As required by the Brazilian legislation on Protection of Cultural and Historical Patrimony, Klabin prepared an Archaeological Monitoring and Rescue Program. The program objective is to furnish the scientific knowledge and technical and logistic base to secure the protection of cultural and historical patrimony in the area encompassing the cellulose plant site, the water intake, treatment and release works, the 230kv transmission line and a buffer zone reserved for environmental protection around the plant.

During the ESIA (February 2012) and in advance of soil removal, Klabin hired the services of Miguel Grassler - YGARIB? Instituto de Pesquisa e Estudos Socioambientais (Curitiba), a recognized anthropologist to carry out the Phase One of the Prospective/Rescue Study in order to protect cultural and historical patrimony likely to be affected/damaged by construction activities, especially those requiring soil removal, following a terms of reference approved by the Instituto de Patrimonio Historico e Artistico Nacional - IPHAN.   The field research, rescue and analysis of material remains were carried out in close consultation with the IPHAN and pertinent State of Paran? authorities.  Among important findings, the research officially identified/registered 13 archaeological sites with pre-Columbian remains in the area under study that will be impacted by the project construction works.  The majority of ceramic artifacts found are related to the Kaingang indigenous people (J? Linguistic Family), semi-nomads, based on fruit and honey recollection, fishing and hunting activities with incipient agriculture), a culture whose descendants are still alive, and some of whom are currently living in the two nearby Indigenous Reserves of Queimadas and Tibagy/Mococa, together with Guarani groups (Tupi-Guarani linguistic family). 

Same approach has been taken in the ESIA and RAS of the access roads, transmission line, and railroad spur, field studies was extended to cover all project-associated components, especially those requiring soil removals. In addition, the Sponsor is implementing the second phase (Phase Two) of the Archaeological Monitoring and Rescue Program during the construction phase (2013-2015).  To this end, a team of resident archaeologist is remaining in the construction site to monitor soil removal engineering works and rescue archaeological remains that might appear during the construction period. 

During the operation phase, Klabin plans to promote and carry out a Cultural Patrimony Public Education Program in the Ortigueira / Tel?maco Borba /Imba? taking advantage of the archeological findings in the project area. 

The Archeological Management program included in the PBA describes the chance find, monitoring and patrimony procedures that were further complemented by following Cultural and Patrimony Prospection/Protection program and Archeological Monitoring Report dated July 2013, presented and approved by IPHAN. As set forth in the ESAP, The Sponsor will develop and implement a Second Phase cultural Patrimony Prospection/Protection Plan, following a schedule defined by IAP/IPHAN and as a condition to be completed before the request of the Environmental License for Operation (LO ? Licensa de Opera??o, in Portuguese). Klabin has provided to IPHAN a report explaining: (a) the chance-find procedures to be followed during the construction phase of the project main facilities as well as off-site associated components; mechanism to protect any further cultural assets found; (b) the mechanism/procedures to protect any further cultural assets found during construction activities; and (c) mechanism/procedures in case archaeological findings require in-situ protection. All archeological material rescued during construction are being/will be stored in the Parana Estate Historical/Archeological Museum (Museu Paranaense) and, as defined in a condition of the Environmental License, will be permanently placed in a technical collection  (reserva t?cnica, in Portuguese) in Ortigueiras, to be defined in cooperation with Museu Paranaense.

As previously described in PS1 section, Klabin will include in the Management Normative of Puma Project development, specific procedures for contractors to follow Archeological Management Plan requirements.

The Archeological Management plan includes a Patrimony Educational program aimed to local communities and  will include specific and culturally appropriate arrangements to ensure that nearby Indigenous Peoples communities are included and benefit from the Cultural Patrimony Public Education Program currently under development.