Sustainable construction: what it’s like to live in a “bamboo house”

By: Adrielle Farias It may look like a movie scene, but it’s not: in the middle of the Atlantic Forest, in the municipality of Caçapava, in the countryside of São Paulo, a house made of bamboo was one of the dreams of 43-year-old Bruno Sales Mota that came true. With a degree in agronomic engineering, Mota became a bamboo farmer [&hellip

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Demand for pine raw material heats up the market.

The pine culture drives sectors of the forest production chain. According to the Conjunctural Newsletter released by Emater/RS-Ascar, linked to the State Department of Rural Development (SDR), this Thursday (11/04), in the administrative region of Emater/RS-Ascar in Passo Fundo, resin extraction and management in collectors in forest areas with formalized contracts continue to progress. However, leasing agreements between resin extraction [&hellip

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In four months, Minas has already achieved more than 10 percent of the goal for reforesting the Atlantic Forest.

Commitment signed by the governors of Cosud states foresees 7 million seedlings planted in the state by 2026. In compliance with the Atlantic Forest Treaty and through environmental licensing, the State Foundation for the Environment (Feam) manages and monitors the planting of seedlings through various reforestation and restoration programs, projects, and actions that include authorizations granted by the agency. Within [&hellip

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