Planting trees or bushes costs money…. At least that’s most people’s first thought. But reality is a bit different: planting trees means making money. In order to check this AquaPro has developed a calculation model in order to help you to check the figures yourself. But, it is also possible that you do not have sufficient knowledge of the business in order to make good decisions. Questions like:

• Which tree can or shall I plant on this soil?
• Which type of timber has the best market price?
• How many m3 of wood can I cut within “X” years?
• Which type of risks do I take, concerning wind, rain, hail, diseases, etc.?
• Is it interesting to make a fruit-wood combination?
• And many other questions may occur

In order to get the right answers AquaPro has selected Preferred Suppliers for you. These companies each have their own specialties and they are able to help and advise you on an independent basis. We have selected our specialists for their knowledge. So they don’t sell you projects. You may select a supplier of a project or an interesting investment proposition and our independent Preferred Suppliers can be hired by you to check the propositions. Perhaps you decide – once you have received the right information and are able to make decisions based on the received knowledge – to let do projects by reliable companies or to do a project with trees or bushes by yourself. It’s up to you.

For investors it is interesting to fulfill a so called “Baseline study”. A baseline study is an activity in the targeted country where the possibilities for investments in a natural resource are investigated. This is done while taking into account the international demand for FSC, CDM, VCS, CCBS, Gold Standard, REDD and Biomass certification. As a result of such a study a detailed investment plan can be developed in the direction of any of the mentioned standards. The study also includes a full financial assessment. Such a study requires around 2 months time. With around 100 consultancy days both in the field and in desk research. It also requires around 60 days for students, local experts etc. Total costs will be between 50-100.000 Euros including all expenses. This is for the full set of certification standards as mentioned above. When for example only one is targeted the cost price will be around 25.000 Euro. Ask for more information about a “Baseline study”, mail to Pieter Hoff

Our Preferred Suppliers are:
– Theoretical and practical knowledge about tree and/or bushes plantations: www.forestryservicegroup.com
– Theoretical and practical knowledge about which varieties to plant for a good IRR and timber market prices : www.voorderhaak.nl