Forest residue management: how to do it?

Forest residue management consists of actions that aim to minimize the environmental impacts generated by improper disposal of the residue generated after harvesting planted forests. In this way, the set of activities aims to ensure more sustainable forest management, while optimizing the use of materials that would otherwise be discarded incorrectly.

Would you like to learn more about forest residue management? We, at the INFLOR Blog, invite you to check out this special content, prepared with the support of our experts.

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What is forestry residue management?

After harvesting planted forests, a large amount of organic residue is generated – bark, leaves, branches, tops, fruits, etc. While they add quality to the soil, leaving the residue in the area makes future forestry operations more difficult. This is why forestry residue management is so important, since the actions aim to ensure a better destination for the materials.

Therefore, the main strategies adopted by companies for forestry residue management are:

• Keep some of the organic residue on the ground to protect and conserve the soil;

• Remove some of the residue as woodchips, to use as biomass fuel.

• Separate the wood in order to sell it as firewood.

• Use specific equipment, such as mobile chippers, to facilitate the removal of thick and heavy residue.

According to the Institute of Forestry Research and Studies (IPEF), an important aspect of the use of forestry residue is its quantification or inventory, to ensure more effective use plans.

What are the benefits of forestry residue management?

Forest residue management guarantees a series of benefits for the balance of the forest ecosystem as a whole. Below, we list the main ones:

• Minimizing the environmental impacts generated by forestry;

• Reducing the extraction of nutrients from the soil;

• Strengthening sustainable forest management;

• Better use of organic residues, with a focus on sustainability.

More sustainable forest management with INFLOR Forest

INFLOR Forest is a comprehensive forest management system that helps forest management companies make their processes more efficient. The solution supports the management of forest assets with a high degree of specialization, which ensures the traceability of operations and control in the administration of outsourced services and inputs used.

In addition, the INFLOR solution also guarantees the following advantages:

🟢 Agility in collecting data in the field, whether for own or third-party operations; 

🟢 Anticipation of validation errors;

🟢 Elimination of reporting errors, having the data entered directly into mobile Apps;

🟢 Improve communication between office and field; 

🟢 Supports monitoring of your forestry investment with the maximum level of detail. 

Do you want to know more about the advantages of the solution for your forest management? Talk to an INFLOR specialist and get all your questions answered!

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