UPM Forestal Oriental Annual Report 2022

COMPANY

FOREST ACTION

CERTIFICATIONS

ASSETS

COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIP

UPM FOUNDATION

OUR TEAM

CONSERVATION AND HIGH VALUE CONSERVATION ATTRIBUTES IN RESERVE AREAS AND MANAGEMENT MEASURES IMPLEMENTED

HIGH VALUE CONSERVATION AREAS

DEPARTMENT

NAME

AREA (HA)

CONSERVATION ATTRIBUTES

AREA

EXAMPLES OF MANAGEMENT MEASURES IMPLEMENTED

TYPE (*)

Cerro Largo

Peñarrosa

282

Swampy forests, priority flora species

AAVC I and III •Monitoring and survey of flora

for conservation

Durazno

Palmares

63

Swampy forests, populations of new species

AAVC III

•Grazing management

de las Cañas

for Uruguay (Screptidium sp.)

•Monitoring of endemic species •Monitoring the regeneration of pre-existing invasive species

Florida

Arteaga

5

Site of cultural historical interest: traditional farmhouse and Puente de las Cadenas (Chain Bridge) Ecosystems representative of other nearby Protected Areas or sites of interest for conservation on a national or regional scale (native forests, natural fields, rocky ledges). Conservation of Capuchin (Sporophila spp.) and Black-and-white monjita (Xalmis dominicanus) through tall grasslands. Major scenic value and presence of priority species.

AAVC VI

•Park maintenance and conservation

of native species

Paysandú

El Retiro

1031

AAVC III

•Monitoring exotic species •Monitoring flora in grasslands and native forests

•Monitoring Invasive Alien Woody Species (IAWS) (mainly Gleditsia triacanthos) •Monitoring flora and fauna

Río Negro

Barrancas

589

Scenic value conservation, important environments for endangered birds (Sporophila cinnamomea) and for endemic rodents (Ctenomys rionegrensis), plant and animal species priority for conservation

AAVC III

Negras

El Cerro

950

Wetlands, native forests, areas of interest for threatened

AAVC II

•Monitoring illegal activities and livestock loads

birds and rodents

•Monitoring flora

El Jabalí

865

Rich in animal and plant species. Diversity of priority

AAVC I

•Monitoring flora and fauna

species for conservation

•Monitoring Invasive Alien Woody Species (IAWS) •Poaching surveillance •Grazing management

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