An international forestry fund identified a brownfield investment opportunity in Paraguay. The endeavor involved the purchase of 1,800 hectares of eucalypt plantations, at the time belonging to a private landowner. UNIQUE was commissioned to support the fund with the due diligence of the proposed investment. The assessment included the validation of information provided by the owner regarding the area, yield and quality of plantations. This analysis was used to support the negotiations and decision-making process on the investment.

• Validation of the effective forest area provided by the owner through remote sensing.
• Assessment of the reforestation potential through field observations and soil analysis.
• Validation of an existing forestry inventory through sample measuring on the ground.
• Assessment of the quality of the plantations and silvicultural interventions conducted.
• GIS-based analysis of historical deforestation.