UPM Forestal Oriental - Social and Enviromental Report 2014

Environment

CARING FOR OUR NATURAL RESOURCES

and ensuring maximum productivity and efficiency of operations. The environmental requirements derived from legal regulations are also incorporated. If necessary, mitigation and com- pensation measures are applied when accidents occur. These environmental safeguards are reflected in the company’s Work- ing Standards as well as in the Op- erational Best Practices Recommen-

dations and Booklets, which are up- dated on an ongoing basis. There are booklets for working the soil, the ap- plication of agrochemicals and weed control and road construction, among other things. The activities with the greatest risk of environmental impact are carried out following micro-planning that considers the various factors involved in the operation (harvest micro-plan- ning, for example).

Through the Integrated Management System (IMS) and the operating pro- cesses, activities are identified that may have a significant impact on the environment and the risk of these activities is assessed. Based on these evaluations, a series of measures are carried out aimed at safeguarding the key attributes of the environment

DID YOU KNOW? Around 25% of the area is still not directly affected by forest or agricultural activities

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