Document of Forest Origin (DFO) and its Relevance in Civil Construction

Abstract

Studies show that deforestation in the country has advanced in recent years and the sustainable use of forest resources has become increasingly necessary. Brazil is the second largest when it comes to vegetation cover in the world, but it is one that has a higher rate of deforestation. Deforestation has consequences for the environment and society, such as greenhouse gas emissions, disintegration of traditional populations, pollution, destruction of protected areas, among others. To prevent rampant deforestation from reaching the native forest regions and control deforestation, Brazil has created a mechanism called the Forest Origin Document (DFO) that monitors them from extraction to final consumption. This article aims to relate the exploitation of native wood with a state procedure can regularize illegalities to avoid deforestation, bring more clarity of procedures and tools in a simple way for a better understanding of companies that need the timber system, regarding the emission of DFO.