UPM Forestal Oriental - Social and Enviromental Report 2014

PLANTABLE AREAS These are defined on the basis of their aptitude for growth of the crop and on the land use criteria determined by legal regulations.

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UNPLANTABLE AREAS These are areas that are not

suitable for afforestation. They are characterised and categorised based on the different types of environment, including natural drainage systems, low-lying areas or other areas: riparian areas, ravines, escarpments, buffer zones, rocky ledges and flat- topped hills, as well as any area occupied by natural forests. Each type of environment is included in the geographic information system. They are also categorised according to their potential use, which includes: livestock, cultivation of fodder species, strict conservation and biological corridors, among others. In all cases where a productive use is pursued, requirements are maintained for the responsible use of resources.

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PLANTABLE AREAS SET ASIDE FOR CONSERVATION

These are potentially plantable areas that are not forested due to the existence of native ecosystems of relevance to the conservation of species or environments such as natural fields of high value, palm groves, sand dunes, scrubland, areas occupied by populations of endemic species (for example the Río Negro tuco-tuco - Ctenomys rionegrensis), among others. They also include quarries, sites of archaeological or historical and cultural value, visual basins, etc.

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