IZABAL WOOD

Izabal Wood Company is an integrated forest management and wood product manufacturing company with operations in the northeastern region of Guatemala. Our core values are sustainability, transparency, innovation and shared benefits. We are tropical wood specialists and produce a range of semi-finished wood products for a variety of uses. The company was founded as a response to the pervasive forest loss and land conversion in one of Guatemala's most biodiverse regions. Deforestation, degradation and conversion has been driven by multiple forces: explosive demand for farm commodities such as palm oil, rubber and cattle; under-funded and fragmented public institutions charged with forest protection; rapid population growth coupled with poverty; money laundering associated with the drug trade; and unfettered extractive industry. These forces have largely overwhelmed the public and nonprofit sector response. Blended capital and social entrepreneurship are desperately need to deliver..

Also known as: Izabal Wood Co., Izabal Wood Company

Primary location: Guatemala Guatemala