UPM Forestal Oriental Annual Report 2022

RESPONSIBLE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

SAFETY AS A CORE VALUE

PRODUCTION PROCESS

COMPLEMENTARY FORESTRY PRODUCTS

FOMENTO PROGRAMME

CONTACT

RESULTS OF THE HVCA MONITORING PLAN

The biodiversity monitoring plan includes, but is not limited to, all the HVCAs that make up the Network of Natural Conservation Areas (NNCA). The set of 27 indicators considered is grouped into three categories:

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THE MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE ESTEROS Y ALGARROBALES AREA IN RÍO DEL URUGUAY WAS DEVELOPED TOGETHER WITH VIDA SILVESTRE URUGUAY AND REVIEWED BY ALL THE MEMBER INSTITUTIONS OF THE SPECIFIC ADVISORY COMMISSION OF THE NATIONAL PARK ESTEROS DE FARRAPOS E ISLAS DEL RÍO URUGUAY.

STATUS OF THE FOREST ECOSYSTEM (6 INDICATORS)

BIODIVERSITY- VARIETY OF SPECIES (14 INDICATORS)

STATUS OF THE GRASSLAND ECOSYSTEM (7 INDICATORS)

Each indicator has set ranges according to the status it is classified under, which can be Bad, Average, Good or Very Good . These indicators show the effectiveness of conservation measures in relation to biodiversity. There are specific indicators for certain areas, for example, the communities of Ctenomys rionegrensis (Tucutucu de Río Negro) are evaluated only in those HCVAs where their presence has been confirmed.

Generally, we want at least 70% of indicators to range between Good or Very Good, while measures are established to improve, whenever possible, those that don’t meet the se values. In 2022, more than half of the HVCAs ranged between these set standards while measures are being taken in other areas to improve indicators connected to the management of livestock in natural fields.

In 2022 we reached 73,747 hectares of Preserved Natural Areas which have the following main types of natural vegetation: natural meadows, sandbank vegetation, riparian forests, forest parks (chaqueño) , flat hill forests, degraded areas ( blanqueales ) , palm groves, grasslands and wetlands. Some of these types are considered special either because they are receding, they are relict, or they harbour rare species or species with limited distribution in Uruguay.

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UPM ANNUAL REPORT 2022