Políticas públicas de plantio de árvores na área urbana de Chapecó, entre 1965 a 1992

Abstract

The municipality of Chapecó is inserted in the context of occupation of spaces, especially from the beggining of the 20th century, with the intensification of colonization in the region, and the gradual intervention of human beings in nature, altering and distorting the forest landscape. This research deals with the public policies for planting and replanting trees in the city of Chapecó, Santa Catarina, between the years 1965 and 1992. The initial time frame derives from the creation of the forest code in 1965, and the creation of the Chapecó National Forest – FLONA, and ends in 1992, four years after the creation of the Brazilian Constituition of 1988, and the year of Eco 92, the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development held in Brazil. The research identifies the measures taken by the rulers during this period to plant and replant trees in the urban area of the municipality, among them, the conservation unit, municipal parks and afforestation plan in the urban area of Chapecó. It proposes an analysis of how the afforestation of the streets, squares and parks of the city was carried out through journalistic periodicals that were published between the years 1965 and 1992, and laws and decrees that were enacted with the aim of creating and conserving wooded public spaces. Through the analysis of journalistic sources and municipal legislation, municipal policies to create spaces and actions to plant trees in the urban area of Chapecó are highlighted.