Project Developers Perspective - Andrew Steel - Equitech

THE PROJECT DEVELOPERS PERSPECTIVE ANDREW G . STEEL

Chief Executive Officer The TREEDOM Group

andrew.steel@treedom.biz

INTRODUCTION

Project DeveloperConsultancyCarbon Forestry“Plantation Management”

“Investment Advisor to the Asia Renewable Resources Fund (ARRF) ”

“UK Charity & Thai Foundation”

AIMS/OBJECTIVESSix Senses Reforestation Project

EDUCATION

Educating the client Long lead time Educating Govt

departments on carbon offsetting

Pioneering - No Govt policy Speaking Swahili

DOCUMENTATION

Translation (500 pages) Removal of key sentences from

our documentation Procedures

Story changing Satellite imagery

PARTNERS

Sourcing the right partners FORRU, DNP

Go to ground first bottom up approach

Corruption Going it alone takes a lead time

of around 2-3 years Government department acts as

Project Lead 18 months

SOURCING LAND

Sourcing the land Costs – high ($20k Ha – without

land title) Difficult locations

Accreditations Criteria Teak plantations

Land Sizes Ask for 500 Rai you get 500 Rai

lost in translation?

RECRUITMENT

Getting the team in place Signing contract to getting project started

Sourcing skilled forestry staff proving difficult Lack of forestry personnel - only 274

forestry students from Kasetsart University

Villagers difficult to recruit in fruit harvesting season

LOGISTICS

Equipment Storage

Seedlings 10,000 a day from nursery

Villagers Door to Door service! Walk up the hill…….. Bathrooms

WEATHER …. FLOODING

Adverse climate conditions (persistent rainfall)

Access to Areas Flooding of roads restricted

area access (Mae Wa) Bridge taken out (Doi Pa Ma)

WEATHER …. FLOODING

Water level started to rise …………….

21st Sept 2011

WEATHER …. FLOODING

Water level rose tenfold causing bridge neck collapse

28th Sept 2011

Only 7 Days later

VILLAGERS…. positives

SupportiveEmployment Opportunity EducationEnvironmental Harmony

OTHER LAND USE…..

Common cattle & elephant grazing ground

VILLAGERS…. ISSUES &CONFLICTS Payments

No ATM – Cash! Working with hill tribe

groups Lack of lead time to

conduct Participatory Resource Assessments (PRA)

Knife threats Threats to take out the

bridge Threats to burn down the

site

CONCLUSION

Not for the faint hearted or people with high blood pressure!

THANK YOU ANDREW G . STEEL

Chief Executive Officer The TREEDOM Group

andrew.steel@treedom.biz