Did you know...
2011 is celebrated as
the "international year of forests"?
Did you know...
The forest is critical to the climatic balance
and biodiversity conservation?
Did you know...
Forests occupy 38% of the national territory
3,4 million hectares
Did you know...
The 3 most important Portuguese forest systems are
pine, eucalyptus and cork and holm oak plantations?
The forest provides direct goods like wood,
cork, cellulose, biomass, fruits, seeds and other
vegetable and organic materials like mushrooms and tree bark?
In 2006 it was agreed by the national fire defense plan,
where the objective is to reduce the burned areas to less
than 100 thousand hectares per year?
In 2003 the burned forest area was 426 thousand hectares,
and in 2005 it was 338 thousand hectares.