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MB&G has worked on a variety of international forestry projects in such places as Venezuela, New Zealand, Brazil, Russia, and other countries. To keep international forestry consulting cost-effective, we approach these projects by first determining whether MB&G has the expertise necessary to meet the client’s goals efficiently. International work includes an evaluation of potential timberland acquisitions, forest inventory verification, expert testimony, property management audits, and assistance in harvest scheduling and yield table development. In most cases, our clients in the international markets are from the private sector.
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Project |
Venezuela |
Provided overview of potential wood supply concession in Northwestern Venezuela for interested US investors, including visits to tropical forest areas and assessment of local sawmilling and log export opportunities. |
Boise Cascade Corporation |
Provided tactical and strategic forest planning services for a 10,000-hectare eucalyptus plantation located in the state of Rio Grande do Sul in southern Brazil. A harvest scheduling optimization model is annually updated with current inventory information, and used to develop an annual harvest plan and answer longer term strategic questions. |
Forestry Corporation of New Zealand |
Provided expert report testimony in contract dispute. Report covered methodologies used to harvest and supply logs and analysis of potential modifications in log procurement and log merchandizing operations. |
Private Client |
Traveled to Tomsk, Russia, to evaluate economic development and investment opportunities. In partnership with Russian foresters, MB&G gathered data for a timber verification project on 10 million acres of timberland. Two additional trips were made for on-the-ground inspections in remote locations throughout the Tomsk region. |
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