Amazon forest at dawn, seen over the canopy

Forest Management

Council of partner Indigenous leaders of AVIDES in the Amazon forest
“To care for the land is to care for the people who live from it.”

Council of partner
Indigenous leaders
of the Amazon

Sustainable forest management

The forest stays
a forest.

Before and after sustainable management — if you could not see the difference, you understood what Sustainable Management is.

The Amazon forest is one of the most complex ecosystems on the planet.

Preserving it takes more than protection: it takes knowledge, planning and responsibility.

At AVIDES, we believe sustainable forest management is the most efficient way to reconcile environmental conservation, economic development and opportunities for Amazon communities.

Every tree removed is part of a carefully designed technical plan, allowing the forest to remain alive, productive and able to regenerate naturally over time.

Interactive map

Relief map of northern Brazil showing the location of the AVIDES industrial units

Industrial Units

Aerial view of an AVIDES industrial unit surrounded by forestProduction line inside the AVIDES factory

Avides
Factories

A1Avides
Belém
A2Avides
Benevides
A3Avides
Portel

Data

Management in
numbers

The scale of the operation demonstrates the positive impact generated by the sustainable management model.

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Thousands
of hectares managed

Total area managed responsibly, protecting biodiversity and ensuring the regeneration of the forest.

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2,000
families in synergy

Communities directly benefited by forestry activities, strengthening income, local development and keeping populations rooted in the Amazon.

AVIDES tropical wood furniture displayed in a large warehouse

Hundreds of millions
of products sold

Annual production capacity sourced from sustainable management, ensuring a continuous supply without compromising the balance of the ecosystem.

Responsibility

Forest Concessions

A large part of the operation takes place through public concessions, a model in which the government authorizes the sustainable use of previously defined and monitored areas.

These areas remain public, protected and permanently supervised. Management follows rigorous technical plans, extraction limits, environmental monitoring and independent audits.

It is a model that turns the forest into an economic asset without giving up its conservation.

Aerial view of an AVIDES forest concession area in the Amazon, with permanent preservation areas marked

Communities

The forest is made of people too.

Sustainable management creates skilled jobs, drives local economies and opens opportunities for thousands of families living in the Amazon.

When the forest holds economic value through responsible management, it stays standing, protecting biodiversity, culture and quality of life.

AVIDES team talking with residents of a partner community by the riverbank

How sustainable
management works

01.

Forest
Inventory

Every tree is identified, measured and recorded before any intervention.

02.

Work
plan

Engineers define which individuals may be harvested and which remain to ensure the regeneration of the forest.

03.

Low-impact
harvesting

Extraction uses techniques that reduce damage to the soil, vegetation and wildlife.

04.

Environmental
Management

The whole area continues to be monitored to assess its recovery over the years.

05.

New
Cycle

After the period set by law and management plans, the forest is ready for a new productive cycle.

Infographic

Why does management preserve the forest?

Infographic of the sustainable management cycle — what management does not do, the five stages (planning, low-impact extraction, responsible transport, environmental management and standing forest) and the outcomes for the forest
Worker standing next to timber logs tagged as certified company at the forest management yard

Traceability

Every piece of wood has a story that can be proven.

From the tree selected in the field to the finished product, every stage is recorded, audited and documented. Transparency that builds trust. Quality that comes from the source.

Traceability stages: tree identified, geolocation, authorized management, priority transport, industrial hub, final product and delivery to the client
Certified muiracatiara wood texture

Traceability that can be proven

Traceability makes it possible to prove that every piece of wood was produced within a recognized sustainable forest management model.

SPECIES:
MUIRACATIARA
TREE:
18472
STAND:
17
CONCESSION:
FLONA DO JAMARI
MANAGEMENT PLAN:
PMFS 2025/01
FELLING DATE:
12/05/2025
TRANSPORT:
RIO MADEIRA
INDUSTRIAL UNIT:
BENEVIDES - PA
INDUSTRIAL BATCH:
CM-2505-18472
PRODUCT:
DECK CUMARU 2,5 X 14 CM
DESTINATION:
CLIENT - GERMANY

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