Among all the reasons for stabilizing forest cover at high levels, the fact that forests - latu sensu - are carbon reservoirs or sinks, whose stock in vegetation and soil occurs through the removal of CO from the atmosphere through the process of photosynthesis. Thus, in addition to the measures announced in the previous specific objective, aimed at significantly reducing deforestation, reforestation activities will be encouraged. The aim is to double the area of planted forests in Brazil from the current 5.5 million ha to 11 million ha in 2020, with 2 million ha with native species, promoting planting primarily in areas of degraded pastures, aiming at economic recovery. and environmental of these. The positive impact of this specific objective can be measured as soon as the inventory of carbon stocks within the scope of the forest inventory is completed. The annual area of planted forests has already grown from 320 thousand hectares in 2002 to 640 thousand in 2007 (including replanting) with an increase in the participation of small producers from 7% to 25% in the same period. But to achieve the specific objective