Join me today as I speak with Andrea Braun, Director of Unique Forest Investment, where we dive into all things Paraguay – well related to forest investment that is. In our conversation, Andrea describes why Paraguay is becoming a favourable forest investment destination – covering several macro-level indicators as well as forest specifics relating to biological and climatic growing conditions, markets and industrial development. We talk about risks and opportunities, and get into the details on some of the technicalities of managing forests in Paraguay.
“There are not as many places in the world that offer as good conditions for forest investments as Paraguay, especially in terms of climatic and biophysical conditions”
Host: Shauna Matkovich - The Forest Link
Producer: Magdalena Laas - https://www.linkedin.com/in/laasmagdalena/
Details
01:30
Andrea introduction and overview of Unique Forest investments
02:36
Why Paraguay is favourable for forest investments
04:26
Eucalyptus species – more than 90% in Paraguay
05:18
Issues investors should be aware of in Paraguay
06:00
Details of the mill to come online
06:22
Rotation for pulp and paper
07:09
Paraguay’s political environment and legislation: positive or negative for forestry investment?
08:05
No limitations to acquire land – how tenure operates
08:31
Currency risk in Paraguay?
09:42
Forestry infrastructure in Paraguay
10:54
Current market – for export or local use?
13:23
Opportunity for enhancing biodiversity in land use – historical deforestation and legislation
16:42
Species of trees used
17:40
Climate change risks
19:35
Management regime to limit climate risks
20:10
Benefit of voluntary carbon market
23:36
Balance quality, carbon credits, and eucalyptus
27:17
Plantation forest management
29:59
Where is wood processed?
31:42
Road networks & infrastructure or professional services may affect logistics
33:27
Actionable piece of advice for new investors
35:42
Contact details
02:32 “There are not as many places in the world that offer as good conditions for forest investments as Paraguay, especially in terms of climatic and biophysical conditions”
07:20 “Also the tax regime, labor costs and low energy costs have made the country quite attractive when compared to some of its neighbors […] where the Latin American Economic Climate Index identified Paraguay as having one of the best ease of doing business in the region”.
21:15 “And this [carbon markets] has been very, very interesting for our clients and Paraguay has actually been quite fast and has issued a law to regulate the carbon credit production for private investors.”
Unique Forest investment: https://www.unique-forestinvestment.de/
Andrea’s email: andrea.braun@unique-forestinvestment.de
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