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Distilling Eucalyptus Oil: the Scented Medicinal Liquid Gold

Eucalypts are multi-purpose trees. We have explored together numerous examples of it here in Eucalyptologics along time, from high value wood product uses to excellent raw timber for pulp and paper manufacture, from honey production to ornamental use, from ecological restoration to CO2 capture.

But there is one classic use, starting as early as the days of the First Fleet, that played a major role for the early expansion of Eucalyptus cultivation around the world in the era of the Fever Tree: the medicinal Eucalyptus Oil.

Just some weeks ago we were approached by some Eucalyptus fans with a crazy idea: Why not doing again what the early pioneers did and has been done since with these plants to show the people of today why Eucalyptus trees have always been considered "trees of good health"?


Eucalyptus Oil / Eucalyptus Essential Oil / Eucalyptus globulus leaf harvest in Galicia for Distillation / Aceite esencial de eucalipto / Cosecha de hojas de Eucalipto Globulus en Galicia para destileria / GIT Forestry Consulting SL / Gustavo Iglesias Trabado, Roberto Carballeira Tenreiro and Javier Folgueira Lozano / GIT Forestry Consulting SL, Consultoría y Servicios de Ingeniería Agroforestal, Lugo, Galicia, España, Spain / Eucalyptologics, information resources on Eucalyptus cultivation around the world / Eucalyptologics, recursos de informacion sobre el cultivo del eucalipto en el mundo

So, we decided it was a good idea to roam around the Eucalyptus Coastal Belt of Galicia to find a suitable place in which to collect the necessary amount of fresh eucalypt leaves to fulfill the request. And we did so using the latest local technology for harvest (Fouciño Method).


Eucalyptus Oil / Eucalyptus Essential Oil / Eucalyptus globulus leaf harvest in Galicia for Distillation / Aceite esencial de eucalipto / Cosecha de hojas de Eucalipto Globulus en Galicia para destileria/ GIT Forestry Consulting SL / Gustavo Iglesias Trabado, Roberto Carballeira Tenreiro and Javier Folgueira Lozano / GIT Forestry Consulting SL, Consultoría y Servicios de Ingeniería Agroforestal, Lugo, Galicia, España, Spain / Eucalyptologics, information resources on Eucalyptus cultivation around the world / Eucalyptologics, recursos de informacion sobre el cultivo del eucalipto en el mundo

Once harvested, selected, cleaned and sorted out, the massive initial amount of Eucalyptus foliage, rich in essential oil glands, and hence rich in raw Eucalyptus oil, was reduced to the minimum volume possible and weighted before starting a long journey away from Nova Australia!


Eucalyptus Oil Trek / Travelling Galician Eucalyptus to the Netherlands / El viaje de Galicia a Holanda de Eucalyptus para Perfumeria Eucalyptus Oil / Eucalyptus Essential Oil / Eucalyptus globulus leaf harvest in Galicia for Distillation / Aceite esencial de eucalipto / Cosecha de hojas de Eucalipto Globulus en Galicia para destileria/ GIT Forestry Consulting SL / Gustavo Iglesias Trabado, Roberto Carballeira Tenreiro and Javier Folgueira Lozano / GIT Forestry Consulting SL, Consultoría y Servicios de Ingeniería Agroforestal, Lugo, Galicia, España, Spain / Eucalyptologics, information resources on Eucalyptus cultivation around the world / Eucalyptologics, recursos de informacion sobre el cultivo del eucalipto en el mundo

And that way, the Eucalyptus Oil Trek started for those fresh leaves, all the way from Galicia in Northwestern Spain to the grounds of the EucalyptusFeest 2010 in the Netherlands!


KOALA Eucalyptus Nursery, cold hardy Eucalyptus in the Netherlands / de Groene Prins exotic plant nursery, cold hardy Eucalyptus in the Netherlands / Eucalyptusfeest 2010 / GIT Forestry Consulting SL / Gustavo Iglesias Trabado, Roberto Carballeira Tenreiro and Javier Folgueira Lozano / GIT Forestry Consulting SL, Consultoría y Servicios de Ingeniería Agroforestal, Lugo, Galicia, España, Spain / Eucalyptologics, information resources on Eucalyptus cultivation around the world / Eucalyptologics, recursos de informacion sobre el cultivo del eucalipto en el mundo

There in the EucalyptusFeest, Mary Rouw (EucalyptusKwekerij KOALA) and Hans Prins (de Groene Prins Kwekerij) had assembled a jungle of exotic plants that visitors could look at, touch and talk about while the Didgeridoos played. Among the ornamental plant stock, Mary's cold hardy Eucalyptus, suitable for gardening in the Netherlands, brought to the event from KOALA Nursery grounds for the amusement of those suffering from Aussie fever.


Eucalyptus Oil Distillation / Henk Ploeger loading Alembic with Galician Eucalyptus globulus for essential oil distillation / Koala Eucalyptuskwekerij / de Groene Prins Kwekerij / GIT Forestry Consulting SL / Gustavo Iglesias Trabado, Roberto Carballeira Tenreiro and Javier Folgueira Lozano / GIT Forestry Consulting SL, Consultoría y Servicios de Ingeniería Agroforestal, Lugo, Galicia, España, Spain / Eucalyptologics, information resources on Eucalyptus cultivation around the world / Eucalyptologics, recursos de informacion sobre el cultivo del eucalipto en el mundo

And then Henk Ploeger (aka Henk the Alchemist) started doing his thing: the Eucalyptus leaves left their bags and landed in the Alembic, getting ready to be well steamed in order to extract the Eucalyptus Oil contained within. Not so different from how the Eucalyptus Oil Industry started back in Australia in the 1850's.


Eucalyptus Oil Distillation / Catharina Ploeger sealing Alembic for Eucalyptus globulus essential oil distillation / Koala Eucalyptuskwekerij / de Groene Prins Kwekerij/ GIT Forestry Consulting SL / Gustavo Iglesias Trabado, Roberto Carballeira Tenreiro and Javier Folgueira Lozano / GIT Forestry Consulting SL, Consultoría y Servicios de Ingeniería Agroforestal, Lugo, Galicia, España, Spain / Eucalyptologics, information resources on Eucalyptus cultivation around the world / Eucalyptologics, recursos de informacion sobre el cultivo del eucalipto en el mundo

"Trasmutation" of such raw biomass as Eucalyptus leaves are into the desired small fraction of Eucalyptus Oil means, as for any essential oil, the need of as closed a circuit as possible to avoid the loss of volatile fractions. That is the reason Catharina seals the Alembic chamber with hi tech materials (Rye Flour Method), which will become solid as cement as soon as dry. And once this is done... the fun starts!


Eucalyptus Oil Distillation / Alembic for Eucalyptus essential oil distillation / Destilado de Aceite Esencial de Eucalipto / Uso de alambique para destilado de aceite de eucalipto / Koala Eucalyptuskwekerij / de Groene Prins Kwekerij// GIT Forestry Consulting SL / Gustavo Iglesias Trabado, Roberto Carballeira Tenreiro and Javier Folgueira Lozano / GIT Forestry Consulting SL, Consultoría y Servicios de Ingeniería Agroforestal, Lugo, Galicia, España, Spain / Eucalyptologics, information resources on Eucalyptus cultivation around the world / Eucalyptologics, recursos de informacion sobre el cultivo del eucalipto en el mundo

The Eucalyptus Oil Fest process is simple: boiling water produces steam, which flushes through the load of Eucalyptus leaves, heating the contents of the oil glands, which volatilize and are carried on by the steam away from the chamber through the funnel, until reaching the serpentine. As that last part of the circuit is cooled, the oil rich steam condensates and becomes a liquid hydrolat: oil rich essential water, or crude Eucalyptus Oil.


Eucalyptus Oil Distillation / Hans Prins watching Henks Alembic distilling Eucalyptus globulus essential oil at de Groene Prins nursery / Koala Eucalyptuskwekerij / de Groene Prins Kwekerij / GIT Forestry Consulting SL / Gustavo Iglesias Trabado, Roberto Carballeira Tenreiro and Javier Folgueira Lozano / GIT Forestry Consulting SL, Consultoría y Servicios de Ingeniería Agroforestal, Lugo, Galicia, España, Spain / Eucalyptologics, information resources on Eucalyptus cultivation around the world / Eucalyptologics, recursos de informacion sobre el cultivo del eucalipto en el mundo

Like a kettle brewing tea, the Alembic must boil for time enough as for the steam to extract the major fraction of oil from the load of Eucalyptus leaves. Time enough to share funny exotic plant stories and to wonder if there will really be some visible outcome from this.


Eucalyptus Oil Distillation / Henk Ploeger inspecting crude Eucalyptus globulus essential oil after distillation / Koala Eucalyptuskwekerij / de Groene Prins Kwekerij/ GIT Forestry Consulting SL / Gustavo Iglesias Trabado, Roberto Carballeira Tenreiro and Javier Folgueira Lozano / GIT Forestry Consulting SL, Consultoría y Servicios de Ingeniería Agroforestal, Lugo, Galicia, España, Spain / Eucalyptologics, information resources on Eucalyptus cultivation around the world / Eucalyptologics, recursos de informacion sobre el cultivo del eucalipto en el mundo

And there it is the visible result, once the excess water content of the crude oil mix is removed, for the amusement of oil distillers and surprised visitors. Essence of Galician Eucalyptus, organically made in the Netherlands.


Eucalyptus Oil Distillation / Eucalyptusfeest 2010 / Koala Eucalyptuskwekerij / de Groene Prins Kwekerij// GIT Forestry Consulting SL / Gustavo Iglesias Trabado, Roberto Carballeira Tenreiro and Javier Folgueira Lozano / GIT Forestry Consulting SL, Consultoría y Servicios de Ingeniería Agroforestal, Lugo, Galicia, España, Spain / Eucalyptologics, information resources on Eucalyptus cultivation around the world / Eucalyptologics, recursos de informacion sobre el cultivo del eucalipto en el mundo

Success then at the EucalyptusFeest 2010. Not surprising if we consider Eucalyptus globulus has been, for a long time, one of the most widely cultivated species used for essential oil production due to the abundance of oil glands in its foliage, and the richness of that oil in the desired aromatic compound: cineole.


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Eucalyptus Newsletter nº 28 - by Celso Foelkel

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Eucalyptus Online Book and Newsletter Nº28, June 2010, by Celso Foelkel / Eucalyptus Wisdom from Brazil / Boletín Online Eucalipto Nº28, Junio 2010, por Celso Foelkel / Sabiduría eucalíptica desde Brasil / Grau Celsius / Celsius Degree / www.eucalyptus.com.br

by Celso Foelkel



Summary of Contents




Selected Contents of the First 27 Editions of the Eucalyptus Online Newsletter

Section - "The World of the Eucalyptus"

Eucalyptus in Portugal
Eucalyptus in the State of Rio Grande do Sul - Brazil
Eucalyptus in South Africa
Eucalyptus in Uruguay
Eucalyptus in the States of Mato Grosso & Mato Grosso do Sul - Brazil
Eucalyptus in the State of Sao Paulo - Brazil
Eucalyptus in the State of Minas Gerais - Brazil


Section - "The Friends of the Eucalyptus"

Dr. Herbert Sixta
For. Eng. Teotonio Francisco de Assis
Dr. Robert Paul Kibblewhite
Dr. Laercio Couto
Dra. Maria Cristina Area
Dr. Luiz Ernesto George Barrichelo
Dr. Jose Luiz Stape
Mr. Gustavo Iglesias Trabado
Prof. Jose Paz Pena
Prof. Roberto Melo Sanhueza
Prof. Paulo Renato Schneider
Prof. Miguel Angel Mario Zanuttini
Dr. Dario Grattapaglia (just in Portuguese till now)
Dr. Alberto Daniel Venica
Prof. Dr. José Livio Gomide (just in Portuguese till now)
Prof. Dr. José Otávio Brito (just in Portuguese till now)



Section "Online Technical References"
- Editions associated to some specific issue

Technical References about South Africa
Technical References about Uruguay
Ph.D. Theses, Master Dissertations and Monographs from Chilean Universities
Technical References about Mato Grosso & Mato Grosso do Sul - Brazil
"O Papel" Magazine Cover Stories (Just in Portuguese till now)
Historical Books about Eucalyptus written by Edmundo Navarro de Andrade, Armando Navarro Sampaio and Octavio Vecchi
Some More Historical & Classic Books about the Eucalyptus


Section "Euca-Links"
- Editions associated to some specific issue

Euca-Links about South Africa
Euca-Links about Uruguay
Euca-Links about the State of Sao Paulo - Brazil
Euca-Links about the State of Minas Gerais - Brazil

Section "References about Events and Courses" - Editions associated to some specific issue

Events and Courses in South Africa
Events and Courses in Uruguay
Events and Courses in Mato Grosso & Mato Grosso do Sul - Brazil
Events and Courses in Minas Gerais - Brazil


Section "Online Digital Magazines"
- Editions associated to some specific issue

Digital Magazines in South Africa
Digital Magazines in Uruguay
Digital Magazines in the State of Sao Paulo - Brazil
Digital Magazines in the State of Minas Gerais - Brazil

Section "A Meeting with the Forest Sector Innovation" - Editions associated to some specific issue

ABTCP Articles (Just in Portuguese till now)
Technological Roadmaps 2009


Section "Eco-Efficiency and Sustainability Corner"
- Editions associated to some specific issue

ABTCP Articles (Just in Portuguese till now)
Eco-Labelling and Forest Certification

Section "A Talk with Alberto Mori about the Papers Manufactured with Eucalyptus"

A Talk with Alberto Mori about the Papers Manufactured with Eucalyptus Fibers
Decor Papers


Texts, Tutorials and Relevant Selected Topics about the Eucalyptus

Australian Plants - The genera Eucalyptus, Corymbia & Angophora
Forest Certification
Environmental Impact Assessment Studies of the New Market Pulp Mills (Botnia and ENCE) in Uruguay
Eucalyptus in Asia
Eucalyptus Diseases
Graduate Course in Pulp and Paper Technology - UFV Federal University of Viçosa
Graduate Course in Forest Engineering - Forest Products Technology - UFSM Federal University of Santa Maria
Wood Anatomy - A Tutorial - Photo Gallery with Images & Wood Anatomy Sceneries
Wood Anatomy: A Complement to our Previous Tutorial
Insect Pests & Diseases of Eucalyptus
Eucalyptus Essential Oils
Honey Production from Eucalyptus
Genomics in Eucalyptus
Environmental Impact Assessment Studies for Modern Pulp Fiberlines
Environmental Legislation for Modern Pulp Fiberlines: a Study by the Tasmanian Government
Bleaching of Eucalyptus Kraft Pulps
Best Available Techniques for the Manufacture of Eucalyptus Pulp
Costs & Profits in Eucalyptus Wood Production by Coppice - Clear Cutting Forest Management
Eucalyptus Photo Gallery
A Field Guide to Eucalyptus & Plantation Forest Trees
Planting & Growing Eucalyptus Plantation Forests
Albany resources (Western Australia) pay off for forward thinking
Eucalyptus: Doubts, Creeds, Myths, Facts & Realities. Part 01: The opinion of the "contrary interested parties"
Eucalyptus: Doubts, Creeds, Myths, Facts & Realities. Part 02: The opinion of the "favorable interested parties"
RISI Top 50 Power List
Eucalyptus Global Map 2008
Eucalyptus World Map
Tributes to Eucalyptus: Music & Literature
Weed Competition and Control in Eucalyptus Forest Plantations
Five Years of "Ask the Euca Expert" (Just in Portuguese till now)
Eucalyptus Wooden Poles (Just in Portuguese till now)
FEENA - "Edmundo Navarro de Andrade" Sao Paulo State Forest
Eucalyptus Museum
Prices of Forest Products
Costs of Forest Operations with Eucalyptus


Section - "Curiosities and Oddities about the Eucalyptus" by Ester Foelkel

Eucalyptus & Artcraft
Eucalyptus Inspiring Arts
Eucalyptus in Landscape Design & Gardening
Eucalyptus used for the Production of Bonsai
Eucalyptus used for the Production of Insect Repellents
Eucalyptus used for the Production of Honey - A top quality apiculture
Eucalyptus used for the Production of Soaps & Detergents
The Production of Shiitake Mushroom based on Eucalyptus Logs
The Association of the Eucalyptus to Human Allergies
The Disinfectant and Antiseptic Properties of the Eucalyptus
Eucalyptus used for the Production of Tannins (Just in Portuguese till now)
Railway Sleepers made from Eucalyptus Wood
Eucalyptus Wood Flooring
Production of Pyroligneous Acid (Wood Vinegar) from Eucalyptus Timber(Just in Portuguese till now)
Production of tars and creosote from Eucalyptus Timber(Just in Portuguese till now)

Eucalyptus Online Book Chapters by Celso Foelkel

Bark of Eucalyptus Trees: Morphological, Physiological, Forestry, Ecological & Industrial Aspects Oriented to Pulp & Paper Production (Just in Portuguese till now)
Minerals & Nutrients in Eucalyptus Trees: Environmental, Physiological, Silvicultural & Industrial Aspects about Inorganic Elements Present on Trees (Just in Portuguese till now)
Eucalyptus Fibers & Kraft Pulp Quality Requirements for Paper Manufacturing
Vessel Elements & Eucalyptus Pulps
Industrial Solid Wastes from Eucalyptus Kraft Pulp Production. Part 01: Fibrous Organic Residues
Eco-Efficient Management of Pulp Fiber Losses & Broke Generated in Paper Manufacturing
Eco-Efficient Management of Woody Forest Residues from Eucalyptus Plantation Forestry
Eucalyptus & Leguminosae. Part 01: Acacia mearnsii
Eco-efficiency & Cleaner Production for the Eucalyptus Pulp and Paper Industry
Opportunities for Eco-Effectiveness, Eco-Efficiency & Cleaner Production in Eucalyptus Kraft Pulp-making (Just in Portuguese till now)
Eucalyptus Plantation Forests Productivity from the Perspective of Eco-Effectiveness, Eco-Efficiency & Cleaner Production
1001 Ways to Make your Pulp & Paper Mill & your Planted Forest more Eco-Effective & Eco-Efficient (Just in Portuguese till now)
Industrial Solid Wastes from Eucalyptus Kraft Pulp Production. Part 02: Success Factors for Management (Just in Portuguese till now)
Papermaking Properties of Eucalyptus Trees, Woods & Pulp Fibers
The Process of Eucalyptus Woodchip Impregnation by Kraft Pulping Liquor (Just in Portuguese till now)
Individualizing Eucalyptus Woody Fibers for Kraft Pulp (Just in Portuguese till now)
Differentiating Eucalyptus Market Pulps & Papers through Pulp Fines Management (Just in Portuguese till now)

Technical Mini-Articles by Celso Foelkel

Flash Drying as a Process to Differentiate Market Pulps
Eucalyptus: the Tallest and most Productive Trees on Earth...
Washing & Cleaning Eucalyptus Pulps
ECF & TCF Bleaching Sequences for Eucalyptus Kraft Pulps
Eucalyptus in Brazil
Eucalyptus in Brazil - Second part
Modern Bleached Kraft Eucalyptus Pulp Fiber Lines
Best Available Technologies & Best Environmental Practices for the Production of Eucalyptus Bleached Kraft Pulps
Eucalyptus Bleached Kraft Pulp Manufacturing & Water Consumption
Closing Water Cycle for Further Reductions on Water Consumption in the Manufacture of Eucalyptus Bleached Kraft Pulp
Eucalyptus Planted Forests & Water Consumption
Eucalyptus Planted Forests & Biodiversity
Eucalyptus & Eco-labels
Eucalyptus & Soil Conservation
Eucalyptus Plantation Forests & the Environment
Eucalyptus Planted Forests & Sustainability
Communicating to Society the Realities of the Forest-Based Sector
Treating Wastewaters Generated in Eucalyptus Bleached Kraft Pulp Mills
Managing Eucalyptus Plantation Forests for Enhanced Sustainability
Eucalyptus Planted Forests, Land Use & the Production of Food in Brazil
Eucalyptus Plantation Forests & Pesticides
Eucalyptus Plantation Forests & Fertilizers (Just in Portuguese till now)
About Edmundo Navarro de Andrade, Armando Navarro Sampaio and Octavio Vecchi
Eucalyptus Plantations & Genetically Modified Trees
Pruning Eucalyptus Trees
Recycled Paper & Virgin Fiber Paper: The Necessary Technological & Environmental Link (Just in Portuguese till now)



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ENCE increases its FSC certified timberland in Spain

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Norfor is FSC certified / ENCE increases FSC certified Eucalyptus timberland / ENCE is a FSC certified sustainable forestry management company / Gustavo Iglesias Trabado y Dennis Wilstermann / GIT Forestry Consulting - Consultoría y Servicios de Ingeniería Agroforestal, Lugo, Galicia, España, Spain / Eucalyptologics - Information Resources on Eucalyptus Cultivation Around the World - Recursos de informacion sobre el cultivo del eucalipto en el mundo

NORFOR, a subsidiary Spanish forestry management firm of the ENCE Group [1], has regained its FSC Sustainable Forestry Management Certificate for 3,699 hectares of timberland in Northern Spain.

With this acreage, the ENCE Group reaches over 50,000 hectares certified under the FSC system, and total of nearly 100,000 hectares of sustainably managed certified timberland. Also this way NORFOR becomes the first company successfully re-implementing the FSC certification process in both Asturias and Galicia.

"We applaud the compromise NORFOR establishes again with the FSC beyond its participation as partner in the organization that promotes this certification system, thanks to the fixing up of those difficulties that have in past meant the temporary withdrawal of the certificate" stated Santiago González, FSC-Spain President.

FSC Sustainable Forestry Management Certification in Spain is a process of evaluation that acknowledges the good management of tree crops according to locally developed standards, which are inspired on principles and criteria established by the FSC International to define the minimum obligations, realistic or not, that a forestry management unit must comply with in a given area in order to be certified by FSC-Spain as sustainably managed.


Norfor is FSC certified / ENCE increases FSC certified Eucalyptus timberland / ENCE is a FSC certified sustainable forestry management company / Norfor renueva su certificado FSC de Gestion Forestal Sostenible / ENCE aumenta su recurso forestal certificado por FSC / Environmentalist Myths on FSC Certification / Mitos ecologistas sobre la certificacion FSC / Gustavo Iglesias Trabado, Roberto Carballeira Tenreiro & Javier Folgueira Lozano / GIT Forestry Consulting SL, Consultoría y Servicios de Ingeniería Agroforestal, Galicia, España, Spain / Eucalyptologics, information resources on Eucalyptus cultivation around the world / Eucalyptologics, recursos de informacion sobre el cultivo del eucalipto en el mundo

These Spanish standards are currently under a necessary review as a result of a process of consultation and public participation, which may allow their full adaptation to the reality of Spanish forestry and an increase of FSC certified timber production in Spain beyond the maximum achieved of 0.032% of total annual timber harvests.

NORFOR voluntarily joins once more the compromise also temporarily agreed by other firms and public administrative bodies with the FSC Certified Sustainable Forestry Management System in Spain. Examples of these parties include Oret Subericultura (cork production), Industrias Exportadoras de Carbón (coal dealers) and non efficient timber productive forestland under different figures of protection managed by the Spanish Ministry for Environment, Rural Areas and Oceans; the Andalusian, Navarra's, Catalonian and Murcia's Regional Governments, the Grand Canary Provincial Government or the City of Saragossa.

This regained certification indicates that the FSC system, acknowledging an environmentally responsible management, could not just be socially beneficial and economically acceptable for some public or privately owned forestlands, mostly non timber productive, but also could perhaps be successfully extended to timber productive forestlands in other areas of Spain.

Understorey of an Eucalyptus globulus coastal rainforest: something grows under organic renewable recyclable and environmentally friendly Eucalyptus cultivated tree farms / Sotobosque de un bosque lluvioso costero de Eucalyptus globulus cultivado organicamente, productor de materia prima organica, renovable, reciclable y fijadora de carbono: hay vida bajo los eucaliptos / Gustavo Iglesias Trabado, Roberto Carballeira Tenreiro & Javier Folgueira Lozano / GIT Forestry Consulting SL, Consultoría y Servicios de Ingeniería Agroforestal, Galicia, España, Spain / Eucalyptologics, information resources on Eucalyptus cultivation around the world / Eucalyptologics, recursos de informacion sobre el cultivo del eucalipto en el mundo

This renewed impulse for FSC certification of cultivated forests in Northern Spain could be joined by the future certification of 2,000 hectares of cultivated forests owned by small individual indigenous tree growers of Galicia. This initiative is framed within a FSC-Spain managed pilot project funded by the Spanish government and could allow FSC-Spain to implement for the first time in 10 years of activity a successful first stage of certification of timber productive management units owned by some of the 600,000 indigenous Galician tree growers [2].

The project is also linked to a larger initiative simultaneously taking place in Bulgaria, Portugal, Sweden and Denmark with the participation of NepCon.

[1] = The sustainable activity of the ENCE Group generates over 10,000 jobs, roughly 60% of which are directly happening in forestry, helping the social sustainability of indigenous rural communities in Spain. In addition, the activities of the ENCE Group allow fixing 5 million tons of CO2 per year, equating to the emissions of 1,000,000 people and becoming a very useful tool in the global fight against climate change. The ENCE Group and its forestry management subsidiaries were the leading pioneers for the introduction of certified sustainably managed timberlands in Spain, starting the adoption of certification processes by 2003.

[2] = Over 600,000 indigenous small landwoners and tree growers in Galicia roughly produce a 50% of Spain's yearly total timber harvests in less than 2% of its total available land. Their sustained effort permits locally grown cultivated timber in Galicia to be sustainably processed locally for the manufacture of high quality renewable, recyclable and environmentally friendly wood based products. This local indigenous effort diminishes the negative environmental impacts of sourcing timber or timber products from more distant areas, diminishes the pressure for timber and timber product procurement from native forests in Spain and overseas and sustains jobs in rural areas contributing to positive social impacts in highly fragile non urban communities, stewards of local ecosystems and landscapes.


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