BR Amazon Forest

completed

IFC will be the lead advisor in this forestry project in Brazil. The project seeks to support the Brazilian Forestry Service (BFS) in developing a private forest concession system to ensure long term sustainable forest management of the areas given in concession. More concretely, the project plan to establish a concession model for sustainable forest management of two public forests (Itaituba I & II) in the Brazilian Amazon (State of Pará) to be awarded by BFS. In Phase 1, IFC will undertake a technical review of forest inventory, management plan, operating costs, and pricing model to increase confidence in BFS approach and accurately reflect the costs of operating in a concession. Phase 2 will consist of the preparation of contract and bidding documents, (ii) marketing, and (iii) assistance during bidding process up to commercial close.