Key points

• Low investment amount from just 30,000 US$ per unit*
• Gross return of 145,200 US$ over 20 years*
• Guaranteed returns of 16.8% p.a. for 20 years*
• Returns paid every 5 years
• Tax advantages
• SIPP qualified
• CO2 climate change mitigation
• Benefits to local communities
• Land held in trust
• Timber buyer with insured guarantee

*Based on introductory purchase price of 30,000 USD

Investment returns

• 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, if the investor wishes to take this option
• 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 30,000 USD investment (available until end Dec 2009), this will provide a return of USD 145,200 per plot
• The harvesting, processing and transportation will be carried out by a management company of your choice (unless you wish to organise it yourself) which is likely to charge 10% of the value of your timber sales
• After this has been deducted the investor will receive a gross return of 21.8% per year
• This produces a net return of 16.8% per annum over 20 years, after the initial investment amount has been deducted

The Project is a pioneering reforestation venture in central Panama. 1,000 hectares of land, currently used for cattle grazing, are being reforested with the fast growing tree Paulownia Elongata (also known as Princess Tree or Empress Tree). Paulownia is a fascinating species; believed to be the fastest growing hardwood in the world, it can be harvested 4-5 times in the space of just one Teak harvest and it provides an array of environmental benefits, from soil regeneration to an extraordinary rate of carbon dioxide uptake.

Paulownia Forest.

The Project is a commercial timber plantation which is also being developed as a Carbon Offset Project, following CDM guidelines developed for the Kyoto Protocol and verified to meet VCS and CCB standards, with environmental and socioeconomic benefits at the core of the project. The trees will be harvested after their fifth year of growth and sold as a sustainable timber product. New trees will regenerate from the roots to create three more cycles of growth and harvest over the 20 year project term. The investment opportunity is based on the sale of the project’s timber to a commercial wood trader