Klabin announces forest management plan for Angatuba and region

Klabin has published the Public Summaryof the 2017 Forestry Management Planforits forestry operations in the region of Angatuba in the interior of São Paulo state. The Summary outlines the company’s efforts to promote adequate management of its forests, the indicators of its social and environmental actions and investments made in line with its Sustainability Policy.

One of the highlights in the period was the inauguration of the Rolim Rosa Community Center in Angatuba. The Community Center will host educational and cultural activities, music and dance workshops, as well as cooking and fitness classes.  Developed and executed by Klabin as social compensation for the city, the project benefits over two thousand residents of Jardim Elisa Volpi and Residencial Vital Rolim Rosa.

Besides highlighting the external commitments undertaken by the company, the document provides details on the company’s forest areas in the state of São Paulo with geoclimatic, topographic, geological and hydrological data, the forest stewardship process, including the diverse areas and operations such as research, planning, forestry, harvesting and forestry transportation.

To read the Public Summary – 2017 Forestry Management Plan for Angatuba region, go to: klabin.com.br/media/2433/resumo_publico_sp_2017.pdf
https://www.klabin.com.br/en/press/news/

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