Abstract
The use of soil and forest resources of the Caatinga biome in the state of Paraíbawas evaluated from 1996 to 2018. Data on vegetation cover and forest resource characteristics and their productive potential for firewood and charcoal were collected.The information used to characterize Paraíba’s land use and forest resources were examined by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), the Ministry of Environment of Brazilian (MMA) and the Northeast Plants Association (APNE). The research is exploratory and based on secondary data and may contribute, in part, to the economic development in the state. The results point to the existence of a constant degradation of the vegetation cover, although the types of soil use have changed over the studied years. The estimates adopted for vegetation cover and land use in Paraíba showed sensitivity and a high degree of risk to desertification of the biome, requiring permanent joint actions that guarantee the sustainable use of its biodiversity. It is concluded that the effective solution comes from the awareness and the practice of the Sustainable Forest Management Plan in the semi-arid region of Paraíba, providing more effectively the sustainability of the Caatinga biome.
Keywords:
Caatinga; Forest management; Bioenergy
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