We took one more big step forward in our mahogany project. Not only replenished the nursery, we also planted almost 10,000 seedlings in the mountains of Marilog in between our nursery work.
Our goals are like our work: simple but effective. However, success only comes because we as a foundation operate modestly and are not geared towards maximum profit, i.e. not continuing the mechanisms of the colonial era.
Fair play is the right term for our partner program. A program where the partners are also such. If everyone earns from success, all partners have fun working together for success. Three parts are involved: a landowner, a partner who provides the financial part and Mama Earth as the operator of the forestry. Everyone earns in the end, at the time of harvest.
Sometimes we clients and people asked when we have grown enough timber, in our case mahogany trees. The answer is simple: NEVER. Why? The answer is simple: The demand for wood is so huge that we can continue to plant this and next century and will never have any difficulties in bringing the wood onto the market.
Wood is not only a risk-free investment because sales are secured, but also helps to protect our forests, because nothing works without wood. We can only save natural forests from the chainsaw if we provide enough wood.
Wood prices are also subject to the international share holder market, like all other raw material prices. With ores and petroleum, however, they have the huge advantage that they have no expiration date. Who can wait for the best (daily) prices, will always make a profit. For this reason alone, it is not important to look at the price development every day when investing in wood, but rather to look at the trends over six to twelve months.
Wood of whatever kind is becoming more and more expensive. Due to a lack of wood, window frames, park benches and houses are now being built from other materials that later cause a lot of problems because they end up as garbage or even as hazardous waste in some landfill. That‘s the wrong way!
Wood as a renewable raw material should have absolute priority. No building material can be more environmentally friendly than a tree.
With our savings program it is easy to grow green capital. You can start with a monthly fee of 10 Euros/500 Peso only you own 100 mahogany trees. Best Christmast gift ever!