Enabling Equity Investment in Afforestation & Sustainable Timber Company in Peru
This investment opportunity supports a pioneering 10,000-hectare native Afforestation, Reforestation, and Restoration (ARR) project in the Ucayali region of Peru, led by Bosques Amazónicos (BAM). The project is designed to generate approximately 5 million Verified Carbon Units (VCUs) over a 40-year crediting period, combining early revenue from carbon credits with long-term income from sustainable timber production. The initiative utilizes a diverse mix of premium native Amazonian tree species—including Shihuahuaco, Marupa, Huayruro, Caoba, and Capirona—to restore degraded lands and generate high-quality, nature-based carbon credits under Verra’s enhanced VM0047 methodology.
The project area consists of severely degraded farmland where natural regeneration is highly unlikely. The intervention addresses both climate and biodiversity objectives, while aligning with Peru’s Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). In addition to restoring ecosystem services and establishing wildlife corridors, the project provides significant local employment, implements benefit-sharing mechanisms, and enhances community resilience. Revenue is de-risked through dual income streams—carbon credits and sustainable timber, with implementation already underway through a state-of-the-art nursery, early-stage genetic selection, and completed community consultations.
Bosques Amazónicos (BAM) is a leading environmental services company with over 18 years of experience in the Peruvian Amazon, specializing in forest restoration and carbon market solutions. Headquartered in Lima, BAM has built a reputation for scientific rigor, technical innovation, and community-centered approaches to sustainable land use. It employs more than 1,200 people and has received multiple recognitions, including the UN-FAO Award for Best Company in Restoration of Degraded Areas and Peru’s Antonio Brack Award for environmental excellence. BAM’s vertically integrated model includes in-house nurseries, seedling production, sustainable timber management, and FSC certification, supporting a strong track record in project execution and carbon market credibility.
Calculus Carbon is advising BAM on the structuring and capital raise for this ARR project, aligning the investment opportunity with the mandates of climate-focused and impact-driven investors. Leveraging its expertise in nature-based solutions, carbon finance, and sustainable land use, Calculus Carbon is shaping the transaction to emphasize the project’s long-term climate impact, biodiversity value, and community co-benefits. The firm is supporting BAM in structuring an investment model that blends carbon and sustainable timber revenue streams to deliver stable, risk-mitigated returns, integrating ESG and permanence safeguards to meet institutional investor standards; and preparing transaction materials while facilitating engagement with aligned investors. Through this partnership, Calculus Carbon aims to mobilize catalytic capital into high-integrity, large-scale carbon removal aligned with Peru’s climate goals, while supporting ecological restoration and social regeneration across the Amazon basin.
