UPM Forestal Oriental Annual Report 2022

COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIP

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UPM Forestal Oriental operates in five regions spread across the departments of Cerro Largo, Colonia, Durazno, Flores, Florida, Lavalleja, Paysandú, Río Negro, Rivera, Rocha, Salto, Soriano, Tacuarembó, and Treinta y Tres. Across every region we identify and work together with communities within our sphere of influence in each region. In other words, we work with the communities that are connected to the company’s activities in some operational or environmental way. We annually review the planning of operations (planting, harvesting, loading and transportation, among others) and identify the affected areas and activities taking place accordingly. We then work to involve the communities to mitigate, reduce and accommodate such activities. The potential impact on communities includes three categories: transportation of timber , use of chemicals , and changes in the landscape, among others. 32

To reduce points of impact, which are identified and classified in a matrix based on area and activity, we put into action different initiatives that are evaluated on a case-by-case basis and are in direct contact with all parties involved. For example, in order to manage the transportation of timber that goes through though certain communities, we get in touch through area representatives and/or put out radio announcements on local media stations with information related to routes and dates, in addition to the measures included in our extensive Road Safety Programme, which is detailed in the Safety chapter o n page 84.

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