Flowchart of the forest harvesting process ([20], adapted).

Flowchart of the forest harvesting process ([20], adapted).

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The advancement of mechanization in forestry has increased productivity in the forestry sector, bringing positive and negative impacts that require a deeper understanding for sustainable forest management. This study aimed to apply a simplified instrument for assessing damage and environmental impacts in forest harvesting of commercial eucalyptus p...

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... flow of activities is exemplified in Figure 1: ...
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... RIAM method [22] consists of a systemic analysis of environmental impacts derived from an activity that generates a degree of modification in the environment in Figure 1. Flowchart of the forest harvesting process ( [20], adapted). ...
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... of these primary impacts is also related to secondary and tertiary impacts, demonstrating that this activity presents a greater complexity of variables to be monitored within the forest harvesting process. All interaction networks created are presented in the Supplementary Materials ( Figures S1-S4), cited at the end of this article. Figure 2 shows an example of one of the interaction networks developed in the study: ...
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... of these primary impacts is also related to secondary and tertiary impacts, demonstrating that this activity presents a greater complexity of variables to be monitored within the forest harvesting process. All interaction networks created are presented in the supplementary material ( Figure S1, Figure S2, Figure S3 and Figure S4), cited at the end of this article. Figure 2 shows an example of one of the interaction networks developed in the study: The largest share of impacts on the physical environment was in the network of interactions designed for road opening and maintenance. ...
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... Road transportation: improvement in road quality, soil compaction, silting, damage to conservation areas, erosion, greenhouse effect, accidents, health problems, absence or death, regional development, income generation, soil, water and air pollution, waste generation, job creation, regional development and depletion of water resources. The Environmental Score (ES) within each forest harvesting activity is detailed below (Figures 6-10): Forests ...
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... timber transportation activity ( Figure 10) stands out in terms of positive impacts on the anthropic environment due to the hiring of truck drivers and security teams, as transportation, as well as logging, take place continuously throughout the week. As for the negative impacts, they are due to the aspects that can cause changes to the physical and biotic environments. ...