Aside from ecological and social benefits our forests also provide natural resources. ForestFinance offers forest products made of wood and cocoa which are 100 per cent retraceable. The RootProof label gives consumers more transparency by showing them exactly where the main product components or the whole product comes from. Our wooden products come from certified forestry. ForestFinance cocoa is produced fairly and the wages paid are above the regional minimum wage.
Child labour is not part of any of our products. ForestFinance supports the EU resolution against child labour in cocoa plantations and works closely with local partners to ensure the strict adherence to the rules of the International Labour Organization (ILO). ForestFinance cocoa forests in Panama are UTZ certified since 2014. As of this year, our cocoa forests in Peru also bear the UTZ label.
Acacia mangium A pioneer tree that helps bind nitrogen in exhausted soils and prevents erosion with its long roots. 
Almendro The fruits of the almendro tree (almendra = almond) have a hard shell containing a nut with a bittersweet taste. 
Amarillo The name means ‘yellow’ in Spanish and comes from the extraordinary, honey-like colour of the wood. 
Caoba The caoba tree is popular for its heavy and beautiful wood and better known as mahogany. 
Cocoa The cocoa tree belongs to the genus Theobroma, which comprises a total of 22 different species. 
Cocobolo Better known as rosewood; its wood is extremely hard with a beautiful red-brownish colouring. 
Cedro espino A tall tree with a large trunk; its wood is relatively light compared to other hardwoods. 
Teak Teak is particularly popular due to its excellent quality, exceptional colouring and rot-resistant wood. 
Zapatero This tree (zapato = shoe) owes its name to its widespreading roots stabilising the tree.
“Although it is not nice to cut a tree, thinnings are sometimes necessary to give the other trees room to grow,” says José Ballestero, a very reliable chain saw operator who is mainly involved in thinnings. He is convinced that the real environmental sinners are the farmers who cut the threes in order to gain pasture land or just to produce fences.
