0541-2016-MINAE, published in Supplement number 4 to La Gaceta number 5 of Friday, January 6, 2017, and to add a point 1.2.1.A, Which shall read: Sub-activity called Forest Plantations with Reduced Rotation Cycles (Plantaciones Forestales con Turnos de Rotación Reducidos) (PFTRR). The conditions governing the processing of applications, for the recognition of environmental services in the activity of Forest Plantations with Reduced Rotation Cycles, shall be the following:
- a)Payment amounts per activity and other conditions:
For the year 2017, the sub-activity of Forest Plantations with Reduced Rotation Cycles (PFTRR) shall be included within the modality of Recovery of Forest Cover (Recuperación de la Cobertura Forestal), for a maximum amount of 2,000 hectares, which are part of the 6,210 hectares planned for the reforestation activity in 2017 with fast-growing species.
- b)The amount to be paid for Forest Plantations with Reduced Rotation Cycles (PFTRR) shall be three hundred sixty-one thousand five hundred thirty-one colones 00/100 (361,531 colones with 00/100) per hectare. Payments shall be distributed as follows: 50% the first year, 25% the second year, and 25% the fourth year.
- c)The National Forest Financing Fund shall use the following minimums to process the corresponding payments each year:
Minimum reference values for diameter (DBH cm) and total height (m), expected per year for Forest Plantations with Reduced Rotation Cycles (PFTRR) for the species Gmelina arborea and species of the fast-growing group:
| Age (years) | VRM DBH* (cm) | VRM Tot Ht** (m) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | 3.29 |
| 2 | 8.88 | 6.65 |
| 3 | 13.35 | 9.73 |
| 4 | 14.69 | 10.69 |
| 5 | 17.55 | 12.48 |
| 6 | 19.53 | 13.80 |
* DBH, minimum reference diameter at breast height in centimeters ** Ht, minimum reference total height in meters For plantations for Dendroenergy production, densities may vary between 2,000 trees/ha and 5,000 trees/ha; likewise, the final harvest may not be carried out before six years.