Climate change
The planted timber consuming industrial sector has made significant investments in forestry
research over the last three decades. The notable technological advances achieved during
this period, together with the suitable soil and climate conditions to be found in much of
Brazil, have led to the country recording the world’s greatest productivity increase in wood
biomass, with the forests currently five times more productive than they were in 1965.
Nevertheless, there is still much to learn. The many changes, particularly climatic, that are
occurring present a huge challenge: to understand better the impact of such changes on
our forest plantations. The increase in air temperature, reduced rainfall frequency and,