Integrated Silviculture Service
We offer a comprehensive forestry/silviculture package; from land selection and seed source selection, to the final harvest of the plantation and the marketing of timber products.
Project Implementation and Management
BARCA´s service versatility allows us to develop specific forest projects according to the needs of our clients. Our services may include initial diagnosis, planning, implementation, evaluation and control of the project in order to ensure successful results.
Forestry Consulting
BARCA also offers consulting services for activities such as plantation establishment, thinning, pruning, harvesting, plantation assessments, forestry surveys and inventories, land-soil evaluations and analysis, management plans, Geographic Information Systems, wood marketing, evaluation and assessment to achieve certification status. Every consultation is based on the forest certification philosophy.
First Nation Forest Tenure & Resource Management
The BARCA group has established an official policy of Conservation of Archaeological Heritage, explicitly defined both in BARCA employee job descriptions as well as in contracts with third parties.
The Comarca Emberá-Wounaan territories cover 430,000 hectares of mainly primary forest, located in the Eastern section of Panama, known as the Darien Gap. The Emberá-Wounaan’s main objectives are the conservation of the forest as part of their culture and heritage, and the improvement of the community’s wellbeing through social and economic development as a result of sustainable management of their land and natural resources. BARCA Panama is working directly with the Emberá-Wounaan community, providing management services, building business and technical capacity and structuring their Economic Development Company, NE-DRUA S.A.
Brinkman & Associates in Canada provides forest management and business development services on behalf of Coast Tsimshian Resources LP, a company owned by the Lax Kw’alaams first nation. Beginning in 2005, 830,000 hectares were being managed in partnership with the community. See more: www.ctrlp.ca. Management of these lands is based on the concept of ecosystem analysis and habitat protection to achieve responsible and low impact forest management.
Land Selection
BARCA conducts land evaluation for the establishment of plantations through site selection and classification, correlation of reference data (soil-climate-growth of forest species), soil analyses, classification of vegetation types and special areas, and the definition of the criteria for establishment and planting, such as internal roads, infrastructure, drainage systems, etc.
Plantations are mapped through geographic information systems (GIS) in order to calculate specific areas (net plantable regions, buffer zones, etc.).
BARCA identifies potential environmental hazards and recommends actions to mitigate them with risk management systems for fire, flood, winds, storms and vandalism.
Nurseries – Seeds & Macro-Propagation
BARCA operates tree nurseries in Costa Rica and Panama in order to supply local and international market demand, while maintaining the standards of quality and production established by our company. Tree production includes quality tropical hardwoods like teak, as well as precious native tropical species to be planted in our local projects or to satisfy our costumers’ needs.
We also offer consulting services in the design, construction and implementation of private nurseries, according to our costumer’s capacity.
Our main production methods are 1- through certified seeds and 2- with cuttings obtained from evaluated and selected trees (“plus trees”), both produced under controlled environmental conditions.
Wood Services
As an extension and complement to our forestry management and consulting services, since 2000 BARCA has been providing market research and options for the sale of thinnings, sub-products and harvested wood from final felling, through its network of national and international contacts.
Currently, our Wood Services division provides a complete range of services to its existing clients and other plantations and forest landowners. These services include:
- plantation appraisals
- thinning and final harvest assessment and planning
- full harvesting services
- wood marketing and trading
