Message-ID: <199711290405.SAA24284@spartacus.hula.net> Date: Fri, 28 Nov 1997 18:05:57 -1000 From: "Pacific Synergy Inc. (PSI)" <mailto:synergy@HULA.NET> Subject: Introduction to Global ECO-ESTATES To: mailto:DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU
Agro-Forestry Project
This letter serves to introduce Pacific Synergy Inc. and myself,
Peter R. Ziegler, to those who may be interested in a long-term, and
sustainable, income-producing project. The project is especially suitable
for tropical and semi-tropical regions with a substantial land base.
If your are responsible for the care of lands, as well as for ensuring that
the value of those lands produce sustainable benefits for current as well as
future generations, then we have something that will be of interest to you.
We offer a concept that will enable the land to produce exportable raw
material while remaining in harmony with nature, encouraging to the local
culture, providing sustainable jobs, and placing your raw materials as well
as value-added crafts in the global marketplace.
The descriptions provided in this letter are derived from the
Executive Summary and/or Business Plan and are subject to verification. The
Executive Summary and/or business plan can be forwarded for your review upon
receipt of a letter of interest. Full disclosure will be released to those
issuing a letter indicating intent to negotiate a financing plan.
Project: GLOBAL ECO-ESTATES
The project involves development of a turnkey agro-forestry
plantation with agricultural inter-cropping and the building of modern
ecological buildings with renewable energy systems which serve both
community and income-producing functions. The projections in this
business plan are based on 1000-acre increments and a ten-year crop
maturity. The crops are the basis of an economic system which will
finance the building of the eco-village(s).
The primary product will be timber for export. The type of trees
promoted will produce a very resilient hardwood that is currently much
in demand in the Asian market. The high value of the tree is derived from
its quick maturity, and the extreme stability and resistance to shrinking,
warping and cracking of the wood it produces. The fine grain and light
color stains and finishes beautifully and is half the weight of pine. The
wood is used for such products as musical instruments, veneer, fine
furniture, plywood, wall paper, high tech. laminates, moldings and finishing
timber.
Depending on the site conditions, the product tree grows to
8 meters in the first year. Trees are planted at approximately 5-meter
intervals, or 300 trees per acre. The thinning harvest is done in the
2nd and 5th year. By then, the trees are 12 to 15 meters tall, the
trunks averaging 35cm in diameter and producing 6- meter clear timber
trunks. Mature trees reach heights of 18 to 25 meters in ten years, and
live over 100 years. A clear timber trunk of 6 meters by 55cm diameter
is currently valued at $500 USD in Japan. In ten years, because of the
increasing price of timber, this same log will be worth $1000 USD. The
plantation can also incorporate Teak logs which will be worth $3,000
USD in 15 years.
Adding value to the timber by milling, drying and final machining
can increase the value as much as 5 times. Finished products can
further increase the value by a factor of 5. Portions of the timber can be
presold to timber buyers and entire harvests can be listed as "living stock"
or "eco-lumber futures" allowing investors to buy and sell the stock as the
markets dictate.
The secondary products produced by intercropping (crops grown
between the trees) include lupen, soy, bamboo, pharmaceuticals, teas
and herbal neutriceuticals, as well as edible produce, vegetables, such as
alfalfa, wheat, corn, beans and fruit trees. Again, growing conditions
will dictate the type of intercropping.
The tree canopy is relatively high and reduces windspeed. This
reduces the ground temperature and evapotranspiration rates while
increasing the relative humidity and microbial content in the soil. The
product timber has a multiple tap root system that grows 5 to 7 meters down
instead of out and allows plowing within half a meter of the trunk.
Minerals are pumped up from those depths by the trees and stored in the
leaves. The leaves make excellent animal fodder or can be composted,
eliminating the need for fertilizers. The annual blooming of the trees
produces vast amounts of honey which can be exported.
The secondary crops may be sold commercially 3 times a year or used for
self-sustenance amongst the eco-dwellings surrounding the plantation. The
intercropping farming activities can provide immediate income to the
development. The trees will produce income during the second, the fifth and
final 10 year harvest.
The ECO-VILLAGE system can be designed to fit the climate and
character of the host country. An approach can be used to address
economically attainable and environmentally sustainable housing. Each
"modern eco-village" can become a model community of either a residential,
vacation resort, or a commercial character. Existing plans can be utilized
or local architects and planners can work with the management team to
develop a unique and distinct village character.
MANAGEMENT:
The management teams can be contracted to initiate the
project with the intent to gradually train and develop the local workforce
to be able to duplicate the project and form mini-plantations. Our team
consists of a professional engineer and surveyor, bioponics specialists to
plan the
infrastructure of the greenhouses for tissue culture, plantation manager,
plantation masterplanner, land research specialist and marketing specialists.
Target Market: Global SCALE.
Globally, we are cutting down trees at the rate of 2 acres per second.
Predictions by experts state that the Asian market alone will require
approximately 2 billion trees by the turn of the century. Oak trees require
40 years to yield commercially viable hardwood. Poplar requires 10 to 15
years to produce pulpwood for paper. The product trees mentioned, produce
pulp wood in 2 years. The saplings are produced commercially through
cloning. The clonal tissue is disease-free and has been proven to produce
up to 4 times the usable timber of current conventional lumber sources.
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If you or your group is interested in this project, please follow up with a
letter of interest on your letterhead. A non-circumvention and
non-disclosure must be executed by all wishing access or open discussions on
the details of the project. A letter from your office will allow the names,
financial projections and all other pertinent information to be released.
Sincerely yours,
Peter R. Ziegler
Global ECO-ESTATES
P.O. Box 11230
Honolulu, HI 96828
U.S.A.
Tel. (808) 988-1123 or 545-5471
FAX (808) 545-5471
http://www.ibiic.com/psi/psi01.htm
email: mailto:synergy@hula.net
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Peter R. Ziegler
P.O. Box 11230
Honolulu, HI 96828
mailto:synergy@hula.net
Vox: (808) 988-1123
Fax: (808) 545-5471
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