Origin and mission statement

Origin

“The creation of ecoForests (ecoBosques) was triggered by the concerns, experiences and background of the founder of the company, Eliseo Quintanilla Almagro.”
Eliseo was born into an agricultural family that lived in the countryside in Cartagena (Spain), and he soon decided he wanted to work in the pharmaceutical industry, seeking well-being by means of purely natural plant-based resources. Over 30 years ago, he travelled to South and Central America in search of a specific fern tree and discovered nature in one of its purest and most virgin states. It marked the beginning of a close personal relationship with Latin America.

Photo: Technical Visit to a plantation of Oak trees aged 4 years and 11 months

Mission Statement

To grow fine hardwood trees in tropical or subtropical deforested areas, creating (certified) sustainable plantations to obtain top quality timber and cover the needs of human beings.

Our company:

1. Contributes decent living wages and jobs and well-being to developing communities.

2. Recovers deforested areas.

3. Recovers local biodiversity.

4. Contributes to CO2 absorption and to reducing climate change as much as possible.