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“Import / Export of teak averaged 9.7% growth over 17 years”
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“Wood outperforms
conventional markets like bonds, gold, real estate, stocks and indices. This has been the best
investment I’ve ever made”
Peter Chadwick, Sales Manager, London UK.
“World consumption of industrial wood is predicted to rise 60% over the next 5 years.
Global Green Services has provided me with a solid, quality investment”
Louise Elkins, Business Owner, Manchester, UK.
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Risk Factors
Hurricanes - Hurricanes have occasionally hit the Caribbean side of Costa Rica; however an 11,000 ft mountain range that runs north to south through the centre of the country shelters the Pacific side where the tree farms are located. No Hurricane has ever hit the areas of our plantations in the last 100 or so years that records have been kept. There are tens of thousands of acres being held by institutional investors, pension funds etc. These companies spend hundreds of thousands of pounds on comprehensive due diligence before making an investment. They do not risk money on the whims of the environment.
Diseases - There are no known problems with pests or disease within Teak , however, be reassured that if you use a management company that we have recommended your trees will be constantly monitored and any appropriate action would be taken quickly. In the unlikely event of a problem, your management company is likely to agree to replant any trees that are damaged free of charge at least in the first three or four years. From the 4th year on Teak is resistant to all known infestations. The same rules apply with institutional money as above.
Forest Fires - Forest fires are not normally a problem in the humid tropics due to the moisture content in the air. Teak is very resistant to fire. Trees which are over 4-6 meters high are not normally damaged by moderate forest fires.
Appropriate measures have to be taken by all the management companies to prevent forest fire; weeds and vegetation on ground level are to be removed before the dry season, firebreaks are built between fields and 24 hour surveillance is to be provided by the resident foresters.
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