On June 18th, a luxury real estate auction featuring spectacular real estate in the Caribbean Basin and Central America will take place. Premiere Estates Auction Company will offer $190 million worth of collective inventory for sale in various countries and island nations in Florida, the Caribbean, Costa Rica and Belize. One of the most interesting offerings in this auction is located in the pristine Osa Peninsula of the Southern Pacific region of Costa Rica. A great portion of Selva Nueva consists of thousands of acres of tropical forest, which means that the future ***** owners of this property will have… The post Managing Your Tropical Forest Property in Costa Rica appeared first on Costa Rica Star News. Continue reading → The post Managing Your Tropical Forest Property in Costa Rica appeared first on Costa Rica Bookings.
On June 18th, a luxury real estate auction featuring spectacular real estate in the Caribbean Basin and Central America will take place. Premiere Estates Auction Company will offer $190 million worth of collective inventory for sale in various countries and island nations in Florida, the Caribbean, Costa Rica and Belize.
One of the most interesting offerings in this auction is located in the pristine Osa Peninsula of the Southern Pacific region of Costa Rica. A great portion of Selva Nueva consists of thousands of acres of tropical forest, which means that the future ***** owners of this property will have a few land management options to consider. In Costa Rica, preserving forest land in your property may result in cash payments from the government.
The current owner of Selva Nueva kindly provided the following comments on how the land has been managed in an ecologically responsible manner:
Selva Nueva was formed by consolidating five separate fincas into one contiguous property of 1100 ha, along with an additional (6th farm) one of 200 ha (about 495 acres) that borders the Corcovado National Park. At the time of purchase, the farms were either primary forest or secondary forest with about 250 ha of pasture for cattle grazing.
Immediately after consolidating the properties, the conservation effort kicked in via fencing off the riparian zones from cattle, reducing pasture size and implementing Management-Intensive Grazing principles, planting over 20,000 native hardwoods and other native species, planting myriad tropical fruit trees in order to create food and undergrowth for the future planting of jungle specimens, as most native trees will not grow properly in direct sunlight.
The fragmented forest corridors connecting the beachfront to the back forest were fenced and rejuvenated with additional planting; now animals can traverse the beach to jungle route under the protection of the forest rather than being forced to go through pasture land. Hunters, who had used the property with impunity to go after wild peccaries and other protected animals, have been discouraged from these practices by the vigilance of the land owner and cooperation with MINAE, which uses the property to access sections of the Rio Oro that would otherwise be very remote and difficult to reach.
Gold miners, who still operate in the area, have also been discouraged from using the property trails to reach sections of the national park, as part of this coordinated effort between the land owner and the government entities.
FONAFIFO is a voluntary program that provides small payments to the landholder in order to promote conservation and help defray the costs of land maintenance. Selva Nueva has several tracts enrolled in the program, with more being accepted each year under the programs limited, yearly admissions process; the financial remuneration that comes from the FONAFIFO treasury is then reinvested into the land.
Some of Selva Nuevas back forestall primaryis included and protected under the Reserva Golfo Dulce, while other parts with cleared lands, pasture, and secondary forest, are available to be developed as the owner sees fit. Several entitlements, including a significant allocation for water use for homes or development, have been granted to Selva Nueva via SETENA.
Selva Nueva continues to operate primarily as an organic, grass fed cattle ranch, organic farm (rice, corn, and fruit trees being the primary crops), and conservation property, while selling farm produce, meat, fruit, and staple crops to local and national markets within Costa Rica.
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