• Annual fixed returns of up to 55%
• Invest through a UK based trustee
• Expert plantation development team with over 40 years experience
• Investment underpinned by one of the largest bamboo plantations in Central America
• Many layers of security
• Unrivalled environmental benefits

Sustainable timber in all its forms represents arguably one of the most secure investments available and bamboo is perhaps the most exciting of any timber investment.

Bamboo is the fastest growing land plant on Earth and can reach its full height in just one year as opposed to the 20 years taken for traditional timber. As a result, bamboo can create 20 times more timber per hectare than other hard or softwoods.

The global timber trade exceeds $600bn per year and is increasing, but supply is dwindling as 30% is produced illegally and another 40% is unsustainable. With its exceptional green credentials and high productivity, bamboo is set to become the sustainable timber source of the future.

Bamboo, and particularly our species of bamboo, has some exceptional qualities which make it at exceptional substitute for most traditional timber products. The bamboo will be used to produce products such as plywood, flooring, decking, panels and veneer. End consumers of the bamboo products buy them because they are generally less expensive than tropical hardwood equivalents, have better performance and more environmentally sustainable.

As a result, bamboo’s demand around the world is well established and rapidly growing. The world market is expected to quadruple to $20bn within the next four years alone.

On top of its economic opportunity, bamboo is simply the best source of timber for the planet. It sequesters four times more carbon dioxide than other timber and produces many local environmental benefits.

Location

• EcoPlanet’s current plantations are located in Rama in close proximity to the Rama port which offers excellent sea access to the key export market of the United States. The plantation was selected upon the following criteria;
• Viable soil and climate conditions for the growth of Bamboo
• Degraded land that will benefit from reforestation
• Social impact; providing employment and social returns in an area of need
• Accessibility; close to a major port which facilitates export