We are experts in the acquisition or disposition of tropical plantations, native tropical forests, and un-forested properties for the purpose of reforestation.
Whether replanting an existing plantation, or reforesting agricultural land, La Foresta can provide a full range of critical, turn-key services including:
La Foresta can administer timber harvests through the effective competitive bid process, and provide harvest monitoring services to assure adherence to timber sale contract specifications. The sale of timber is certainly a milestone for and timberland owner.
La Foresta provides a variety of appraisal and other related services to meet the many needs of our clients. From the valuation of a single stand to the appraisal of a timberland investment containing several thousand hectares, we are well positioned to accommodate clients needs in an efficient, effective, and professional manner.
Heightened awareness and concerns over the climate change are creating a rapidly growing interest in carbon sequestration. Market-based mechanisms are emerging as a more efficient means for addressing climate change.
One of the most important steps in managing your timberland is the formation of a management plan that is tailored to your situation. This planning phase can be as simple as preparing a brief management prescription for one tract, or as complex as developing annual allowable harvests, operating budgets, management policies, or even investment strategies for larger ownerships.
Forest certification, or "green" certification as it is sometimes called, is an effort to identify forestland that is well-managed. The certification "movement" is an extremely important topic in the global forest community.
Unfortunately in the course of owning a property a need may arise for a Timber Damage Assessment. In the tropics, this can be attributed to tropical storms, wind, flooding, disease, or some other circumstances such as squatters, timber theft, logging damage, etc.