Areas within or adjacent to protected areas and areas of high biodiversity value outside protected áreas
SASB Dimension
Activity MetricsSASB Dimension
Ecosystem services and impactsSASB Code
RR-FM-000.ASASB Code
RR-FM-160a.2SASB Sector
Forest ManagementGRI Dimension
EnvironmentalGRI Code
304-1Stakeholder
PlanetConservation Units (CUs) are territorial areas, including their environmental resources with relevant natural characteristics, created and protected by public authorities for conservation purposes. There are five types of integral protection CUs: Ecological Stations (Esec), Biological Reserves (Rebio), Parks (national, state, and municipal), Natural Monuments (Monat), and Wildlife Refuges (RVS for its acronym in Portuguese).
The group of CUs for sustainable use comprises the following categories: Environmental Protection Area (EPA), Sustainable Development Reserve, Private Natural Heritage Reserve (PNHR), Area of Relevant Ecological Interest, State Forest and Fauna Reserve.
This data is available in the tables below:
- Total area managed within or adjacent to protected areas and areas of high biodiversity value outside protected areas;
- Location and size of company land, leased or managed within or adjacent to protected areas and areas of high biodiversity value outside protected areas;
- Areas adjacent to Conservation Units (CUs) by forest stewardship unit;
- Areas within Conservation Units (CUs) per forest stewardship unit.
Total area managed within or adjacent to protected areas and areas of high biodiversity value outside protected areas
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Within² |
105,465.24 |
105,770.51 |
106,228.09 |
196,973.03 |
227,662.17 |
|
Adjacent³ |
202,344.44 |
205,639.00 |
208,124.14 |
204,315.01 |
205,342.53 |
- The data source for the indicator is: MMA Conservation Units, January 2023. The total area managed corresponds to the area owned and leased within or adjacent to the Conservation Units (CUs).
- In the indicators, 'within' refers to the area within the above categories of CUs, whether full protection or sustainable use. The Buffer Zone (BZ), also known as the "Buffer Zone", refers to the areas located around a CU, where human activities are subject to specific rules and restrictions, intending to minimize negative impacts on the protected area.
- In the indicators, 'adjacent' refers to the area within the BZs established for each CU. It is worth noting that EPAs and PNHRs are the only categories of CU that do not generate BZs. When a unit has a management plan, the BZ is the one spatialized in the plan. When it doesn't, a radius of 3 kilometers is adopted as the standard for the BZ.
Location of company land, leased or managed within or adjacent to protected areas and areas of high biodiversity value outside protected areas
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type of area (company, leased and/or managed) | Position about the conservation area or HCVA¹ ( within, adjacent to and/or covering part of it) | Type of operation (office, manufacturing/production or extractive operation) | Area attribute (terrestrial, freshwater or marine ecosystem - biome) | Type of area (company, leased and/or managed) | Position about the conservation area or HCVA¹ ( within, adjacent to and/or covering part of it) | Type of operation (office, manufacturing/production or extractive operation) | Area attribute (terrestrial, freshwater or marine ecosystem - biome) | Type of area (company, leased and/or managed) | Position about the conservation area or HCVA¹ ( within, adjacent to and/or covering part of it) | Type of operation (office, manufacturing/production or extractive operation) | Area attribute (terrestrial, freshwater or marine ecosystem - biome) | Type of area (company, leased and/or managed) | Position about the conservation area or HCVA¹ ( within, adjacent to and/or covering part of it) | Type of operation (office, manufacturing/production or extractive operation) | Area attribute (terrestrial, freshwater or marine ecosystem - biome) | |
|
Bahia (forestry) |
Company, lease, partnerships |
Within and adjacent |
Forestry operations |
Atlantic Forest |
Company, lease, partnerships |
Within and adjacent |
Forestry operations |
Atlantic Forest |
Company, lease, partnerships |
Within and adjacent |
Forestry operations |
Atlantic Forest |
Company, lease, partnerships |
Within and adjacent |
Forestry operations |
Atlantic Forest |
|
Bahia (industrial) |
Company |
Outside |
Office, factory operation, forestry operation |
Atlantic Forest |
Company |
Outside |
Office, factory operation, forestry operation |
Atlantic Forest |
Company |
Outside |
Office, factory operation, forestry operation |
Atlantic Forest |
Company |
Outside |
Office, factory operation, forestry operation |
Atlantic Forest |
|
Espírito Santo (forestry) |
Company, lease, partnerships |
Within and adjacent |
Forestry operations |
Atlantic Forest |
Company, lease, partnerships |
Within and adjacent |
Forestry operations |
Atlantic Forest |
Company, lease, partnerships |
Within and adjacent |
Forestry operations |
Atlantic Forest |
Company, lease, partnerships |
Within and adjacent |
Forestry operations |
Atlantic Forest |
|
Espírito Santo (industrial) |
Company |
Outside |
Office, factory operation, forestry operation |
Atlantic Forest |
Company |
Outside |
Office, factory operation, forestry operation |
Atlantic Forest |
Company |
Outside |
Office, factory operation, forestry operation |
Atlantic Forest |
Company |
Outside |
Office, factory operation, forestry operation |
Atlantic Forest |
|
Minas Gerais (forestry) |
Company |
Within |
Forestry operations |
Atlantic Forest |
Company |
Within |
Forestry operations |
Atlantic Forest |
Company |
Within and adjacent |
Forestry operations |
Atlantic Forest |
Company |
Within and adjacent |
Forestry operations |
Atlantic Forest |
|
São Paulo (forestry) |
Company, lease, partnerships |
Within and adjacent |
Forestry operations |
Atlantic Forest and Cerrado |
Company, lease, partnerships |
Within and adjacent |
Forestry operations |
Atlantic Forest |
Company, lease, partnerships |
Within and adjacent |
Forestry operations |
Atlantic Forest and Cerrado |
Company |
Within and adjacent |
Forestry operations |
Atlantic Forest and Cerrado |
|
São Paulo (industrial) |
Company |
Outside |
Office, factory operation, forestry operation |
Atlantic Forest |
Company |
Outside |
Office, factory operation, forestry operation |
Atlantic Forest |
Company |
Outside |
Office, factory operation, forestry operation |
Atlantic Forest |
Company, lease, partnerships |
Outside |
Office, factory operation, forestry operation |
Atlantic Forest |
|
Mato Grosso do Sul (forestry) |
Lease |
Adjacente |
Forestry operations |
Cerrado |
Lease |
Within and adjacent |
Forestry operations |
Cerrado |
Company, lease, partnerships |
Within and adjacent |
Forestry operations |
Cerrado |
Company, lease, partnerships |
Within and adjacent |
Forestry operations |
Cerrado |
|
Mato Grosso do Sul (industrial) |
Company |
Outside |
Office, factory operation, forestry operation |
Cerrado |
Company |
Outside |
Office, factory operation, forestry operation |
Cerrado |
Company |
Outside |
Office, factory operation, forestry operation |
Cerrado |
Company |
Outside |
Office, factory operation, forestry operation |
Cerrado |
|
Maranhão (forestry) |
Company |
Within and adjacent |
Forestry operations |
Amazonia and Cerrado |
Company |
Within and adjacent |
Forestry operations |
Amazonia and Cerrado |
Company |
Within and adjacent |
Forestry operations |
Amazonia and Cerrado |
Company, lease, partnerships |
Within and adjacent |
Forestry operations |
Amazonia and Cerrado |
|
Maranhão (industrial) |
Company |
Outside |
Office, factory operation, forestry operation |
Cerrado |
Company |
Outside |
Office, factory operation, forestry operation |
Cerrado |
Company |
Outside |
Office, factory operation, forestry operation |
Cerrado |
Company |
Outside |
Office, factory operation, forestry operation |
Cerrado |
|
Amazonas (forestry) |
Company |
Within |
Forestry operations |
Amazonia |
Company |
Within and adjacent |
Forestry operations |
Amazonia |
Company |
Within |
Forestry operations |
Amazonia |
Company |
Within |
Forestry operations |
Amazonia |
|
Rio de Janeiro (forestry) |
Partnerships |
Within and adjacent |
Forestry operations |
Atlantic Forest |
Company |
Adjacent |
Forestry operations |
Atlantic Forest |
Company |
Adjacent |
Forestry operations |
Atlantic Forest |
Company, lease, partnerships |
Adjacent |
Forestry operations |
Atlantic Forest |
- High Conservation Value Area.
Areas adjacent to Conservation Units (CUs) by forest stewardship unit
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023¹ | 2024² | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Amazonas |
4,999.37 |
4,999.37 |
4,999.37 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
|
Bahia |
106,836.25 |
107,668.98 |
108,637.71 |
108,637.71 |
108,798.50 |
|
Espírito Santo |
72,446.22 |
69,689.43 |
70,408.18 |
71,544.24 |
72,309.99 |
|
Maranhão |
2,250.44 |
2,429.38 |
2,429.39 |
2,390.94 |
2,390.94 |
|
Mato Grosso do Sul |
1,716.82 |
1,707.28 |
1,707.28 |
1,707.42 |
1,707.29 |
|
Minas Gerais |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
4.10 |
4.10 |
|
Rio de Janeiro |
0.00 |
633.09 |
317.66 |
330.00 |
186.78 |
|
São Paulo |
14,094.40 |
18,511.86 |
19,624.56 |
19,700.61 |
19,944.93 |
|
Consolidated total |
202,343.50 |
205,639.39 |
208,124.14 |
204,315.01 |
205,342.53 |
- In 2023, the methodology related to the Buffer Zone (BZ) mapping base was revised. In previous years, the Buffer Zone included the Conservation Unit. In 2023, the cartographic base was revised so that the area of the BZ is counted from the boundary of the CU, in a thread-like format, i.e. actually characterizing the buffer region. Below is a breakdown of the changes per unit:
- Amazonas: the methodology had an impact on reporting. Suzano's area is 100% inside the Conservation Unit and, therefore, in the BZ there is no longer any reporting of the area in the Iquiri Flona;
- Bahia: the methodology had no impact on the number of BZs;
- Espírito Santo: the methodology had no impact on the number of ZAs, but the number increased due to the expansion of the E-ARC-101878-Três Corações Farm base, as well as the inclusion of the Aroeiras do Riacho Municipal ARIE CU. This property is not within the CU but is in its BZ;
- Maranhão: the methodology reduced the reporting of the Chapada das Mesas NP, but the I-IMP-14005-Natividade base expansion was responsible for generating a new impact on the Ciriáco Resex BZ;
- Mato Grosso do Sul: a methodology was responsible for the small decrease in the reporting of Suzano's area within the Pombo PNM BZ;
- Minas Gerais: the methodology did not affect the number of ZAs, but the number increased due to the base expansion M-JE-109365-Água Preta. This property is mostly inside the Conservation Unit and a small part in the BZ;
- Rio de Janeiro: methodology was not responsible for the increase, as Suzano's areas occurred only in the BZ region. What caused the increase was the cartographic revision of the boundary of the RVS Médio Paraíba State CU, which consequently increased the radius of the BZ; for this reason, Suzano's area of impact changed more;
- São Paulo: the methodology did not impact the number of BZs on the balance sheet. Some properties decreased their reporting due to the methodology (S-BM-99011-Capanhao / S-BT-99010-Pedra Branca / S-BT-99007-Pedra Branca / S-MC-99008-Pedra Branca / S-NASE-99534-Fazenda São Gabriel), but the number increased due to the inclusion of the RVS Bicudinho CU in Guararema; the company has an area adjacent to the CU.
- In 2024, Mato Grosso do Sul stands out among the states that have seen the greatest increase in the expansion of Suzano's territorial base, as a result of the Cerrado Project - it should be noted that many EPAs are present in this state, categorized as CUs, which corroborates the 15% increase in the base within areas of high value for biodiversity. Despite this increase, there is a characteristic of the type of unit; in Mato Grosso do Sul, the majority of EPAs do not generate a Buffer Zone, which explains why there is an increase in the area within the CU without an increase in the areas in the Buffer Zones. The CU areas in Rio de Janeiro in 2024, remained constant; however, there was a demobilization of Suzano's areas in that state, which led to a 40% reduction in areas adjacent to the CUs.
Areas within Conservation Units (CUs) per forest stewardship unit
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023¹ | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Amazonas |
4,999.37 |
4,999.37 |
4,999.37 |
4,999.37 |
4,999.37 |
|
Bahia |
2,106.00 |
2,371.19 |
2,409.02 |
2,405.11 |
2,405.11 |
|
Espírito Santo |
4,903.22 |
4,925.41 |
4,922.94 |
4,908.46 |
5,179.31 |
|
Maranhão |
21,362.58 |
21,286.35 |
21,286.35 |
20,016.57 |
20,437.85 |
|
Mato Grosso do Sul |
0.00 |
0.00 |
680.87 |
85,916.15 |
109,406.77 |
|
Minas Gerais |
1,709.48 |
1,682.29 |
1,705.86 |
1,994.02 |
2,014.52 |
|
Rio de Janeiro |
0.00 |
59.35 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
|
São Paulo |
70,383.86 |
70,446.55 |
70,223.69 |
76,733.35 |
83,219.24 |
|
Consolidated total |
105,464.51 |
105,770.51 |
106,228.09 |
196,973.03 |
227,662.17 |
- In 2023, a revision was made to the methodology related to the BZ mapping base. In previous years, the BZ contained the CU in its area. In 2023, the cartographic base was revised so that the area of the BZ is counted from the boundary of the Conservation Unit, in a thread-like format, i.e., actually characterizing the buffer region. Below is a breakdown of the changes by unit:
- Amazonas: remained stable;
- Bahia: decrease due to adjustment of the cartographic base of both Suzano and the CU;
- Espírito Santo: decrease due to the cartographic readjustment of the Córrego Grande RB CU;
- Maranhão: decrease due to the deactivation of farms A-US-99432-Vertente / A-US-99411-Condomínio Custódio / A-US-99414-Condomínio Custódio / A-US-99412-Condomínio Custódio / A-US-99441-Mangabeirinha;
- Mato Grosso do Sul: increase due to the revision of the UC base. The federal public base does not contain the units EPA of the Aporé River Sub-Basin Decree No. 2,585/2009, of May 8, 2009, + Protection Area Municipal Decree No. 059/2009 / Protection Area Municipal Decree No. 089, of August 9, 2011, + Protection Area Municipal Decree No. 108/2018, of March 27, 2018, + Guariroba EPA Decree No. 7183, of September 21, 1995. These units were sent via a request from the Meio Ambiente Florestal (Forestry Environment), which was consulted on SISLA. Additionally, there has been a base expansion of 29 farms that are located in these revised EPAs (C-CMPR-105780-Fazenda Figueira / T-CASS-109552-Santa Helena Farm / T-CASS-109531-Lúcio / C-RDRP-122035-Dois Meninos II / C-CMPR-106020- Palanque Farm/ C-RDRP- 103389-Jacuba / C-RDRP-106224-Santa Adelaida I and Santa Adelaida II / C-RDRP-106225-Santa Bárbara / C-RDRP-103388-Santa Angélica / C-RDRP-109505-Guavira / C-RDRP-103379-São José do Pontal / C-RDRP-103541-Janaina / T-INOC-109524-Santa Mercedes / C- RDRP-103385-Recôncavo / T-INOC-109571-São Judas Tadeu / C-RDRP-102874- João da Rita Farm / C-RDRP-102493-Mimoso 01 / C-RDRP-109409-Santo Antônio - Remanescente / C-RDRP-102387-Md / T-BATA-108444-Colorado / C-RDRP-102138-Garimpo / C-RDRP- 103514-Garimpo Parte / T-CASS-121880-V-11 Farm/ T-INOC-109396-Rio Manso Farm/ T-INOC-109507- Jiii Farm / T-INOC-109392-Três Marias Farm / T-INOC-109260-Conquista Farm/ T-INOC-109417-Nossa Senhora / C-RDRP-102400-Quatro Irmãos);
- Minas Gerais: increase due to the acquisition of farm M-JE-109365-Água Preta, located in the CU - RB Mata Escura;
- Rio de Janeiro: remained stable - Suzano has no areas within CUs in the state, consisting only of adjacent areas, the same pattern reported in 2023 and 2022;
- São Paulo: increase due to the expansion of the base of 17 farms located in UCs (S-CÇ-132889-Nova Esperança / S-PMHA-109577-Borba Gato / S-PBA-114439-Sítio Moraes / S-SOS-109579-Água Branca / S-PBA-110007-Sítio São Jorge / S-INA1-19057-Sta. Rita / S-TO-122025-Invernada Barreiro / S-PRCA-109234-Rio das Pedras / S-AIA-122144-Grótão / S-AIA-120626- Pico Alto Farm / S-AMP-102872-São Rafael / S-AMP-18094-Santo Expedito / S-PD-128245-Riacho Grande / S-SRA-128202-Serreta / S-BTU-128269-Fazenda Velha / S-SRA-17640-Água Bonita). Furthermore, the RVS of Bicudinho was included in the cartographic base, impacting four farms (S-GU-99513-Bloco Francos / S-GU-99516- Banco Farm/ S-GU-101194-Putim / S-GU-99532- São Carlos Rogemar Farm).