Inspection & Certification Report - Control Union World Group

Report number: 813512FSC.FM.CUCRPT -2009-01-FG 

BARRA DO CRAVARI AGROFLORESTAL LTDA 

Client number: 

Name contact Marciano Rubel – Commercial Director 

person: 

Address client: Crestani avenue, n515 (room n° 02) (SC) 

CEP: 89985-000 Palma Sola, Santa Catarina, Brazil 

Telephone: +55 (49) 3652 3000 

Mobile: 

Fax: 

+55 (49) 3652 3030 

e-mail: 

Name/location of 

forest area: 

m.rubel@terra.com.br 

BARRA DO CRAVARI 

Latitude: 026° 22' 21,88" S 

Longitude: 053° 17' 08,72" W 

Type of certificate: Single FMU Multiple FMU Group 

Date of issue of 

certificate: 

Certificate 

registration code: 

Main Evaluation 

Report 2010 

FSC FOREST MANAGEMENT 

CU-FM/COC-813512 

Date and length of 

audit: 

From December 08 th to 11 th , 2009 (4 days long) 

Name of 

Flavio Murillo Machado Guiera (Leader auditor) 

auditor(s): 

Júlio Chagas Pelegrineli (Audit assistant) 

Inspected sites: Barra do Cravari Agroflorestal Ltda. 

Report finalized: May 05 th , 2010 

Certificate issued 

by: 

Control Union Certifications 

Address: Meeuwenlaan 4-6 

8011 BZ Zwolle 

Telephone: 0031 (0) 38 426 0100 

Fax: 0031 (0) 38 423 7040 

Email: fsc@controlunion.com 

Website: www.controlunion.com/certification 

Certifier 

(contact person): 

Mr. Gerben Stegeman 

FSC.FM.CUCRPT.F01(05) Page 1 of 44


Table of Contents 

1. METHODOLOGY .................................................................................................................................. 3 

2. REPORT .................................................................................................................................................. 3 

3. CONVERSION TABLE ........................................................................................................................ 4 

4. DESCRIPTION OF FOREST MANAGEMENT ............................................................................. 4 

4.1 CERTIFIED AREA, FOREST, LAND USE HISTORY AND REGIONAL CONTEXT ........................................... 4 

4.2 MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ......................................................................................................................... 5 

THE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM USED BY THE COMPANY IS BASED IN THE OUTPUT FORESTS FORMATION 

THROUGH HOMOGENEOUS REFORESTATIONS OF PINUS AND EUCALYPTUS, DESTINED FOR MULTIPLE USES 

FOR LUMBER INDUSTRY AND ALSO FOR THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR IN THE DRYING OF GRAINS. THE 

CYCLES OF CUT AND SILVICULTURAL HANDLINGS ARE REPRESENTED BELOW. ........................................... 5 

4.3 MANAGEMENT PLAN.............................................................................................................................. 6 

4.3.1 The management objectives .............................................................................................. 6 

4.3.2 The forest resources ............................................................................................................. 7 

4.3.3 Geographical location of the FMU(s) in the scope of the certificate ....................... 7 

4.3.4 Management structures ....................................................................................................... 7 

4.3.5 Silvicultural and/or other management systems being implemented.................. 11 

4.3.6 Environmental safeguards ................................................................................................. 15 

4.3.7 Management strategy for the identification and protection of rare, threatened 

and endangered species................................................................................................................ 15 

4.3.8 Monitoring procedures ........................................................................................................ 16 

4.3.9 Chemical pesticides used within the forest area:....................................................... 16 

4.4 EXCLUSION OF AREAS FROM THE SCOPE OF CERTIFICATE ........................................................... 17 

5. STANDARDS ....................................................................................................................................... 19 

5.1 STANDARDS USED .............................................................................................................................. 19 

5.2 ADAPTATION OF THE STANDARD ........................................................................................................ 19 

6. THE EVALUATION PROCESS ....................................................................................................... 19 

6.1 PRE-ASSESSMENT .............................................................................................................................. 19 

6.2 MAIN ASSESSMENT ............................................................................................................................ 20 

6.3 STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION .......................................................................................................... 24 

6.3.1 Identification of stakeholders ........................................................................................... 24 

6.3.2 Stakeholder comments received ..................................................................................... 25 

7. OBSERVATIONS ............................................................................................................................... 26 

7.1 STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES ......................................................................................................... 26 

7.2 IDENTIFIED NON-CONFORMITIES AND CORRECTIVE ACTION REQUESTS ......................................... 29 

7.3 OBSERVATIONS .................................................................................................................................. 41 

7.4 ISSUES HARD TO ASSESS .................................................................................................................. 43 

8. CERTIFICATION PROPOSAL ....................................................................................................... 43 

8.1 STATEMENT ........................................................................................................................................ 43 

8.2 CONDITIONS FOR CERTIFICATION...................................................................................................... 44 



1. Methodology 

Control Union Certifications (CUC), a member of the Control Union World Group 

is an international inspection and certification body and is accredited by the 

Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) to carry out audit and certification according to 

the CUC Forestry Standards. 

CUC performs inspection and certification in the fields of FSC, organic production, 

input, sustainable textile production, Organic Exchange, Eurepgap, HACCP, BRC, 

GMP and GTP. CUC is also accredited by the Dutch Council of Accreditation (RVA) 

on the European quality standard EN 45011 for the inspection and certification of 

CUC Organic program (according to the EU regulation 2092/91) and EUREPGAP 

program. When requested a copy of the accreditation certificate can be obtained 

from CUC. 

Audit and certification is carried out in conformity with the procedures as laid 

down in the Procedure Manual and the program manual for the auditor and 

certifier. During the audit the qualified CUC auditors use standardised audit 

forms to record their findings. 

Based on the information provided by the auditor and by the client, the certifier 

reviews and evaluates all information provided and certifies the products when 

all conditions of the regulations are fulfilled. The result of the evaluation is 

documented in Chapter 8. Audit work by the auditor and certification by the 

certifier are clearly separated activities. 

2. Report 

This report is the result of the findings of a certification evaluation carried out by 

an independent team of experts representing Control Union Certifications. The 

purpose of the assessment was to evaluate the ecological, economic and social 

performance of Barra do Cravari Agroflorestal S.A. with respect to the Forest 

Stewardship Council (FSC). The report is made in accordance with standard FSC- 

STD-20-007 (Forest certification reports). 

The first part (chapters 1 - 8) is the public summary of the report, which is 

published on the FSC database (www.fsc.org) as well as on the website of CUC 

(www.controlunion.com/certification). The full audit report (including the public 

summary) is sent to the client and contains detailed information about the 

client’s forest management. The full report can only be reviewed by authorized 

Control Union and FSC staff and reviewers who are bound by confidentiality 

agreements. 



3. Conversion table 

Metric Imperial Metric Imperial 

Length Area 

25,4 mm=0,0254 m 1 inch 6,45 cm 2 =0,00065 m 2 1 sq inch 

1,0000 m 39,37 inches 1,000 cm 2 0,1550 sq inch 

30,48 cm=0,3048 m 1 foot=12 inches 0,09290 m 2 1 sq foot 

1,000 m 3,2808 feet 1,0000 m 2 10,764 sq foot 

0,9144 m 1 yard=3 feet 0,8361 m 2 1 sq yard 

1,6093km=1609,3m 1 mile 1,0000 m 2 1,1960 sq yard 

1,000km 0,6214 mile 2,5900 km 2 1 sq mile 

1,0000 km 2 0,3861 sq mile 

Weight Volume 

28,350 g 1 ounce 0,02832m 3 

1 cbc foot 

1 g=0,001 kg 0,035274 ounce 1,0000 m 3 35,315 cbc foot 

0,45359 kg 1 pound 0,7646 m 3 1 cbc yard 

1 kg 2,2046 ponds 1,0000 m 3 1,3080 cbc yard 

1,016 ton 1 long ton 0,56826 l 1 pint 

1,000 ton 0,9842 long ton 1 l=0,001 m 3 1,75976 pints 

4,546 l 1 gallon 

1 l 0,21997 gallon 

4. Description of forest management 

4.1 Certified area, forest, land use history and regional context 

Certified area 

Set 05 - Piscina = 485,06 ha 

Set 12 - Coxilha negra = 22,43 ha 

Set 03 - Seger = 41,48 ha 

Set 22 - Pazini = 493,32 ha 

Set 14 - Sandri/Peninha = 163,29 ha 

Set 07 - São João = 393,21 ha 

Total = 1.598,79 ha 

Barra do Cravarí Agroflorestal S/A hás your Center Office in Palma Sola – SC, 

acts in the forest plantation field for supplying a member company of the 

industrial process (Palmasola S.A. Madeiras e Agricultura), of wood panels 

production. 

It is a company that came from a segregation of the foresty and agricultural 

division of Palmasola S/A - Madeiras caming with the experience of more then a 

century in wood sector. Recently, it was recommended by the Paranaense 

Tecnology Institute (TECPAR) for the Metrology Nacional Institute to certification 

of their Manegement Plan with the CERFLOR (ABNT NBR 14789) assessment 

scheme. 



The company holds FMU´s in the city of Palma Sola – SC, were is also located 

the company Palmasola SA, they also holds areas in the cities of Marmeleiro – 

PR, Flor da Serra - PR, Bom Jesus do Sul – PR and Santo António do Sudoeste – 

PR, a total reforested area of 5,980 ha. 

The company acts in adicional with the forestry management, in areas of tropical 

forests in the region of Brasnorte – MT (40,000ha). 

The properties under the company´s management are under their possession, 

having all recognized documents before official offices in the State. The company 

has a farm name policy keeping the name of each farm as they are known by the 

people, as presented in the list above. 

According to IBGE (1992), the region is classified as tropical and subtropical 

moist forest (Atlantic Forest) with predominance of the Araucária angustifolia and 

less dense sub-forest where are found Mirtaceae and big regeneration of matte 

(Ilex paraguariensis), and also belonging species of the families Meliaceae, 

Boraginaceae, Lauraceae and others. 

In the areas under scope of the certification, find itself diverse solid of native, 

some still primary forest, in a near total of 2,600 ha. 

The forest plantations were initiated in middle 80´s, to a great extent, in areas 

already cleared during the 60´s and 70´s for porpoise of agriculture. According 

to active regulations by that time, in many cases, the considered APPs (areas of 

permanent preservation) were planted with Pinus. As part of the environmental 

program of the company (Strategy for Flora Assessment and Conservation), a 

plan of area recovering is being implemented with the accompaniment of the 

States official organ for environment matters, for the rehabilitation of the local 

flora. 

The Palma Sola city constitutes an area in expansion phase, face to the 

investments in agriculture, forestry, service, dairy product and creation of 

domestic pig. The cultural diversity of the region characterizes-itself by the 

origin of his inhabitants that, in its majority, descending of Italians and Germans. 

Before of the frontiersmans demarcations of Brazil, the area occupied by Palma 

Sola town belonged to Argentina and it was route of passage of “tropeiros”. The 

Crestani family constituted of enterprising and investors, native of Rio Grande do 

Sul, bought an extensive area in the region and installed a lumber industry, 

named Palmasola. With the growth of the business the region prospered and, in 

December 30 th of 1961, it was elevated to Town condition, with same name of 

the industry, however with the same origin of his name in Spanish, which means 

Sole Palm. 

Nowadays, big part of the economy of the town is related with the activities of 

the Crestani family, as the Industry, the agriculture and the forest plantations. 

4.2 Management system 

The management system used by the company is based in the output forests 

formation through homogeneous reforestations of Pinus and Eucalyptus, destined 

for multiple uses for lumber industry and also for the agricultural sector in the 



drying of grains. The cycles of cut and silvicultural handlings are represented 

below. 

4.3 Management plan 

4.3.1 The management objectives 

The forest management program of Barra do Cravari Ltd has as objective to 

fortify the activities in the sector of planted forests, seeking to: 

- Increase of the forest plantations productivity; 

- Improvement of the reforested wood quality 

- Rationalization of the input resources 

- Respect for the federal and state laws in the forests management 

- Diminish the adverse impacts of the forest activities and propose 

environmental and social programs for its mitigation 

- Valorization of the healthy environment. 

- Create opportunities for the development of the staff members and 

improvement of the silvicultural techniques in a virtuous way. 

- Development of the region where the forest activities are inserted. 

- Contribute in short, medium and long period for the maximum return of 

the capital invested by the stock holders. 

- Consolidate the commitment with the good forest management according 

to the standards CERFLOR and FSC. 

For the management and systematization of the forest activities, the company 

has a team of 60 professionals involved straightly with the operational forest 

activities. This team counts with the support of the administration staff and 

physical structure of the company partner Palmasola INC. 



4.3.2 The forest resources 

Land ownership 

Tenure status Area (ha) 

Property 1.598,79 hectares 

Management area 

Unit(s) Area (ha) 

Set 05 - Piscina 485,06 hectares 

Set 12 - Coxilha negra 22,43 hectares 

Set 03 – Seger 41,48 hectares 

Set 22 – Pazini 493,32 hectares 

Set 14 - Sandri/Peninha 163,29 hectares 

Set 07 - São João 393,21 hectares 

Forest composition 

Species Area (ha) 

Pinus elliottii 32,75 hectares 

Pinus taeda 173,78 hectares 

Eucalyptus grandis 90,00 hectares 

Eucalyptus dunnii 85,35 hectares 

Araucaria angustifolia 102,53 hectares 

Eucalyptus viminalis 1,20 hectares 

Profile of adjacent lands 

The adjacent areas to the FMUs are characterized by the same geophysical and 

biotic profiles, presenting resemblances in soil structure, climate and vegetation. 

The main activities are the family agriculture and industrial agriculture for grains 

and cereals. 

4.3.3 Geographical location of the FMU(s) in the scope of the certificate 

Latitude: South, 26 degrees, 22.36 minutes 

Longitude: West, 53 degrees, 17.14 minutes 

4.3.4 Management structures 

The trials that constitute the structure of management are: 

A) Identification of the legislation 



To guarantee the legality of the operations and an efficient planning of the 

forest activities, all the pertinent legislation is identified and overhauled for 

subsequent incorporation in actions on field. Lawful norms in the 

municipal, state, and national levels are permanently brought up to date 

and his integral texts are stored as digital form in the Legislation Updating 

Paste. 

B) Forest planning 

The planning is carried out in a way to supply the demand of the industry 

and company´s partner Palmasola INC. in its annual consume around 50 

thousand cubic meters of wood. For so much, thinning is programmed in 

different periods of the plantations development that shall be executed 

according to the results of the continuous inventories of its growth, 

planning to carry out-them in ways to obtain maximum productivity. See 

figures in 4.2. 

The main species utilized in reforestations are: Pinus taeda, Pinus elliottii, 

Eucalyptus grandis and Eucalyptus dunnii. The forest experimentation is 

also practiced as breaks of the planning of diversification of species and 

improvement of more adapted progenies to the region particularities. 

C) Properties mapping 

The company is implementing a process of registration of his properties 

together with the National Institute of Colonization and Land Reform 

(INCRA), with the objective of managing its limits and to present the 

updated mapping of the elements for conservation and permanent 

preservation (APP and Legal Reserve) to the official organ. 

In the FMU mapping, it is delineated the present and future occupations 

and land uses. Supporting elements for natural resources protection (such 

as water, native vegetation, fragile soil and others) have the priority in 

this phase of management systems implementation, where is emphasized 

the need to create, maintain and increase areas of conservation seeking, 

by example, the connection between fragments of native vegetation by 

means of natural corridors. A formal plan for these activities is found in 

the documents Strategies for Hoist and Conservation of the Flora, and 

Strategies for Hoist and Conservation of the Fauna. 

Elements such as declivity and kind of soil are mapped in order to 

determine conditions of small farm and aptitude of the areas. 

The review and updating of those maps are carried out continuously, 

although in this phase, the structural settlements as roads and fielding are 

planned for the next cycle of management. 

See below the exemplification of the elaborated maps made by the 

company: 



D) Choice of the species according to the area characteristics (soil and 

climate); 

For the choice of the species and seeds origins, monitored indices are 

taken in count, such as soil type and depth, declivity, rainfall data and 

annual average temperature, according to the company´s Soil 

Conservation Strategy and Forest Vigilance Program. The most utilized 

species by the company are Pinus taeda and Eucalyptus grandis. 

E) Road planning; 

The forest roads are classified in primary, secondary and tertiary. It is 

planned before the planting operations considering soil and topography 

characteristics of the land. The primary and secondary roads which are 

main ramifications for the extraction, are used to the production flowage 

and should able the trucks traffic for the entire year. These roads are 

planned in a way that the transport can flow considering possible storage 



and structures positions, according to the Quality for Cut Operations and 

Road Planning documents. 

Road planning also considers the sunstroke incidence to present a fast 

drying process after the rain. Drainage and soil compression systems are 

used as additional methods for road construction and maintenance. 

F) Forest implementation; 

See item 4.3.5 

G) Silvicultural operations; 


H) Forest maintenance; 


I) Forest production monitoring; 


J) Forest monitoring; 


K) Fire prevention; 


L) Forest exploration and transport; 


For the process management the company uses the personnel and 

responsibilities structures as follows: 



4.3.5 Silvicultural and/or other management systems being implemented 

Forestry operations involve the steps required for deployment, maintenance and 

conduct of reforestation and aim to maintain the quality and health of the forest. 

The operations occur at predetermined times and are constantly monitored. 



All activities have instruction techniques and environmental and social 

safeguards related to written standards of quality set by the management team 

and implemented in the field by company employees. 

The activities and internal documents that establish technical guidelines are 

listed below: 

A) Land preparation 

i. Area cleaning 

Prior to planting, preparation begins with the removal of 

forest residues from the land to be intended for the market 

for biomass energy, which is usually absorbed by industrial 

farming of grains and cereals. Specific instructions of these 

activities are outlined in the Waste Management and Program 

Quality Planting. 

ii. Chemical weed control 

Even prior to planting it is performed a chemical weed control 

in total area in order to control the weed competition in the 

early stages of deployment of forests. This procedure is 

oriented according to the Quality Program of Planting. 

iii. Ant Control 

The control of attack by ants is performed before and after 

planting of seedlings. The company has been developing this 

activity through a sulfluramid-based insecticide, which is 

listed as highly dangerous policies of the FSC. However, 

currently it is not know any other effective method of 

controlling insects which suggests a request for exemption 

from the FSC policy for this purpose. The company ceased 

operations of planting and control of cutter ants while 

awaiting approval from the FSC for its request for exemption. 

The document Management of Pests and Diseases defines this 

activity execution. 

iv. Liming 

In some cases it is necessary to apply chemical corrections to 

the soil to ensure healthy development of forest plantations. 

For both, the activity of lime can be performed. For this, the 

technical instructions are observed in the Quality Program of 

Planting. 

B) Planting 

Climatic characteristics of the region lead the company to conduct the 

plantations during the months of September and October, to avoid losses 

by frost. There are planted about 1,600 seedlings per hectare, while 



respecting the areas of preservation and unproductive areas. Eventually 

the activity of irrigation may be added at this stage of silvicultural system. 

Specific instructions of these activities are outlined in the Quality of 

Planting 

C) Fertilization 

The dosage and formulation of fertilizer are based on preliminary chemical 

analysis of soil according to the Planting Quality Program, however it is 

used primarily the macro-nutrients NPK. 

D) Replanting 

The replanting is done after evaluation of the sampling rate of seedling 

survival and occurs in three to four months after planting, in which only 

the survival rate is less than 93%, according to the procedures 

documented in Program Quality Planting. 

E) Conduction of forestry 

i. Crest and chemical weed control 

The activity takes place manually during the first year of 

establishment of the plantation. The guidelines for its 

implementation are in the document Quality Program 

Planting. 

ii. Maintenance fertilization 

Only occurs when deficiency is detected in tree growth and 

that this is related to plant nutrition. The evaluation and 

formulation follow the guidance as Quality Program Planting. 

iii. Pruning 

The pruning operation has the function of ensuring the quality 

of timber produced. The timing of interventions is determined 

by age, diameter and height of the stand, following the 

Pruning Quality program. This operation is performed 

manually with the use of extension cords and saws for 

pruning. 

F) Harvest 

The set of activities performed for the harvest of wood involves the 

slaughter, delimbing, the topping, skidding, the cutting and stacking of 

logs and small logs on the patios or yards. It is used to guide the activity, 

the documents of the Quality Program and Quality Program Chop Cut 

Shallow. The periods during which interventions will be undertaken by the 

forest manager are determined based on inventory data for determining 

the optimum point of harvest. 



The activities of felling, bucking, delimbing and topping are performed 

semi mechanized using chain saws or axes depending on the type of 

intervention (clearcutting or thinning). The drag and stacking can be 

accomplished mechanically or by animals, also consistent with the type of 

intervention. Processing is done with chainsaws in the shipyard. 

The harvest can have two goals or types of intervention: 

i. Thinning 

Consists of a reduction of the density of trees per hectare, in 

order to remove less vigorous trees in favor of the most 

promising according to the primary purpose for use of the 

wood. The system used for thinning is the mixed type 

(systematic and selective). Thinning can be done 3 times at 

most, depending on the results of the analysis of continuous 

inventories and also the needs of the market. Trees are felled 

with chainsaws and processed right there leading logs and 

small logs which are then dragged by skidders or animals in a 

yard or on the verge of trailing branches where they are 

stacked so as to facilitate its subsequent loading. 

Interventions of second and third thinning can apply 

mechanization in drag with the use of skidders. The actions of 

these activities are outlined in the Thinning Quality program. 

ii. Clear Cut 

It consists in the complete withdrawal of trees at harvest 

management. 

The trees are felled, and delimbed ends removed with 

chainsaws and skidders dragging full by the yard or patio to 

the intermediary for all of its processing into predetermined 

lengths. Where are stacked so as to facilitate its subsequent 

loading. The activity of stacking is done with tractors adapted 

for this purpose. The guidelines for clearcutting are outlined 

in the Clear Cut Quality program. 

G) Loading and Transportation 

The removal of the timber from the intermediary yards to the sawn mill 

includes the mechanical load of logs and small logs on trucks from the 

company itself. The activity is controlled by weighing of trucks and an 

internal system of records of daily production sheets that are designed to 

ensure the traceability of products shipped. For the quality of 

transportation, employees are advised to follow the Clear Cut Quality 

Program and Thinning Quality Program. 



4.3.6 Environmental safeguards 

Activities related to the restoration, conservation and expansion of natural 

ecosystems (Legal Reserve and APPs) and environmental services are considered 

in all operational activities undertaken by the company. 

In addition to standard procedures, are also carried out monitoring to assess the 

development of natural regeneration and the need for other interventions such 

as reversal of the planting areas for natural ecosystems (APP), planting native 

trees in degraded areas, control the invasion of alien species in natural areas, 

according to the document Survey Strategies for Flora Conservation and Survey 

Strategies for Wildlife Conservation. 

At harvest care are set to avoid damage to remaining native forests and other 

conservation areas. The generation of waste is controlled and procedures for 

collection and disposal are applied. 

The mapping of natural ecosystems and recovery areas are based on field 

surveys and also on satellite images. The cues and aversive prohibitive by plates 

also configure elements of environmental safeguards in conjunction with routine 

surveillance, according to the document that describes the Forest Monitoring. 

Some additional activities complement the environmental precautions taken by 

the company: 

Identification of outbreaks of fire and prevention of its risks; 

Periodic review of forest machinery for detecting leaks or quality of waste 

gas; 

Plan for emergencies in case of accidents and consequent training of 

employees; 

Methods and equipment suitable for fuel transportation and storage, and 

fuel supply of vehicles and machinery in the field. 

During the logging activity the natural environment conservation is critical to the 

quality of the operation; therefore, it is observed and implemented by the 

forestry staff according to the Clear Cut Quality Program and to the Thinning 

Quality Program. 

To assist in the conservation of water resources, thematic maps were prepared 

outlining rivers, streams, springs and ponds, identifying possible areas for 

environmental recovery actions (PPAs) or prevention of impacts of forestry 

activities to the sources existing in the FMU. 

4.3.7 Management strategy for the identification and protection of rare, 

threatened and endangered species 

A set of actions were taken for identification and assessment of High 

Conservation Value Forests (HCVF). A survey for the phytosociological 



characterization of vegetation was conducted in partnership with the University 

of Blumenau (FURB). The survey results and analysis are part of the strategic 

program for survey and conservation of flora and fauna. Additionally, the 

company applies a record scheme of the observation of animals, gathering data 

on local conditions and type of animal that it was sighted, besides the 

implementation of motion-sensitive cameras to record the actual presence of 

animals in the FMU. 

4.3.8 Monitoring procedures 

The company's forest management is comprised of an extensive system of 

monitoring activities to verify the performance of each step and also the matter 

that pervades the social management. Quantitative and qualitative data, such as 

those presented in the statistics of forest volumes and increments (Technical 

Manual for Forest Inventory), or even those from the claims and demands of 

stakeholders are valued and contribute to the improvement actions of the 

management plan as a whole. 

The forest also involves monitoring the health of the stands and attacks by pests 

such as wood wasp, the monkey, the ants and weeds, according to the 

Management Program of Pests and Diseases. Sampling of areas planted with 

installation of traps provides information on population levels of the causative 

agents of injury or retardation in their development. 

Based on meteorological data collected, it is held daily forest fire prevention 

practices and actions that are described in the Forest Surveillance Program and 

in the Forest Protection and Fire Fighting Program. 

4.3.9 Chemical pesticides used within the forest area: 

Applicability of chemical pesticides: Yes 

If yes, complete the following section: 

No 

Name pesticide Quantity Number of Reason for use Valid FSC 

applied/ hectares 

derogation 

year treated/year 

Scout NA 

700 Kg 70,00 ha Post-emergent weeds control, yes 

(Glyphosate) 

used only in the first year after 

planting. 

no 

n/a 

The company Barra do Cravari Agroflorestal S/A uses pesticides to control pests 

and diseases that eventually may attack the plantations. The use of pesticides is 

always remedial when other alternatives do not achieve the desired effect, with the 

exception of ants, elimination of weeds and removal of regrowth, where it´s use is 

frequent, as shown in the Pests and Diseases Management document. 

The use of pesticide promotes released products to the forest culture by applying the 

necessary procedures for compliance with the legislation, both on the technical side 



as on the health and safety. Also are considered the neighbors of forest units that 

receive specific guidance on the potential application of pesticides in their activities 

and their way of life. 

Transport, storage and use of equipment for the activity of applying pesticides are 

strictly controlled by the enterprise and standards are passed on to employees, 

according to the established by the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Environment. 

All products are licensed by IBAMA and by the Ministry of Agriculture. The dosages 

used are in accordance with the guidelines of the manufacturers and the employees 

involved in the handling, transportation and application of pesticides perform periodic 

health checks, according to the Environmental Risks Prevention Program. 

The Neighborhood Relations Program promotes awareness of the risks inherent in 

the application of pesticides in forest areas and their possible impacts on crops or 

animal creation maintained by bordering communities. 

The organization also meets the principles of forest certification excluding pesticides 

banned by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) of its activities. 

4.4 Exclusion of areas from the scope of certificate 

Applicability of FSC partial certification (i.e. not all forest areas owned or managed by the 

client is included in the scope of the certificate): Yes No 

If yes, complete the following sections: 



Comments / Explanation for 

exclusion: 

Control measures to prevent 

contamination: 

FSC.FM.CUCRPT.F01(05) Page 18 of 44 

The company Barra do Cravari S/A has made efforts to 

regularize the properties, making the joint enrollment, 

georeferencing, re-registration in the official organs. The 

properties that already have an advanced stage in this 

process, especially with regard to mapping and Legal Reserve 

are currently objects of this evaluation. 

Strategically, the company concentrated its efforts on areas 

earmarked for settlement of cutting interventions over the 

next 05 years. Meanwhile, the other company's properties 

and also those held by its equity partners should be the 

object of the same process. The Forest Management Plan of 

the company explains all the forest areas under their 

responsibility, and demonstrates the commitment to include 

other areas for certification in the short term (2011). 

The company owns a forest management in natural forest in 

the municipality of Brasnorte – MT. The management plan is 

approved by the environmental officers and the company has 

procedures for the implementation of activity with little 

impact on the forest. (RIL – Reduced Impact Logging). 

It is clear that the company has a commitment with respect 

to forest management and workers. The statements issued 

by senior management of the company expressed the wish 

that the scope of FSC certification of forests covering the 

entire responsibility on the company and also its shareholders 

and investors. There is clear evidence on the company policy 

that its board is committed to adapt the other areas in the 

FSC P&C and thereby increase its certified forest base. 

Only farms that receive interventions over the next 05 years 

are under the scope of certification. In addition there are 

production controls explaining the name of the farms, plots, 

cut and drag teams, and species. The system of issuing 

invoices inserts only the observation (ID) of certified material 

to the farms on the list of certified areas. 

Other FMU Location Size (ha) 

Sector 15 Farm São Cristóvão 793,80 

Sector 25 Farm Fagundes 191,65 

Sector 18 Farm Rio Verde Seger 92,94 

Sector 19 Farm Rio Verde Asfalto 126,37 

Sector 20 Farm Rio Verde do Meio 44,08 

Sector 21 Farm São Roque 406,48 

Sector 24 Farm São José 145,87 

Sector 28 Farm Bom Jesus 731,41 

Applicability of FSC excision policy (i.e. a portion of the FMU(s) is being excised from the scope of 

the certificate): Yes No 

If yes, complete the following sections: 

Comments / Explanation for 

excision: 

Control measures to prevent 

contamination: 

Excised area Location Size (ha)


5. Standards 

5.1 Standards used 

CUC prepared an adapted local standard for Forest Plantation Management in 

Brazil (version 01; of SI 27-01-2005). This standard can be found as an Annex to 

this report (Annex 2) and is also available on the website of CUC 

(www.controlunion.com/certification) It can also be provided by CUC on request. 

5.2 Adaptation of the standard 

FSC-STD-20-003 was followed with respect to the process of local adaptation of 

the standard. 

CUC made an adaptation on the standard in 2006 and did not receive any 

comments. In 2010, CUC intends to review this standard based on the FSC-STD- 

20-002, including a public consult. 

6. The evaluation process 

6.1 Pre-assessment 

Dates Nov. 30 th , 2009 – Dec.02 nd , 2009 

Evaluation team Flavio Guiera 

Qualifications Forest Engineer, 15 years of experience in forest area, Leader 

Auditor, 10 years of experience in FSC certification; leader of 

about 50 audits of FSC Forest Management Standards in Brazil 

and abroad. Coordinator of certification processes for forest 

plantations during 4 years as a collaborator of a certification 

body and Leader Auditor qualified by Control Union 

Certifications since 1 year. 

Scope of pre- FM/COC 

scoping 

Description of 

pre-assessment 

The analysis realized in the first instance followed CUC Interim 

FSC Standards for Forest Plantation Management in Brazil (SI 

FSC-BR Plantation Standard, version 1.0 – SI 27-01-2005) and 

they showed that the Forest Management Operation – FOM, 

called as Barra do Cravarí Agroflorestal S/A, has failures in its 

documents for the accomplishment of the criteria related to 

the standard above mentioned. 

However a detailed analysis of the available documentation for 



6.2 Main assessment 

the pre-analysis showed that FOM is not fully ready to 

accomplish FSC Standards, and it is necessary the adequacy of 

its Forest Management Plan (Forest Management Program) to 

the P&C indicated to achieve its recommendations for 

certification by CUC. 

The scope of the main evaluation was discussed and reviewed 

with the client during the pre-analysis. 

The standards requirements were also discussed with the 

client. 

The public consult began during the pre-analysis. The main 

interested people were consulted, e.g. WWF-Brazil. 

Dates Dec. 8-11 th , 2009 

Scope of main 

assessment 

FM/COC 

Evaluation team Flavio Guiera; Julio Pelegrineli 

Qualifications Flavio Guiera Qualifications 

Forest Engineer, 15 years of experience in forest area, Leader 

Auditor, 10 years of experience in FSC certification; leader of 

about 50 audits of FSC Forest Management Standards in Brazil 

and abroad. Coordinator of certification processes for forest 

plantations during 4 years as a collaborator of a certification 

body and Leader Auditor qualified by Control Union 

Certifications since 1 year. 

Julio Pelegrineli 

Forest Engineer, 03 years of experience in forest area; 02 

years of experience in forest certification; has followed 05 

forest management audits and done more than 30 Chain of 

Custody audits. CoC Auditor qualified by Control Union 

Certifications since 2 years. 

Peer reviewer(s) PhD. Jose Luiz Pereira de Rezende 

People 

interviewed 

Forest Engineer Estevão do Prado Braga 

See itinerary 



Itinerary 

Date & 

time 

Dec. 08 th , 

2009 – 8 

a.m. to 

12 a.m. 

Dec. 08 th , 

2009 – 2 

p.m. to 6 

p.m. 

Dec. 09 th , 

2009 – 8 

a.m. to 

12 a.m. 

Dec. 09 th , 

2009 – 2 

p.m. to 6 

p.m. 

Dec. 09 th , 

2009 – 6 

p.m. to 8 

p.m. 

Dec. 10 th , 

2009 – 8 

a.m. to 

12 a.m. 

Dec. 10 th , 

2009 – 2 

p.m. to 6 

p.m. 

Unit, Location, activity Persons present 

Company’s office in Palma Sola – 

opening meeting and documents 

analysis 

Neighbours interview – Real Line (Flor 

da Serra and Cabeceira do Araçá) 

Neighbours interview – Capetinga Line 

Fields inspection, non-certification 

scope areas (São Roque Farm and 

Verde do Meio Farm) 

Local leadership and official agencies 

inquiries – Palma Sola 

Fields inspection, Pazini Farm and 

Piscina Farm, High Value Conservation 

Forest. 


Gustavo Pieroni, Flavio 

Guiera, Marciano Rubel, 

Nilson Crestani, Giovani 

Crestani, Paulo Crestani, 


Flavio Guiera, Julio 

Pelegrineli 


Pelegrineli 


Pelegrineli, Gustavo Pieroni 

Public meeting in Palma Sola Flavio Guiera, Julio 

Pelegrineli 

Fields inspection, Pazini Farm, 

clearcut, felling, planting, fertilizing, 

recovery of Areas of Permanent 

Preservation (APP), mechanized drag, 

delimber, loading and transport, road 

maintenance, workers interview, Work 

Safety, camping, transport vehicles for 

employees, transport vehicles for 

fuels, machinery and equipments, 

bridges and culverts, search of new 

species, planting of native species. 

Fields inspection, Sandri-Peninha 

Farm, collect of residues, outsourced 

employees interview. 

Fields inspection, São João Farm – 

thinning, felling, recovery of Areas of 

Permanent Preservation (APP), High 

Value Conservation Forest, base 

camping, mechanized drag, animal 


Pelegrineli 


Pelegrineli, Gustavo Pieroni


Dec. 11 th , 

2009 – 8 

a.m. to 9 

a.m. 

Dec. 11 th , 

2009 – 9 

a.m. to 

12 a.m. 

Dec. 11 th , 

2009 – 1 

p.m. to 3 

p.m. 

drag, wood loading and transport, 

bridges and culverts. Employees 

interview, safety and field 

communication. 

Visiting of chemical products storage. Flavio Guiera, Robson 

Benetti, Paulo Pies 

Auditors’ internal meeting. Flavio Guiera, Julio 

Pelegrineli 

Closure meeting. Gustavo Pieroni, Flavio 

Guiera, Marciano Rubel, 

Nilson Crestani, Giovani 

Crestani, Paulo Crestani, 


Main management aspects reviewed by the audit team 

Type of site Number 

of sites 

visited 


Type of site Number 

of sites 

visited 

Archeological site - Permanent monitoring site 3 

Bridges/stream crossing 5 Planned Harvest site 4 

Buffer zone 5 Planting 1 

Chemical storage 1 Pre-commercial thinning 1 

Clearcut/Clearfelling 1 Recreational site 1 

Commercial thinning 2 Riparian zone 4 

Completed logging 2 Road construction - 

Cultural/religious site - Sanitation cutting 1 

Direct seeding - Selective felling 1 

Endangered species - Shelterwood management - 

Erosion/Steep slope - Skidding/Forwarding 2 

Felling 3 Soil drainage - 

Historical site - Soil scarification - 

Illegal settlement(s) - Special management area 3 

Key Biotope - Tree nursery - 

Local/indigenous community 5 Weed control 1 

Logging camp 2 Wetland - 

Natural regeneration 4 Wildlife management -


Nature Reserve 4 Workshop 1 

Ongoing Harvest site 3 

Main documents reviewed by the audit team 

Document Aspect (standard) 

Management plan 1.6.1/5.1/5.4.1/6.1.3/6.9/7. 

1/7.4.1/8.1.1/8.2.1/8.4.1/8. 

5/9.1.1/10.1/10.3/10.4/10.5 

/10.6/10.7/10.8 

Operational procedures 1.1.1/1.1.2/6.1.5/6.2/6.5/6. 

6.2/7.1/7.2/8.1.1/8.3.1/9.3. 

1/9.4.1/10.6/10.8 

Maps of the farm 1.1.2/1.7.1/2.2.3/6.1.2/6.2. 

1/6.3.5/6.4.1/6.10.2/9.1.1/1 

0.2/10.4.2/10.4.3/10.5/10.9 

Land documents 2.1.1/2.1.3/10.5.2/10.9 

Payrolls 1.2.1 

Outsource contract 

1.1.3/4.1.2 

Registers of employees training 

4.1/4.2/7.3.1 

Registers of field operations 4.12/5.1.3/7.2/8.1.1/8.3.1/1 

0.7.1/10.8.1 

Environmental Management System 1.7.1/5.4.1/5.5/6.1/6.2.4/6. 

3.1/6.3.5/8.1.1/8.2/8.4.1/9. 

1.1/9.4.1/10.4.2/10.5.1/10.7 

/10.8 

Social Management Plan 4.1.1/4.2.4/4.4.2/4.6/4.9/7. 

4.2/8.1.1/8.4.1/10.8.3 

Registers of accidents 4.2/8.1 

Clearance certificates of debts 1.1.3/1.2.1 

Registers of products sale 5.2.1/8.1.1/8.2.1 

Vehicles documentation 1.1.1 

Registers of conflicts and accident reports 4.5.1/8.1.1 

Fauna and flora assessment 5.4.1/6.1.1/6.3.5/8.2/9.4.1 

Registers of inventories and forest development 5.6/8.1.1/8.2.1 

Registers of Individual-protection equipment 

supply 

4.2 

Registers of machinery maintenance 5.1.3/8.1.1 

Registers of dangerous products transport 

training (MOPE) for the convoy responsible 

1.1.3/4.2/6.5/6.7 

Spreadsheets of environmental aspects and 

impacts 

1.7.1/5.3.1/6.1/6.5/10.7 

Spreadsheets of social aspects and impacts 4.4.1 

Administrative certificate from FUNAI 2.4/3.1 

Job contracts 4.1.1/4.2.3/4.8 



Phytosociological analysis 5.1/5.5.1/6.2.2/9.1.1/9.2.1/ 

9.4.1 

Agronomic prescriptions 6.1.7/6.6 

Register from the state environmental authority 1.6.1 

PPRA & PCMSO (environmental risk assessment 

and worker’s safety) 

4.2/6.6.3 

Registers of animals observation 6.2.3/8.1.1/9.4.1 

The names of the units (sites) visited are listed in the itinerary. 

Additional techniques used for evaluation 

None of additional techniques were used during this audit. 

Total number of persons days spent on the evaluation (=number of auditors 

participating X number of days spent in preparation* and on-site visit**) 

2 x (2+4) = 12 days 

*: including pre-evaluation 

**: excluding travel to and from the region 

6.3 Stakeholder consultation 

6.3.1 Identification of stakeholders 

More than 6 weeks before the audit started, with the help and cooperation of 

Barra do Cravari Agroflorestal S.A., an initial list of stakeholders was 

developed and Control Union Certifications distributed the public 

announcement to them by email and by ordinary mail. This list also 

provided a basis for the assessment team to select people for interviews 

(in person or by telephone or through email). Also a public meeting was 

held. 

Stakeholder Type 

Number of 

stakeholders 

Notified 


Number of 

stakeholders 

consulted 

directly or 

provided input 

FSC NI of the country or region 1 0 

State Forest Service 2 0 

Statutory bodies with some legal 

mandate over the FMU 

1 0


National or sub-national NGO’s 2 1 

Representatives of indigenous 

people and forest-dwelling or – 

using communities 

3 0 

Labor organizations or unions 4 0 

Contractors 2 0 

International NGO’s 2 0 

6.3.2 Stakeholder comments received 

The table below shows the results of stakeholder comments provided through 

specific interviews and comments raised during the public stakeholder meeting. 

FSC Principle Stakeholder comment CUC response 

1 - Compliance 

with laws and 

FSC principles 

2 - Tenure and 

use rights and 

responsibilities 

3 - Indigenous 

peoples’ rights 

4 - Community 

relations and 

workers’ rights 

WWF – “comments about Legal 

Reserves recognition and Areas 

of Permanent Preservation 

(APP) definition, which are big 

local challenges. And now 

Santa Catarina State has 

approved their own Forest 

Code, which reduces the APP 

to 5 meters each side of the 

rivers for example, although 

there is a current federal Code. 

So we suggest that these 

points should be carefully 

observed“. 

Stakeholders – The company is 

a good example of local labor 

and environmental laws 

accomplishment. 

There are not conflicts for land 

use and rights. The company 

owns its areas for a long time 

as pioneers in that region. 

It is not known that indigenous 

people live in the company’s 

area. 

The company contributes with 

the social activities of Palma 

Sola. 


The municipal and state laws were 

considered for this audit, and also 

the federal Forest Code. 

The company will be requested to 

elaborate and implement 

procedures for complaints and


5 - Benefits 

from the forest 

6 - 

Environmental 

impact 

7 - Management 

plan 

8 - Monitoring 

and assessment 

9 - Maintenance 

of high 

conservation 

value forests 

10 - Plantations 

7. Observations 

Some leisure areas in the 

company’s farms (waterfalls 

and lakes) could be used for 

controlled tours. The company 

has closed the access to these 

areas after accidents and 

vandalism occurrences. 

The company’s forests provide 

lots of benefits for the region, 

like carbon fixing, animals and 

economic part. 

The company uses a large 

amount of pesticides in its 

plantations. 

There are not negative 

environmental impacts for soil 

and water from the company’s 

activities. There are not major 

problems for other 

environmental aspects. 

7.1 Strengths and weaknesses 

The community does not know 

about the company’s 

management plan. 

There were not comments 

about monitoring. 

There were not specific 

comments about HVC forests. 

See comments about utilization 

of leisure areas in P4. 

There were not specific 

comments about the 

plantations. 


conflicts with the local community. 

And it also must publish them for 

the community. See minor NC 

#01. 


attend meetings with the 

community to set strategies for 

the real social demands analysis 

and attendance, when it is 

necessary. See minor NC #05 

The company should know better 

the services and forest resources 

considered important for the 

community. See minor NC #06 

and Obs#09 

The auditors sought evidences for 

this comment and they found 

aceptables levels of pesticide use. 

The company has been gradually 

abandoning pesticides use and 

using more organic compounds. 


improve its communication with 

the stakeholders and the structure 

of its relationship programs with 

the community and neighbours. 

See minor NC #08. 

See P4. 

Principle 1: Compliance with laws and FSC principles


Strengths: The Company is recognized by official bodies and also by the 

community as law-abiding relevant to their activities. It is still struggling to fully 

settle the disputes relating to legal reserves in areas outside the scope of 

certification. 

Weaknesses: Evaluation mechanisms and prevention of incidents of 

unauthorized activities on the farms of the company can be improved. 

Principle 2: Tenure and use rights and responsibilities 

Strengths: The Company has no dispute over the ownership and use rights to 

their lands, being recognized as a pioneer in the regularization of rural properties 

in the region. Today has been taking measures by the official land to ensure its 

long-term commitment to sustainable forestry. 

Weaknesses: The Company should improve its system for receiving and 

registering complaints and possible conflicts over land use by local communities. 

Principle 3: Indigenous peoples’ rights 

Strengths: The Company conducted a survey by the official organ on indigenous 

issues in its region. 

Weaknesses: There are no weaknesses on this principle. 

Principle 4: Community relations and workers’ rights 

Strengths: Statements from neighbors and staff were very positive about the 

company's position in its relationship with communities and workers. Several 

benefits are promoted by the company on behalf of their employees and local 

communities. 

Weaknesses: The Company needs improvements in communication with the 

work areas within the farms; 

The training program for employees should have better structure; 

The transportation of employees needs to be adjusted, to ensure the comfort and 

safety of passengers; 

The Social Action Plan of the company needs a better structure and must be 

based on demands arising from their social impact rather than merely charitable 

actions. 

Principle 5: Benefits from the forest 

Strengths: The Company promotes several benefits with their local forest 

management, such as local processing, watershed protection, biodiversity 

maintenance and others. 

Weaknesses: There is need for formal recognition of the values and forest 

services, along with developing a strategy for maintenance and enhancement of 

such values, services and resources of the forest. 

Principle 6: Environmental impact 



Strengths: The environmental impacts are anticipated and mitigation measures 

are implemented and monitored. The company strives to minimize the use of 

chemical handling. 

Weaknesses: The Company lacks a mechanism for communication with 

stakeholders to deliver a better understanding neighbors and local communities 

about the impacts of forestry activities; 

There is need to better control the implementation of guidelines for mitigating 

impacts on forest operations. 

Principle 7: Management plan 

Strengths: The company has prepared a master document that includes the 

minimum requirements for a management plan according to this criterion that 

contains a set of additional documents such as policies, procedures, maps, 

contracts, among others, show that, in general, appropriate to the goals and 

scale of the enterprise, and provide the information necessary for the proper 

development of forest management practices. 

The management practices are being consolidated in a safe, seek technical 

grounding as well as transparent and open relations with the community and 

workers. The revision of the Forest Management Plan is made annually. 

Weaknesses: They are not sufficiently clear and justified the environmental and 

social objectives of forest management. 

It requires an integration of biodiversity conservation programs, environmental 

restoration, environmental education, social integration, among others presented 

by the OMF, to their operational plans. 


The company also needs a more efficient communication of its actions in relation 

to forest management among its neighbors, partners and other stakeholders. 


Principle 8: Monitoring and assessment 

Strengths: The monitoring plan for measuring and analyzing various parameters 

in various business areas of forest management, environmental program and 

social program. 

Inventories of all kinds make up the base of the monitoring plan of the company 

ensuring a monitoring growth, regeneration and forest quality. 

Weaknesses: The survey data and analysis of the monitoring plan are scattered 

and do not facilitate an efficient and effective audit, and lacking clarity about the 

specific goals in collecting such data. 

The structure of the plan needs adjustments to demonstrate that this derives 

from evaluations of environmental and social impacts present and is connected 

with the larger goals of management. 

See minor #12. 

Principle 9: Maintenance of high conservation value forests 



Strengths: The Company has been valuing its maintenance of areas of high 

conservation value, demonstrating clear measures for preserving and deepening 

the analysis of specific attributes defined conservation. 

Weaknesses: Concerns about the Forests of High Conservation Value is focused 

in the areas of natural forests and lack a clear strategy of action for the 

maintenance and expansion of the attributes. See Minor NC #13 and minor NC 

#14 

Principle 10: Plantations 

Strengths: The plantations have clear objectives and well defined. 

Diverse species are used in the stand, besides the establishment of this research 

to increase diversification. 

A mosaic of landscapes and strata is established with different species, ages and 

treatments. 

Adequacy of environmental areas such as the conversion of commercial crops in 

permanent preservation areas are corporate priority. 

Weaknesses: The use of pesticides in forest management needs a clearer 

strategy of control and reduction of use to a minimum. 

See minor NC #15 

7.2 Identified Non-conformities and Corrective Action Requests 

Minor non-conformity: 

it is a temporary lapse, or 

it is unusual/non-systematic, or 

the impacts of the non-conformity are limited in their temporal and 

spatial scale, and 

it does not result in a fundamental failure to achieve the objective of 

the relevant FSC Criterion or another applicable certification 

requirement. 

Minor non-conformities shall be corrected within one (1) year (under 

exceptional circumstances within two (2) years). 

Major non-conformity: 

A non-compliance shall be considered major if, either alone or in combination 

with further non-conformities, it results in, or is likely to result in a 

fundamental failure: 

to achieve the objective of the relevant requirement of the relevant 

FSC Criterion, or 

in a significant part of the applied management system. 

The cumulative impact of a number of minor NC’s may represent a 

fundamental failure or total breakdown of a system and thus constitute a 

major NC. 



Fundamental failure is indicated by non-conformity which: 

continues over a long period of time, or 

is repeated or systematic, or 

affects a wide area and/or causes significant damage, or 

is indicated by the absence or a total breakdown of a system, or 

is not corrected or adequately responded to by the client once 

identified. 

Major non-conformities shall be corrected within three (3) months (under 

exceptional circumstances within six (6) months). 

Major non-conformities are considered as preconditions and therefore 

must be corrected before the certificate can be issued. Minor nonconformances 

do not prohibit issuing the certificate, but they must be 

addressed within the given timeframe to maintain the certificate. 

Non-conformities (NC’s) identified during the Main evaluation are listed below. In 

case the client has provided sufficient evidence during the audit process (i.e. 

prior to the certification decision), the status of the NC is set on closed. In all 

other cases the NC has to be closed within the given timeframe. 

Each element (indicator) of the Standard is evaluated by means of a checklist. 

Please refer to the annexed checklist for details (Annex 1, confidential part). 

Nº NC: 2010-01 Standard Indicator: Category: Minor 

2.3.2 

Date found: 12-11-10 Deadline for correction: 12 months from 

finalization of this report 

Description of indicator: 

There are written procedures for the licensee to how to deal with 

complaints and disputes (dispute settlement mechanism). Conflicts and 

complaints are documented in a separate file. Treatment process (letters, 

meetings, etc..) is documented and also the outcome / solution. 

Description of non-conformity: 

There was submitted a written procedure for dealing with complaints and 

disputes (dispute settlement mechanism), but it is considered that the 

company has good mechanisms for dialogue with society (neighbors, local 

communities and other stakeholders) to resolve any complaints and 

disputes over the ownership and land use. 

Corrective action request: 

Develop a written procedure for receiving, processing and resolving 

grievances and conflicts with local communities. 

Method of correction: 



Status: OPEN 


4.2.16 




There is adequate communication equipment available in the workplace, 

considering the scale of the enterprise. 


The coverage of communication in some cases is poor or even no coverage. 

There is a map that explains the "dumb-points" within the farms, either the 

radius of action of cell phones in the region where the company operates. 


Present a study for implementing an efficient communication system that 

can provide coverage to all areas of the FMU. 


Status: OPEN 


4.2.19 / 4.2.20 




There is a program of safety training available. 

There is a program of regular first aid training conducted for all 

supervisors. 


The Training Program for Forestry Employees presented does not detail the 

important aspects of a structured program such as timetables, responsible, 

content, materials and methods. 

Does not come out a regular program of training in first aid knowledge but 

are quite satisfactory. 


Refine the Training Program for Employees Forestry, indicating the 

regularity with which events are made, applied research, workload, 

resources and other aspects involved in a structured program. 


Status: OPEN 




4.2.21 




The vehicles used must comply with the requirements of legislation and 

should be well maintained and clean. 


It was found that the transport of personnel occurs together with tools and 

machines such as chainsaws and machetes drawn. 


The vehicle personnel carrier shall contain appropriate locations for the 

transport of tools, ensuring that in any situation, are kept safe and 

comfortable conditions for passengers. 


Status: OPEN 


4.4.1 




There is evidence that the results of studies of social impact are considered 

within the management plan. 


There was submitted a comprehensive Social Action Plan, containing clear 

objectives, goals, expected outcomes, timeframe, responsible and features, 

where the social impact assessments, apparently, do not converge to a 

common point with goals of the management plan, restricting in the areas 

of charity or pinpoint actions that are not subject to monitoring results. 


Present a Social Action Plan structured, defining goals, target audience, 

timing, methods, resources and responsible for gathering and processing 

information, as well as the delineation of the main monitoring indicators. 

The company must pay attention to the social program is not merely 

grounded in actions caritiativas, but these relate directly to the demands 

identified in the assessment of social impacts. 


Status: OPEN 

Nº NC: 2010-06 

Standard Indicator: 

5.5.1 


Category: Minor





Services provided by forests such as soil and soil conservation, habitat for 

wildlife, etc., can be identified in the FMU, and there is a plan to extend the 

value of forest resources and services. 


Does not come out a conscious identification of values and services that 

forests have either a structured plan for the expansion and maintenance of 

services and resources. 


Conduct an inventory of services and resources from their forest 

management in order to serve as a basis for planning of field activities and 

to implement strategies to improve environmental, economic and social 

development in the FMU and its region. 


Status: OPEN 


5.5.1 




Services provided by forests such as soil and soil conservation, habitat for 

wildlife, etc., can be identified in the FMU, and there is a plan to extend the 

value of forest resources and services. 


There are no more accurate records about the impacts of forest plantations 

on the water cycle in soil and waterways. 


Develop a monitoring program in watersheds, farms strategic, to evaluate 

the dynamics of water resources in terms of silvicultural systems currently 

deployed. 


Status: OPEN 

Nº NC: 2010-08 Standard Indicator: 

6.2.8 

Category: Minor 




The workers and the surrounding communities are informed about the 



conservation of biodiversity. 


Although the company has a program relationship with those most affected 

by forestry activities, there is specific educational information on the use of 

pesticides. 


Properly implement the program relationship with the surrounding 

communities and neighbors. 


Status: OPEN 


6.5.1 




In case of identification of potential impacts on forestry operation or its 

infrastructure, which can cause mechanical problems, there are ways to 

prevent, mitigate and control them. 


We identified areas where crop residues were left in the border zone with 

areas of recovery of APPs, such as around the lake in the farm Pazini, 

which corresponds to the diversion of company procedures. 


Adopt effective control measures to meet the guidelines of the 

management plan and procedures associated with the protection of fragile 

areas and permanent preservation. 


Status: OPEN 


6.6.9 




There is evidence that pesticides banned by the FSC are not used. 


Although the records reveal that the company no longer uses sulfluramidbased 

products and company policy has declared that banned the 

utilization of MIREX-s (sulfluramid) as a product to combat the ants, yet 

the product was found in stock in your storage of pesticides. 




The company shall remove the banned products from their stockpiles to 

comply with the public statements of commitment to the policies of the 

FSC. 


Status: OPEN 


7.1.1 




A management plan shall be drawn up concerning forest management. The 

objective of the plan is to express forest management policy and the forest 

management measures implemented to meet the objectives stated in the 

plan. The management plan and any additional documents related to that 

shall contain the followings: a) Management objectives in form of a policy 

dealing with - Sustainability of the forest and all its functions- Sustainability 

of the environment - Sustainability of economic viability b) Description of 

the forest resources to be managed as to know the current status as the 

starting point of forest management · Description of natural environment in 

large scale - Description of the region: geology, topography, climate, flora 

and fauna, · Description of natural environment in smaller scale - 

Description of the forests managed: site conditions, native forest types, 

current forest types and functions, water management. · Description of 

environment and environmental limitations - Applicable laws - Protected 

areas - Protected species and their habitats - Protection of soil - Protection 

of waterways and watersheds · Description of economic conditions - 

Volume of living timber (by species and diameter) - Calculation of Annual 

Allowable Cut (AAC - by species) - Volume of timber on stock (by species 

and assortments - Inventory of other forest resources - Financial resources 

- Processing capacity - Market situation · Description of social conditions 

- Inventory of human resources (employees and contractors) - Training 

and education, services - Land ownership status - Inventory of forests of 

social use c) Description of the management system · Description of the 

organization and responsibilities · Justification of the system chosen based 

on economy of the forest or data from resource inventories d) Rational rate 

of annual harvest and species selection · For the period of the forest 

management plan the volume of AAC and the annual harvesting plans by 

species are compared · There are market predictions to justify rate and 

selection e) Provisions of monitoring forest growth and dynamics f) 

Environmental safeguards based on environmental assessment (as they are 

described at 6.1) g) Plans for the identification and protection of rare 

threatened and endangered species h) Maps describing the forest resources 

· Overview maps indicating protected areas land ownership status, forest 



use, etc. Detailed maps indicating gradients, roads, waterways, to support 

forest management decisions on the forest stand level. i) Description and 

justification of harvesting techniques and equipment to be used. 


They are not sufficiently clear and justified the environmental and social 

objectives of forest management in addition to that you cannot find a 

mainstreaming of biodiversity conservation, environmental restoration, 

environmental education, social integration, among others presented by 

the OMF, the operational plans. 


Integrate social programs, environmental and technical / operational 

contained in the Management Plan in order to converge their goals to a 

common point, seeking the balance of the shares and the benefits 

generated in the process of implementing such programs. 


Status: OPEN 


8.1.1 




The management plan and any additional documents shall include at least 

- Description of the monitoring system and methods - An overview of the 

results of former monitoring/inventories that are the basis and background 

of the condition of the forest, forest site-classes, the production volume, 

forest management activities and their social and environmental impact 

(for instance, the total area of forests, the amount of products, growth 

curves, succession, condition, composition, changes in flora and fauna, 

social and environmental impact of harvesting, costs, productivity and 

forest management efficiency). - A suggestion of the cycle (e.g. after 5 

years or after 10 years) needed for the monitoring 


Data collected for the monitoring plan of the company are scattered and do 

not facilitate an efficient and effective audit. Is not seen clearly within the 

forest management plan the specific goals of the company in collecting all 

this information. The structure plan does not show that it derives from 

evaluations of environmental and social impacts presented or which is 

connected to the larger goals of management. 


Deepen the monitoring plan that has suitable structure, revealing all the 

indicators measured, the methods of data collection, resources needed, the 

responsible and expected results for allowing their comparison and 

evaluation of overall performance management. The reasons (objectives) 



for their measurements should be based on the templates of environmental 

and social impacts and the specific demands of the Forest Management 

Plan. 


Status: OPEN 


9.1.1 




High conservation value forests are described (tree-species structure, 

ground-vegetation, natural forest-society, deadwood, and habitats) and 

documented on maps. 


Although the management made by the company seeks to reduce the 

impacts on water resources, soil and in the social environment, through the 

precautionary approach, there is not a strategic plan directed to and 

enlargement of the attributes defined conservation. 


Strategies shall be established for maintenance and expansion of forests in 

conservation attributes already identified. 


Status: OPEN 


9.1.1 




High conservation value forests are described (tree-species structure, 

ground-vegetation, natural forest-society, deadwood, and habitats) and 

documented on maps. 


Although the management made by the company seeks to reduce the 

impacts on water resources, soil and in the social environment, through the 

precautionary approach, was not performed a broader analysis of other 

non-natural areas, even within the plantations, involving criteria relevance 

to the water supply for local connectivity between areas of fragile 

ecosystems and other aspects. 


There shall be further analysis and consultations on the FMU on ensuring 



that all the forests under the management of the company has been 

assessed under the specter of its attributes that could be characterized as 

of high conservation value. 


Status: OPEN 


10.6.2 




Existence of adopted techniques that help to conserve soil. 


The activities of pest control do not consider a detailed analysis of 

application areas, in order to diagnose the level of plot the real needs and 

dosages required to control infestations. Current practice considers a single 

dose for all application areas. 


Deepen the analysis on the activities of pest control, aiming to adjust the 

dosage of pesticide application to the real needs of the sites of infestation. 


Status: OPEN 


4.6.1 




The forest manager must take initiatives in the social field, which are 

incorporated into the forest management plan and its operations and 

activities. Records and information on the opportunities for participation by 

the local communities, which are directly affected by the operations of 

forest management, must be maintained. Consideration must be given to 

their point of view in relation to those aspects that directly affect the 

quality of their lives. 


There was submitted a comprehensive Social Action Plan, containing clear 

objectives, goals, expected outcomes, timeframe, responsible and features, 

where the social impact assessments, apparently, do not converge to a 

common point with goals of the management plan, restricting in the areas 

of charity or pinpoint actions that are not subject to monitoring results. 




Present a Social Action Plan structured, defining goals, target audience, 

timing, methods, resources and responsible for gathering and processing 

information, as well as the delineation of the main monitoring indicators 

and improve your action plan to be more consistent with the results of 

social assessments already performed. 


Status: OPEN 


7.4.2/7.4.3 




Representative agents, such as community leaders, unions, farmers 

associations and business leaders in the region are aware of the existence 

and availability of summary of the forest management plan. There are 

mechanisms to clarify any doubts about the forest management plan. 


In interviews with local stakeholders are not aware of them contacted 

about the availability of a public summary of forest management conducted 

by the company. 

The company has people to answer the questions about the management 

plan. However, access is not known by stakeholders. 


Properly implement the program relationship with the surrounding 

communities and neighbors in order to clearly demonstrate the points 

raised at each event, keeping records on the demands, comments and 

referrals. Publish and distribute the forest management plan of the 

company to relevant actors in the region. 


Status: OPEN 

Nº NC: 2010-18 Standard Indicator: 

6.11.1 

Category: Minor 




Information materials do exist and are divulged. 


Although the company has a program relationship with those most affected 

by forestry activities, there is specific educational information on the use of 

agrochemicals. 




Implement the Program of relationship with the surrounding communities 

and neighbors in order to clearly demonstrate the points raised at each 

event. 


Status: OPEN 


8.2.6 




Existence of evaluation of social and environmental impacts in the FMU in 

all phases of the operation. 


Although presented an array of evaluation of impacts and environmental 

and social aspects of forestry there is a disconnection between the actions 

of social and environmental programs with the main impacts assessed, and 

the formulation of objectives for these programs do not directly relate to 

the mission and objectives of forest management company. 


Integrate social programs, environmental and technical / operational 

contained in the Management Plan in order to converge their goals to a 

common point, seeking the balance of the shares and the benefits 

generated in the process of implementing such programs, as well as 

monitoring of social and environmental impacts of the FMU. 


Status: OPEN 


10.7.5 




The use of pesticides is optimised by 

d) Reduction in quantity; 

ii) Substitution by products, which are more environmentally friendly and 

less aggressive. 


Does not come out a formal plan to reduce / optimize the use of pesticides. 


Analysis of stand level shall be carried out to optimize the amount of 



pesticides used. 


Status: OPEN 

7.3 Observations 

Observations: 

The early stages of a problem which do not of itself constitute a non-conformity, 

but which the auditor considers may lead to a future non-conformity if not 

addressed by the client. Therefore an observation concerns a warning signal on a 

particular issue that, if not addressed, could turn into an NC in the future. 

Nº Obs: 2010-01 Standard indicator: 1.1.4 

Date found: 12-11-10 

Description of observation: 

A resume should be prepared that explicitly identify the farms that are 

pending in relation to the legal reserve and their respective areas and 

possible solutions to resolve such disputes. 




A description of a chapter directed to forest management of the species 

Araucaria angustifolia should help understanding the market about the 

importance of this specie and of the legality of the company´s shares. 




The development of a statistical analysis of occurrences should better 

clarify what are the points of interest of illegal actions in the properties 

helping to formulate effective preventive strategies. Such statistics can also 

serve as a reference to any police investigations. 




Performing a statistical analysis of accidents at work should help the 

company to implement prevention programs, which usually tend to be 

more effective. 






A mapping of the "dumb-points" of the farms should assist the company in 

formulating risk management strategies to care for possible emergencies 

that can not be communicated promptly. 

Nº Obs: 2010-06 Standard indicator: 4.4.2/4.5.1 



The widespread diffusion of communication channels and forms of people's 

access to company management should improve the company's 

relationship with neighbors and other interested parties, avoiding the 

charitable demands giving priority to partnerships. 




Studies of diversity of natural forests and of the understory of the 

plantations should be carried out in partnership with research institutes and 

universities with the objective of identifying the potential for management 

and economic utilization of non timber forest products. An outline of a 

research program and planting of native species with silvicultural potential, 

seeking to recover and to provide sustainable use of the legal reserve areas 

could bring beneficial effects to the conservation of forest fragments in the 

region as well as an economic alternative for local communities. 




Studies of nutrient cycling should help to improve soil management, taking 

into account the activity of collecting crop residues. 




Studies should be carried out regarding the aquatic fauna of the major 

rivers, including their potential for fisheries and recreation. 




A greater depth in the chapters dealing with monitoring within the Forest 

Management Plan, which is available to the public, should give more 

visibility to the activities contained in the social and environmental 



programs that the company has implemented and to the results of these 

programs. 




The company should demonstrate pro-activity in the use of methods of 

integrated pest control whenever possible and in line with plans to reduce 

the use of agrochemicals and their dosages. 




Criteria for acquisition of areas to existing policies in the company should 

be incorporated. 




In the Forest Management Plan the history of observations on changes in 

local populations should be incorporated because of forest management 

conducted since its implementation. 

7.4 Issues hard to assess 

No topics were found difficult to analyze for this process. 

8. Certification proposal 

8.1 Statement 

The forest management system, procedures, and techniques of Barra do 

Cravari Agroflorestal Ltda. have been assessed by CUC according to the 

standard(s) described in chapter 5 of this summary. In the opinion of the lead 

auditor: 

the certificate holder’s system of management, if implemented as 

described, is capable of ensuring that all of the certification requirements 

of the applicable standard(s) are met over the whole forest area covered 

by the scope of the evaluation; 

the certificate holder has demonstrated, subject to correction of the 

identified non-conformities, that the described system of management is 



being implemented consistently over the whole forest area covered by the 

scope of the certificate. 

After consulting the peer reviewer(s) and the client about the certification 

proposal, a positive certification decision is made by CUC. 

Date of certification: July 07 th 2010 

Expiry date of certificate: July 06 th 2015 

8.2 Conditions for certification 

Once certified, Barra do Cravari Agroflorestal Ltda. will be audited at least 

annually to monitor its continued conformity with all applicable 

certification requirements. A Barra do Cravari Agroflorestal Ltda. will also 

be required to fulfill all the corrective actions (if applicable) within the 

given timeframes.

Inspection & Certification Report - Control Union World Group

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