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Timber Investment in Panama - The Princess Project
Private investors are invited to join in this project by purchasing individual plots of land providing net returns of 13.7% per annum over a total investment period of twenty years (applicable to investments made before the 1st January 2010). Not just an exceptional financial investment, buyers can enjoy a variety of tax breaks, assurance of security and enjoy the environmental benefits and community initiatives facilitated by the project.
Key Points
The investor will receive 660 trees per hectare of land purchased
A lease will be registered in his/her name for 21 years, which will produce 4 timber harvests
A purchase price of USD 275 per m3 of timber is guaranteed by World Paulownia LLC.
A 5-year old Paulownia tree produces at least 0.2m3 of processed wood
The total m3 produced per plot over the 4 harvests is 528 m3
Based on a 35,000 USD investment, this will provide a return of USD 145,200 per plot
The harvesting, processing and transportation will be carried out by a management company at the cost of apr. 10% of the value of the timber sales.
This produces a net return of 13.7% per annum over 20 years, after the initial investment amount has been deducted
Investor Safety
The Silva Tree investment opportunity has been carefully created to ensure maximum investor safety. All projects are backed by a trustee structure and complete, transparent paperwork is available for every aspect of every project. All our projects are designed as certified Carbon offset projects and, as such, are regulated by 3rd party verification bodies.
Project safety nets in place
Land held in trust
Clear land and tree ownership
Complete transparency
Citadel Trustees
The Princess Project had been designed with maximum investor security in mind, employing a firm legal structure whereby land is kept in trust with UK based Citadel Trustees for the lifetime of the investment. Citadel’s highly experienced team has been providing trustee and stakeholder services for more than 25 years, handling in excess of £65 million/$130 million of client funds annually. Citadel´s Head Office is based in Camberley, Surrey, United Kingdom and the company has branch offices or associated companies in Spain, India, Thailand and China from which it services its international client base.
In accordance with the VCS and CCB carbon standards, project buffers must be kept aside to account for unforeseen events which may damage the project stock. A detailed project risk calculation is performed and buffers are maintained accordingly.
