Forestry

Suriname is one of the most beautiful countries on earth. We have clean water, clear fresh air, consistent rainfall, in fact the perfect conditions to grow magnificent trees.

Managed by professional foresters who know the right way to manage forests for optimum growth, the trees on average are felled at 30 years. We select only the highest grades of felled trees to be processed to create our quality product range.

The wonderful thing about trees is that they are a renewable resource. This means that they can be grown, harvested, replanted and harvested again and again in a neverending cycle to provide clean air and water, habitat for wildlife, beautiful views and thousands of products both today and in the future.

Due to a strict control program from the Surinamese authorities, all the wood is harvested in a sustainable fashion.

Natural regeneration relies on nature to return an area to forestland after trees are harvested. Through natural regeneration, new trees grow from seeds that are carried by the wind, transported or buried by animals, or that are simply dropped on site by mature trees. In addition to producing seedlings from seeds, hardwood trees regenerate naturally by sprouting new growth from the stumps of cut trees.

In Suriname we practise natural regeneration principles where nature recovers itself. Simply put, forests are only harvested to a certain extend giving it the opportunity to regenerate itself.