In Brazil there are2 2 0pulp and paper companies, some of them having more than one mill. The forest base for the industry is1. 7million hectares of planted forests, 7 0% of which, with eucalyptus. Besides the plantation for industrial purposes, the companies recover and preserve2. 6million hectares of native forests, contributing to preservation of biodiversity, pro-viding riparian forests and protecting water resources while adopting plantation techniques associated with native forests.

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... gical corridors) ,exceeding the amount required by the Brazilian environmental law. The industry offers1 1 0thousand direct jobs, and pulp and paper exports reached US$4. 0billion, in2 0 0 6(Fig. 1) . 2. Pulp Production in the world Worldwide, the Brazilian pulp industry ranks in the6th place, with1 1. 2million tons produced in2 0 0 6, with hardwood market pulp ranking in the first place, while the pa- ブラジルのユーカリパルプ * BRACELPA ルードヴィッヒ モルダン