18,000 ha Regenerative Forestry & Potential Carbon Estate for Sale in the Eastern Peru Amazon

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This Forestry Estate is a rare opportunity to invest at scale in a regenerative forestry and conservation estate at the heart of the Peruvian High Amazon. Just listed, we are offering this property for sale to the international market for the first time.

A flagship 18,000 ha Amazon estate

Set in the high jungle near the city of Tingo María, it spans 18,000 hectares between the Huallaga and Tulumayo rivers, with direct access to the Lima–Huánuco–Pucallpa highway (18A). This institutional-scale, fully titled landholding (SUNARP updated) is one of the largest private blocks in the region, offering a secure platform for long-term forestry, conservation, and carbon projects. The site benefits from strong hydrology, agroforestry-capable soils, and proximity to a fast‑growing regional city and its airport.

Master-planned for timber, carbon and conservation

It has been structured as a master-planned landscape that harmonises high-value forestry, carbon generation, and permanent conservation with local community needs. A recommended zoning plan allocates approximately 6,000 ha to a strict Conservation Reserve, 8,000 ha to Reforestation and Timber, 2,200 ha to Managed Mixed Plantation, 700 ha to Agroforestry and nurseries, 300 ha to Settlements, and 600 ha to Infrastructure and services (total circa 17,800 ha). This integrated design creates biodiversity corridors, stabilises slopes and watersheds, and protects riparian buffers, while also structuring long‑term sustainable timber flows.

Multiple revenue engines

The Estate model is built on diversified and complementary income streams.

• Timber: long-rotation native and commercial species (e.g. mahogany, cedar, teak, bamboo) with indicative net values around USD 1,000/ha over time and projected timber revenues of USD 1–4M per year once rotations mature.
• Carbon credits: conservation and forestry areas together are estimated to generate roughly 156,000 credits per year at full scale (6,000 ha x 8 tCO2/ha/yr plus 8,900 ha x 10 tCO2/ha/yr), implying ~USD 1.9M/year at a USD 12/credit assumption.
• Grants and ecosystem service payments: conservation and watershed protection zones open the door to grants, PES schemes, biodiversity finance, and research partnerships, estimated at USD 0.2–1.0M/year.

Once established, the high-level model indicates total stabilised annual revenues of USD 4–11M+ per year from Year 10 onward, depending on carbon pricing, certification, and timber markets.

Investment scale, costs and phasing

Its capital program has been scoped to provide investors with clear order-of-magnitude requirements and timelines.

• The total capital requirement (excluding land purchase) is estimated at USD 7–12M over the first five years, covering nurseries, planting, baseline surveys, community programs, infrastructure, and operations.
• Annual operating expenditure in the build-out phase is projected at ~USD 1.2–2.0M per year for planting, protection, and monitoring.
• Development is staged across three key phases: 1) Preparation and baseline (Years 1–3), 2) Large-scale implementation and planting (Years 3–7/8), and 3) Consolidation and revenue (Years 8–25+), when carbon validation, timber thinning, and steady-state returns come online.

The project is designed for a long investment horizon, with carbon revenues driving early cash flow and timber and land appreciation providing significant upside over time.

Impact, communities and partnership potential

The Forestry Estate is conceived as a high-impact ESG asset that delivers climate-positive returns while providing durable local benefits. The plan delivers 8,000 ha of restored forest, 6,000 ha of permanent conservation, long-term local employment, and strengthened biodiversity and watershed resilience. Community settlements are not displaced; instead, their footprints are recognised, buffered, and integrated into the project through benefit-sharing agreements, local hiring targets of 60–80% in early stages, and investments in schools, clinics, and potable water.

Positioned as a flagship regenerative estate, welcomes investor partners across land development, timber processing, carbon monetisation, and related real estate and research opportunities, with additional room for collaboration with universities and conservation alliances.

Upon signing an NDA, qualified buyers can access additional information.

Note: That simply owning a forest, or degraded area, does not generate carbon credits — credits require a defined project with measurable actions to preserve, restore, or enhance carbon storage, or to avoid emissions. Every project must start with a baseline assessment documenting the land’s initial state, followed by monitoring and independent verification proving the activities produced additional, measurable climate benefits over time. His key phrase: “The land provides the opportunity. The project creates the carbon value.”

Credits are issued only for additional, measurable, and verifiable climate benefits beyond a “business as usual” baseline — often meaning restoration of degraded land, improved land management, or accelerated natural regeneration rather than credit for existing landscapes.

Geoffrey McRae

The New Zealander has a distinguished career of over 30 years in 7 countries, specializing in South American real estate, agriculture, and commercial matters. As the founder of Gateway to South America, he is known for his discretion, expertise, and experience in representing active clients in the region. His extensive knowledge of the market has positioned him as a leading authority and trusted advisor.