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Silva Tree Princess Project Carbon Offset Validation

Friday, July 23rd, 2010

The Princess Project Panama is a reforestation project using the fast growing tree species Paulownia Elongata. Although it is a commercial timber plantation, the project is also being developed as a Carbon offset project by Silva Tree Panama. Following many months of development, the Princess Project is finally ready to be validated under the Voluntary Carbon Standard, the first stage of achieving certification. The official VCS auditor that has been selected for the task is the Rainforest Alliance. The Rainforest Alliance is an international non-profit organization accredited by the American National Standards Institute to ISO 14065:2007 (the international standard for greenhouse gas validation and verification bodies). An experienced Voluntary Carbon Standard (VCS) auditor will perform a number of checks on the project to ensure its design meets the VCS.

Once the Princess Project validation has been completed, the monitoring plan for Carbon sequestration will commence and the Carbon project will undergo verification to ensure the correct amount of Carbon has been absorbed by the Paulownia trees. The Rainforest Alliance will most likely be selected to perform this stage of VCS certification as well.

The Princess Project Panama continues to be sold as an investment opportunity by Silva Tree and its network of agents.

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Silva Tree Touched by Panama Community

Thursday, April 29th, 2010

Silva Tree have had a rough few days, trying to defend our reputation and undo some of the damage caused by our recent media misrepresentation ordeal. Every cloud has a silver lining, though, because these recent events, however unfortunate, have made us realise how much support we have from the people that count.

Aside from the colleagues, clients, relative strangers and even competitors who have contacted us offering their support and understanding, the local communities in Panama, including the mayor of Chepo, have been helping Silva Tree in every way possible. From writing letters stating the impact of our work on their communities, to agreeing to testify in court on our behalf, we have received an overwhelming amount of kindness, sympathy and assistance from many people.

This kind of reaction reminds us why we first decided to set up projects like the Princess Project in the first place, it reminds us that the work we do is appreciated and that our business is really all about people. Those who matter have never doubted our integrity.

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2010 Is International Biodiversity Year

Tuesday, April 20th, 2010

The United Nations have chosen 2010 to be the International Year of Biodiversity.

Biodiversity is the variety of lifeforms on the Earth, from Amoeba to Palm Trees, to Elephants.  Biodiversity is essential for sustaining the natural living systems that provide us with food, fuel, health, wealth, etc.

Panama is located in a maximum biodiversity region, specifically in one of the six identified biodiversity hotspots.  Its altitudinal variation and tropical climate conditions allow it to support a variety of ecosystems.  According to the WWF classification system, Panama is home to 8 of the 200 known eco-regions of the world.

Despite its size, Panama has 21 times more plant species per square kilometer than Brasil, the largest number of vertebrates in Central America and the Caribbean,  3.5% of the world’s flowering plants, 10% of all bird species on the planet, and 15. 5% of the known species of mammal on the planet.

Maintaining biodiversity in hotspots such as Panama is essential to the future survival of many species.  The Princess Project provides food, shelter and migration pathways to a variety of animals, including Armadillos and Spider Monkeys.  Many animals and plants still exist in little islands of rainforest within the project area.  By protecting these areas as well as replanting massive areas of forest, these species will be able to spread into larger areas once more.  By replacing the forests that once stood, and protecting those that survived, we will bring back a great variety of animals and plants to their former homes, and because of the Princess Project’s size, we know our efforts will make a difference.

The main UN site can be found here: http://www.cbd.int/2010/welcome/ with more details about the objectives for this year.

The UK has a specific site hosted by The Natural History Museum http://www.biodiversityislife.net/?q=home.

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