| Floram Project
In the end of 1988, IEA formed a group for the elaboration of a Brazilian proposal for the sequestration of the excess of carbon in the atmosphere and a consequent mitigation of the greenhouse effect.
Composed of scientists from different areas and representatives of the enterprise sector, the group worked in the theme throughout the year of 1989. The result was Floram Project, which figured on the planting of 20 million hectares (2.3% of Brazilian territory) of forests in 20 years.
Along with this main goal, the authors defined directives of sustainability related to environmental, economic and social aspects.
The texts that formalized the proposal and other essays related to it were made public the following year, in issue 9 of "Estudos Avançados" journal (May-Aug., 1990).
In 1995, the articles were translated into English and published in a special issue of the journal. The readers may access the full texts through the links listed here. |
Issue 9
May-Aug. 1990
CONTENTS
A REPORT ON FLORAM PROJECT
The Background on Floram Project
Jacques Marcovitch
Floram under Discussion
Luiz Barrichelo
DOCUMENTS: THE PROJECT'S PLATFORM
A Unique Plan for Brazil
Aziz Ab'Sáber
Identification of Areas for Afforestation in Brazil
Aziz Ab'Sáber, José Goldemberg, Leopold Rodés and Werner Zulauf
Floram Project:
Strategies and Action Plan
Antônio S. Rensi Coelho, Aziz Ab'Sáber, Geraldo Borbes, Jacques Marcovitch, James Wright, José Goldemberg, Leopold Rodés, Leopoldo Brandão, Luiz Barrichelo, Mauro Antonio de Morais Victor, Nelson Barbosa and Werner Zulauf
Floram: the Dry Northeast
Aziz Ab'Sáber
Biodiversity and Floram Project: Yield vs. Environmental Conditions
Leopold Rodés, Luiz Barrichelo and Mario Ferreira
TRANSCRIPTS AND NOTES
Annexes
The Atmosphere, Carbon Flows and CO2 Fertilization
Maria Raquel Pereira dos Santos Pacheco and Maria Elisa Marcondes Helene
Charcoal in Brazil: Economic and Environmental Management
José Otávio Brito
The Interest in Seed Studies
Luiz Fernando Gouvêa Labouriau
Geomorphological Studies: Alegrete, State of Rio Grande do Sul
Alba Maria Baptista Gomes, Carmem Spalding de Carvalho and Vera Regina Dubois Barboza
Critiques and Commentaries
Comments about Floram
Oswaldo Sevá
Some Remarks on Floram Project
Benedito Vasconcelos Mendes
Floram Project: Comments and Suggestions
Franco Levi
Comments on Floram Project: Preliminary Reports
Rui Fernando Romero Monteiro
Combining Energy and Environmental Considerations in a Megareforestation Plan for Brazil
José Otávio Brito
Some Inputs from the Forestry Institute to Floram Project
Forestry Institute |
