scholarly journals PROPOSITION AND EVALUATION OF NATIVE VEGETATION RECOVERING INDEX (NVRI) OF RURAL PROPERTY

2016 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 407-414
Author(s):  
Lauro Marino Wollmann ◽  
Lia Caetano Bastos
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Native Vegetation ◽  
Porto Alegre ◽  
Native Flora ◽  
Applied Method ◽  
Forest Code ◽  
Supporting Tool ◽  
New Forest

ABSTRACT The new Brazilian Forest Code (Laws no. 12,651/2012 and no. 12,727/2012) establishes a set of rules in relation to native vegetation areas, such as Permanent Preservation Areas and 'Legal Reserve', that must be preserved by the landowner. Thus, it becomes relevant to survey these areas, as well as to assess the need for recovering them. In this context, this research aimed to propose a method for calculating the Native Vegetation Recovering Index (NVRI) for rural properties and to validate it on a case study of Porto Alegre/RS drawing on geotechnology and on a technical cadaster. The method enabled to assess the range of native vegetation and to characterize the Permanent Preservation Areas and the Legal Reserve of rural property, as well as to estimate the fraction of the area to be recovered with native vegetation in each property. In the case study, the calculated NVRI was null for 61 properties, and ranged from 0.1% to 94.0% for other 15 properties examined. For properties sized up to 01FM (one fiscal module), the NVRI was 1.3%; for those sized between 01 and 02FM, it was zero; for properties sized between 02 and 04FM, NVRI was 1.5%; and for properties above 04FM, it was 10.8%. For the total surveyed properties, the calculated NVRI showed that 9.2% of the area that should be covered with native vegetation is in need to be recovered, since it is disfigured in terms of its native flora. By enabling to assess the situation of each rural property regarding its compliance with guidelines established in the new Forest Code, the applied method becomes a supporting tool for policies on territorial and environmental management.

scholarly journals New Forest Code effects over smallholder’s intention to trade non-timber forest products

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alice Dantas Brites
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Sustainable Use ◽  
Forest Products ◽  
Native Vegetation ◽  
Non Timber Forest Products ◽  
Forest Code ◽  
New Forest ◽  
Household Incomes ◽  
Economic Use

Abstract. Brites AD. 2020. New Forest Code effects over smallholder’s intention to trade non-timber forest products. Asian J For 21: 41-45. The Brazilian new Forest Code (NFC) allows the sustainable economic use of one of its main mechanisms for native vegetation protection: the Legal Reserves. Smallholders' intention to trade non-timber forest products (NTFP) from such areas was accessed. Data were collected through 350 in-person surveys in two municipalities from Bahia, Brazil. Outcomes showed that more than half of the respondents do not intend to trade NTFP from their Legal Reserve areas and, the lack of knowledge about the process to obtain government permission for the economic use of these areas, was the main reason gave to justify it. Further, higher household incomes showed a negative correlation with the intention. Incentives from public or private policies and dissemination about the steps needed to obtain permission for Legal Reserve’s sustainable use are needed for engaging smallholders in NTFP trade. With these incentives, it would be possible to increase the NFC potential for adding economic value to the protected native vegetation and for linking conservation with the economic development of rural areas inhabitants. Thus, these outcomes add up to previous findings of the benefits of NTFP trade, and in terms of practice and policy, they can help in the development of environmental policies that incentivize the NTFP trade, contributing to increase landholders’ incomes and to the NFC compliance.

scholarly journals Using Fuzzy Logic in Test Case Prioritization for Regression Testing Programs with Assertions

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali M. Alakeel
Keyword(s):  
Fuzzy Logic ◽  
Regression Testing ◽  
Test Case ◽  
Test Cases ◽  
Test Case Prioritization ◽  
Software Developers ◽  
Novel Approach ◽  
History Of ◽  
Supporting Tool

Program assertions have been recognized as a supporting tool during software development, testing, and maintenance. Therefore, software developers place assertions within their code in positions that are considered to be error prone or that have the potential to lead to a software crash or failure. Similar to any other software, programs with assertions must be maintained. Depending on the type of modification applied to the modified program, assertions also might have to undergo some modifications. New assertions may also be introduced in the new version of the program, while some assertions can be kept the same. This paper presents a novel approach for test case prioritization during regression testing of programs that have assertions using fuzzy logic. The main objective of this approach is to prioritize the test cases according to their estimated potential in violating a given program assertion. To develop the proposed approach, we utilize fuzzy logic techniques to estimate the effectiveness of a given test case in violating an assertion based on the history of the test cases in previous testing operations. We have conducted a case study in which the proposed approach is applied to various programs, and the results are promising compared to untreated and randomly ordered test cases.

scholarly journals A contribution of the Cleaner Production Program to the ISO 14001 Management System: a case study in the metal-mechanic sector

2009 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 61 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernando Magnani Cervelini ◽  
Maria Tereza Saraiva Souza
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Management System ◽  
Environmental Management System ◽  
Cleaner Production ◽  
Iso 14001 ◽  
Production Program ◽  
System A ◽  
Iso 14000

The aim of this work is to identify the contributions of the Cleaner Production Program to the Environmental Management System certified to ISO 14000. The results of the research indicate that the procedure standardization demanded by normalization leads the company to adopt environmentally adequate procedures; besides, the implementation of the Cleaner Production Program acts as a complementary tool in the EMS, with a view to improving environmental performance.

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