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Our assets
234,051
is the total number of hectares that make up
the assets of UPM Forestal Oriental.
This area is located
mainly in the west and north-east
of
the country
Forest assets form the basis for the
sustainability and competitiveness of
the business, based on which the supply
strategy for the plant and the export of
logs and chips to their external custom-
ers are planned.
Caring for resources is fundamental
to the sustainability of the business.
This is why the company devotes
extensive efforts to this end and defines
the most appropriate use of the land,
endeavouring to conserve biodiversity,
as well as protecting soils and water
and preserving natural forests. Around
eleven thousand seven hundred hectares
are covered by natural forests and six
thousand three hundred hectares are
delimited and voluntarily declared as
protected areas.
These areas, which include natural
forests, palm groves, sand dunes, wet-
lands and other environments, are man-
aged and monitored depending on the
management plans developed in con-
junction with specialists, and form the
basis for studies of flora and fauna and
a visiting site for educational centres.
ARTIGAS
SALTO
PAYSANDÚ
RÍO NEGRO
SORIANO
COLONIA
RIVERA
TACUAREMBÓ
DURAZNO
FLORES
SAN JOSÉ
FLORIDA
MONTEVIDEO
CANELONES
CERRO LARGO
TREINTA Y TRES
ROCHA
MALDONADO
LAVALLEJA
65%
of the area is set aside
for planting
35%
of the area is
managed for
livestock activities,
conservation of natural
resources and infrastructure
Our customers’ operations, especially the pulp plant in Fray Bentos,
forces us to plan a short-, medium- and long-term supply strategy. This
involves professional management of the resources and assets according
to the product’s characteristics.
UPM Forestal Oriental