This special issue was proposed by the Organizing Committee of the commemorative event of the fifty years of the Graduate Program in Forestry Engineering at the Federal University of Paraná - 1972-2022. The issue contains 5 papers focusing on silviculture, management of native and planted forests,...

This article aimed to present a brief history of the Graduate Program in Forestry Engineering (PPGEF) of the Federal University of Paraná in this year of the fiftieth anniversary of its creation. Starting from the minutes, records and reports of the founding professors, it was possible to...

In 2018, the Brazilian forest sector supported about 3.8 million direct and indirect jobs. Considering the importance of the sector for the Brazilian economy, this paper addresses the existence of gender and race/color wage discrimination in the labor market within the sector through Oaxaca-Blinder ...

This paper tests the relative importance of a group of pre-selected themes for the construction of a Forestry Information System for Brazil - BR-SIFLOR. The methodology that was used lies on a set of 12 thematic modules and 58 sub-themes in order to be evaluated by a group of people (holistic...

The historical analysis of the economic and social evolution of humanity clearly and consistently shows that it was the result of the progressive process of transformation of natural areas, mostly occupied by forests, agriculture and pasture, which led to a significant reduction, or even to the...

In our study, we evaluated the population structure and economic potential of native Brazil nut groves in the Lower Rio Tapajós, Pará state. We used data from three forest censuses (A, B, and C), which registered only trees with DBH ≥ 30 cm. Diametric structure and spatial pattern were evaluated...

Economic analyses of forest assets are traditionally based on financial indicators - obtained with help of discounted cash flows. Noteworthy in this context is the Land rent theory - Lrt, also known as land expectation value. In opposition to the Lrt the Forest rent theory - Frt was developed. With ...

Pinus spp. plantations are the basis of an important economic activity on the highland regions of southern Brazil, where they are cultivated under productions cycles of approximately 15 years. The objective of the study was to evaluate the physical-mechanical and anatomical characteristics of Pinus ...

This special issue contains 6 papers on research and development in the forestry field at UFPR over the last 50 years. Topics covered include forestry, forest management, technology and use of forest products, nature conservation and economics, forest management and policy.

Palm heart constitutes a major non-timber forest product within the pro-poor development strategy in Acre State, Brazil. In 1990s, it witnessed a boom of native palm processing, that proved to be unsustainable hence, processing units migrated to northern Bolivia. This paper aims to address the...