ARACRUZ is a Brazilian company, with Brazilian shareholders and Brazilian management, which produces bleached eucalyptus pulp at its plants located in the states of Espírito Santo, Rio Grande do Sul and Bahia.
As a forest based company, Aracruz operates in over 150 municipalities in four Brazilian states, mostly in the hinterlands, in regions that often lack basic health, education, infrastructure and governmental services.
As a forest based company, Aracruz operates in over 150 municipalities in four Brazilian states, mostly in the hinterlands, in regions that often lack basic health, education, infrastructure and governmental services.
In this context, there is an expectation that private companies like ours play a role in improving local quality of life standards.
In the last 40 years, Aracruz has worked with its neighboring communities on many initiatives to help improve their quality of life. Our aim has been to establish longstanding relationships based on mutual respect.
As part of a more integrated approach to sustainability, Aracruz is reviewing its stakeholder engagement processes, with particular emphasis on listening and dialoguing. Our aim is to strengthen our relationship with several of our stakeholders.
However, these efforts are taking place against the backdrop of worsening relations with one of our key stakeholder groups - the Espírito Santo indigenous communities - in the context of increasing conflicts over land use in Brazil.
For the third time in 30 years, the Brazilian Indian Foundation (FUNAI) tries to expand the Espírito Santo Indians reservation on Aracruz's lands. For its side, Aracruz Celulose states to have documents and data to provethat the company does NOT occupy and has NEVER occupied Indian lands, and as NEVER removed or driven out Indians from their lands, having ALWAYS acquired its lands by legal means.
A solution to both parties
Aracruz is seeking an enduring solution for its relationship with the Indian communities, recognizing them as important stakeholders. A necessary ingredient of such a solution is the legal assurance that there will be no further expansions of the reservation.
As it has proven impossible to resolve the issue through dialogue, it is necessary to take legal recourse, as being the only way to obtain the necessary legal assurances. Dialogue will nevertheless remain essential to the building of an enduring relationship between the parties.
Due to the fact that it makes use of extensive areas of land to plant eucalyptus, Aracruz often encounters problems related to these lands, one of the most prominent being the indigenous issue.
In the last 40 years, Aracruz has worked with its neighboring communities on many initiatives to help improve their quality of life. Our aim has been to establish longstanding relationships based on mutual respect.
As part of a more integrated approach to sustainability, Aracruz is reviewing its stakeholder engagement processes, with particular emphasis on listening and dialoguing. Our aim is to strengthen our relationship with several of our stakeholders.
However, these efforts are taking place against the backdrop of worsening relations with one of our key stakeholder groups - the Espírito Santo indigenous communities - in the context of increasing conflicts over land use in Brazil.
For the third time in 30 years, the Brazilian Indian Foundation (FUNAI) tries to expand the Espírito Santo Indians reservation on Aracruz's lands. For its side, Aracruz Celulose states to have documents and data to provethat the company does NOT occupy and has NEVER occupied Indian lands, and as NEVER removed or driven out Indians from their lands, having ALWAYS acquired its lands by legal means.
A solution to both parties
Aracruz is seeking an enduring solution for its relationship with the Indian communities, recognizing them as important stakeholders. A necessary ingredient of such a solution is the legal assurance that there will be no further expansions of the reservation.
As it has proven impossible to resolve the issue through dialogue, it is necessary to take legal recourse, as being the only way to obtain the necessary legal assurances. Dialogue will nevertheless remain essential to the building of an enduring relationship between the parties.
Due to the fact that it makes use of extensive areas of land to plant eucalyptus, Aracruz often encounters problems related to these lands, one of the most prominent being the indigenous issue.
Aracruz's Questioning
How is it possible for someone to have removed or expelled the Tupiniquim Indians from their lands when the historical records show that they never inhabited that area?
How is it possible for someone to have removed or expelled the Tupiniquim Indians from their lands when the historical records show that they never inhabited that area?
The FUNAI report
The FUNAI report recommended the northern coast of the state of Espírito Santo has long been occupied by the Tupiniquim Indians.
The FUNAI report recommended the northern coast of the state of Espírito Santo has long been occupied by the Tupiniquim Indians.
Facts
For the third time in 30 years, the Brazilian Indian Foundation (FUNAI) is asking Aracruz to expand lands to the Indians of ES, even though the company proves it does NOT occupy and has NEVER occupied Indian lands.
For the third time in 30 years, the Brazilian Indian Foundation (FUNAI) is asking Aracruz to expand lands to the Indians of ES, even though the company proves it does NOT occupy and has NEVER occupied Indian lands.
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What the historians have to say
The area claimed was never inhabited by the Tupiniquim, who lived 140 km away.
What the historians have to say
The area claimed was never inhabited by the Tupiniquim, who lived 140 km away.
