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Annual Report 2023
Annual Report 2023
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Social and environmental sustainability continues to be at a very high level

Precious Woods Amazon passed the certification audits for FSC and PEFC in 2023 with excellent results. This means that MIL Madeiras has now been FSC-certified for 26 years and PEFC-certified for 7 years. This is a sustained confirmation of our pioneering role in forest certification.

We continue to work on a wide variety of research projects to deepen information on forest ecology and to optimize and document our resource-preserving forestry operations. We are also in close and intensive contact with the regional communities, allowing us to undertake useful joint projects. Supporting the local population and businesses through a wide range of development projects continues to be a focus of our social engagement.

In the reporting year we conducted the following activities:

  • In 2023, the northern region of Brazil experienced one of its worst droughts ever. Many residents suffered from the low water levels in the rivers, which also made the population’s access to drinking water and transportation logistics difficult. In light of this critical situation, PW Amazon donated wood for the construction of bridges and access platforms to the rivers.
  • In 2023, PW Amazon organized a road safety campaign for employees and the local population in collaboration with the municipal specialist authority. The goal of this awareness-raising campaign was to reduce the number of accidents in general and prevent the death of wild animals.
  • The agricultural development programme for local communities was also continued. The focus in 2023 was on providing technical support for sustainable farming methods and supplementing the traditional knowledge of the local population. Workshops were also held to explain the possibilities of local development loans to the communities.
  • PW Amazon supported the local municipal authorities in cleaning up the public waste disposal site. Local residents were also offered training in waste management, with the goal of preventing environmental damage and the spread of disease.
  • We also continue to support various environmental and sustainability research projects in collaboration with local universities and research institutions. One focus was on fauna, in collaboration with the Amazonas State University (UEA). One study examined the influence of forest management on the bird population, concluding that it is not adversely affected by sustainable forest management. A similar study was also carried out for mammals, showing that our management method sustainably protects the fauna.