”, involving issues such as sustainability; economic data; importance of the sector; innovation; technology; management; social works; among others.

Press vehicles from all over Brazil will be able to compete, respecting the geographic territorial scope of the prize – reports focused on the state of Paraná, with journalistic articles related to the main theme, produced by one or more professionals, and that have been published/displayed between 1st of January 2023 and October 15, 2023.

The award has three categories: Written reporting (newspapers, magazines, websites, portals and blogs); Audio reporting (productions aired on radio or podcast platforms); and Video reporting (reports broadcast on television stations, websites or video sharing platforms). The first place in each category will receive a prize of R$ 3,000, a certificate and a trophy. The second will receive R$ 1,500, a certificate and a trophy. Finally, the third place will receive a digital book reader, certificate and trophy. There will also be an Honorable Mention offered by Embrapa Florestas to journalistic works that, among those selected, also address issues such as science, scientific research, institutes and universities.

The winners will be announced on November 24, 2023, during the APRE Annual Dinner, which will take place at Maggiore Eventos, in Curitiba (PR). The Association will cover the travel expenses of the finalist, if the professional is from another city.

 

In 2009, the city hall of São Bento do Sul/SC began discussions regarding the implementation of the Payment for Environmental Services (PES) in the Rio Vermelho sub-basin, where the water that serves the city of about 86,000 inhabitants is collected. . In 2010, the law that made this feat possible was published, but it was only in 2011 that the “Rio Vermelho Water Producer Program” was implemented, with the publication of the decree that regulated the law. The program was also included in the Management Plan for the Environmental Preservation Area (APA) Rio Vermelho Humboldt. RMS, a forestry-based company operating in the region, joined the program in 2019 and, at the end of last year, was the first forestry company in Santa Catarina to receive a PSA.

More than the financial value, R$ 6,000, came public recognition for the environmental services provided within the Rio Vermelho basin, which supplies the municipality in the North Plateau of Santa Catarina. The company is part of a group of 36 landowners who, in some way, contribute to the quality of water in the region.

“RMS, owner of properties and forest assets in the same basin, a pioneer in the preservation of protected areas, contributed substantially to the implementation of the program, having been the first company in the forestry sector to receive the payment destined to the producers enrolled in the program” , says Juliana Kammer, the company’s Environmental supervisor. “We are part of the PSA Management Committee and the APA Rio Vermelho Management Committee. In recent years, we have made the property available for demonstrating actions that minimize environmental impacts and contribute to the conservation of the soil, rivers, in addition to dealing with recovery techniques for degraded areas”, she concludes.

The PSA is a tool that encourages the conservation and preservation of natural resources. Payment is a form of recognition for landowners who provide environmental services and guarantee the maintenance and improvement of the ecosystem in which they operate.

RMS is a company that is part of the Santa Catarina Association of Forest Companies (ACR), an entity that in recent years has also worked to ensure that the benefits brought by cultivated trees are recognized. “It is what we call “green currency”. The receipt of a PSA by an associate proves something we have known for a long time, that the forest-based sector is extremely cautious and beneficial to the environment in which it operates”, commented the executive director of ACR, Mauro Murara Jr.

 

Ferrante Group was born out of the dream of a young entrepreneur, Lucas Ferrante, who turned his hobby into a profession at the age of 18. Seeing the need that companies had to communicate more effectively and safely, he went out on his bicycle offering the radiocommunication service to the plants in the vicinity of Olímpia/SP.

Today, with 17 years of experience and taking radiocommunication to all parts of Brazil and some corners of the world, the Ferrante Group confirms its participation in one of the most important business promotion events in Brazil. During Expoforest, the company will present communication solutions for the countryside and, specifically, for the forest sector. Part of the company’s services is the construction of data transmission towers and radio communication signals; Wi-Fi in remote properties and with signal quality; telemetry for cars, agricultural equipment and others. “In these systems, the entrepreneur has in his hands all the information necessary for the best decision-making in the business. We hope to be able to help many businessmen with what is most modern and safe on the market. We are excited to share our knowledge and expertise, offering customized solutions that will boost the growth and efficiency of companies in the forestry and agro segment”, saysLucas Gameiro, Commercial Director at Grupo Ferrante.

He invites the Expoforest public to visit the company’s stand at the fair. “Join us at this event and discover how radio communication can transform the way you connect and achieve success. We are ready to help you write a new success story for your business. Look for us at stands 91/93 of the static pavilion.”

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