UPM Forestal Oriental - Social and Enviromental Report 2014

Joint work with communities helps strengthen links and understand their development needs more thoroughly

community and the forest workers, both in-house and contracted. In 2014 we started social monito- ring focused on examining trends and migratory processes to urban centres as a general problem, as well as disper- The specific aims of the study are: · To identify the main recent demo- graphic trends in the area of influence and the variables that tend to explain mobility in this type of rural commu- nity. • To examine the aspects valued by the resident population in the area of influence in terms of the supply of services and current employment. • To examine the degree of attach- ment to the town and the inten- tions to migrate to urban cen- tres. • To identify the motives that could strengthen permanence within the communities. • To examine the training de- mands and expectations of young people in the area and their families. • To determine the socio-demo- graphic features of the target population and their families. • This monitoring also includes the study of the characteristics, needs and satisfaction of the human resources employed by both the service providers and the company itself. sed rural communities in the company’s area of influence.

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