Gestão de florestas públicas: implantação, gestão e efetividade do FUNDEFLOR

Abstract

The research analyzes the management of public forests through environmental and development funds. Specifically, it examines the State Forest Development Fund - FUNDEFLOR through the historical process of implementation and management and, particularly, its effectiveness. FUNDEFLOR was created with the purpose of promoting and supporting the development of a sustainable forest base in Pará in line with the body responsible for the management of the state's public forests, the Institute of Forest Development and Biodiversity of the State of Pará - IDEFLOR-Bio. The research was based on the method of case study embodied in documentary analysis (official documents resulting from the operationalization of FUNDEFLOR, in the period between the years 2015 to 2017, the first three years of effective operation) and legislative (legal diplomas applicable to the theme: laws, decrees, normative instructions, etc.). The analysis of the data followed the descriptive-analytical pattern while it relates to theoretical and conceptual aspects about sustainable development, environmental management, forest management, participation and effectiveness. The research results showed that, although FUNDEFLOR represents a great support for the management of public forests, it still needs to advance in several points to improve its effectiveness. Among these points are: (a) improving the information system both for its management process and for providing transparency of information to those who access the fund and to society in general; and, (b) improve its operational and management capacity, including the monitoring of the projects promoted and the monitoring of their results. As a way of contributing to the improvement of FUNDEFLOR, the survey presents two products: (A) Technical Note, recommendations for improving the fund's management process and (B) a Practical Guide for accessing FUNDEFLOR resources, as a strategy for institutional strengthening and expansion of forest management capacity.