EUCALYPTUS TERRITORIALIZATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS IN BRAZIL AND PORTUGAL

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DOI :

https://doi.org/10.4215/rm2024.e23033

Mots-clés :

Eucalyptus forestry, Forest policy, Territorial planning.

Résumé

From a geographical view and through bibliographic and documentary research, mapping, and fieldwork, this study employed the SWOT matrix to analyze the eucalyptus environmental impacts on two study areas in these countries. We found that their physical aspects favor its growth, providing economic benefits. Extreme weather events have worsened the water deficit in the Brazilian Cerrado, leading to user conflicts. In northwestern mainland Portugal, wildfires have been more recurrent and severe, causing human and property losses and compromising the natural systems resilience.

Keywords: Eucalyptus forestry, Forest policy, Territorial planning.

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  • Georgia Teixeira, Federal University of Uberlândia, Uberlândia (RJ), Brazil

    PhD in Geography from the Federal University of Uberlândia - UFU (2023) and CAPES scholarship holder with a sandwich period carried out by the Institutional Internationalization Program UFU-CAPES.PrInt at the University of Minho (UMinho) in Guimarães, Portugal. Conducts research with emphasis on Environmental Studies and Geotechnologies, Environmental Analysis, Planning and Management, and Environmental Historical Geography. Graduated in Letters - Portuguese, English and respective Literatures from the Federal University of Uberlândia - UFU (1999).

  • Gelze Serrat de Souza Campos Rodrigues, Federal University of Uberlândia, Uberlândia (RJ), Brazil

    Doutora em Geografia pela Universidade Federal de Uberlândia (2007) e pós-doutorado pela Universidade de São Paulo (2016). Atualmente é professora associada do Instituto de Geografia da Universidade Federal de Uberlândia (IG-UFU), docente permanente do Programa de Pós-Graduação na mesma instituição e coordenadora do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Geografia (IG-UFU).É membro do Laboratório de Planejamento e Educação Ambiental (LAPEA-UFU), do Conselho Editorial da Revista Sociedade & Natureza e do Conselho Consultivo da Revista Observatorium. Tem suas pesquisas e publicações realizadas no eixo temático de Planejamento Territorial Ambiental e Educação Ambiental. Desde 2015, tem pesquisado e publicado sobre impactos socioambientais das atividades agrossilvipastoris no território brasileiro. 

  • António Bento-Gonçalves, Universidade do Minho, Minho, Portugal

    PhD in Physical Geography and Environmental Studies from the University of Minho (2007) where he has been a Professor since 1998. He has experience in the area of ​​Geosciences, with emphasis on Physical Geography, Forest Fires, Soil Erosion and Degradation, Natural Risks and Geomorphology. He is an integrated member of CECS (Center for Studies in Communication and Society) and was, until 2022, President of the Board of Directors of the Portuguese Association of Geographers (APG). He is currently Associate Professor and Director of the Geography Department at UMinho.

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2024-10-27

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