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DocumentCircular (bio) economy of Brazilian planted-forest based industry: a successful case towards a sustainable, inclusive and innovative green path
XV World Forestry Congress, 2-6 May 2022
2022Also available in:
No results found.The Brazilian Tree Industry (Ibá) is the association responsible for institutionally representing the planted tree production chain with its main stakeholders. Ibá represents 50 companies and 9 state entities for products originating from planted trees, most notably wood panels, laminate flooring, pulp, paper, charcoal steel industry and biomass, as well as independent producers and financial investors. The sector holds 9 million hectares of planted trees besides 5.9 million hectares for conservation adding 7% of Brazil’s industrial Gross Domestic Product.
Climate change has gained emergency status and requires concrete transformations, since there is no more room for the linear economy. Resources need to be intelligently used to minimize pressure on natural capital. Scaling up the sustainable bioeconomy is essential to decarbonize the economy. Committed to that change, the planted tree sector in Brazil has started to act early by investing in innovation to optimize the use of resources into valuable new solutions. This paper aims to present cases on energy, paper recycling, water circularity and the production of around 20 new products/uses coming from dozens of residues. As a brief, 95,8 % of the solid residues has at least one more use. From that, 67% of residues produce 69% of the energy demanded, contributing to a renewable energy matrix. In post-consumer waste, 67% of the paper is recycled, reducing the pressure of natural resources. In terms of water use, pulp and paper industry has decreased 75% of water needed to produce one ton of pulp and some mills and some wood panel mills have reached 100% of water circularity. This paper aims to show sectorial data and eight cases of companies from pulp and paper, panels and charcoal based steel industry moreover all benefits that (bio) circular economy brings for surrounding area of activities such as job creation, shared value, income generation etc. towards a sustainable and inclusive green path. Keywords: Adaptive and integrated management, Innovation, Economic Development ID: 3486862 -
ArticleReviewing tree collaterals – a key innovation to finance smallholder forestry?
XV World Forestry Congress, 2-6 May 2022
2022Also available in:
No results found.Smallholder forestry is continuously flagged as an integrated environmental approach and as a contribution to rural livelihoods. The individual forest smallholder does however face various constraints, especially of financial nature that limit business development or uptake of tree planting practices. Long rotation periods in forestry clash with more immediate financial needs. One potential remedy for this cash flow dilemma is the tree for loan collateral approach, where trees or the products derived from them serve as part of a security for loans. This innovative approach can ease access to financial services for land users that lack conventional collateral but requires specific lending and valuation procedures. While initial dissemination of tree collateral is ongoing, the understanding of different approaches and applications of the concept is limited. This study assesses the intricacies of tree collateral approaches through a global realist synthesis review of about 110 written sources that is complemented by eight key informant interviews. To achieve this, the study analyzes the contexts, mechanisms, and outcomes of the specific collateral approaches using a set of indicators. Key factors hindering up-scaling these approaches include insufficient policy for transparent valuation and registration of assets, lacking tenure, and the difficulty of exact risk calculation. Solutions to these obstacles include social aggregation of producers, improving the availability of processing sites, established markets and clear and enabling political regulations for the collateralization and registration of forest assets. Keywords: Financial mechanisms, Innovation, Value chain, Governance, Sustainable forest management ID: 3603280 -
ArticleAugmenting climate change mitigation and forestry financing through social innovation: the case of Malawi and the Sustainable Lifestyles and Education Programme
XV World Forestry Congress, 2-6 May 2022
2022Also available in:
No results found.Various studies suggest that the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Paris Agreement will depend on how cities in Africa manage climate change and deforestation. For example, over 70% of greenhouse gas emissions are associated with urban areas and countries such as Malawi consumes no less than 1,708,074 m3 of natural forest wood annually in-order to facilitate the construction of houses. Unfortunately, Africa is one of the least studied regions in terms of biodiversity dynamics and climate variability hence lacks strategies to protect and sustainably utilise forest resources for national development. Social innovation (SI) practices can promote socio-economic development by bringing about changes in the way social agents act and interact with each other through the creation of new institutions and new social systems. The United Nations One Planet Sustainable Lifestyles and Education Programme piloted the “Polycentric Infrastructure and Community Development Paradigm for Sustainable Urban Transitions (PICD-SUT)” framework in Malawi in order to demonstrate how SI can augment carbon sequestration and mobilise climate finance through rentals from housing developments. This exploratory study aims to expound on how the implementation of the PICD-SUT framework can enable cities African cities to utilise SI as a strategy to augment sustainable forest management practices and improve forestry sector financing. The methodology used included analyses of research articles and case studies. The paper discovered that SI can reduce public sector budget deficits for forestry programmes by providing alternative sources for financing community forest management initiatives. It was therefore concluded that transformative forest management policies should incorporate SI strategies as a means for enhancing partnerships and technology transfers for improved forest management between communities and non-state actors. Keywords: Climate Change, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Urbanisation ID: 3623738
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