global-woods international AG

About us

Pioneering carbon, climate & biodiversity finance since 1988

A small team based in Münstertal, near Freiburg, with a global footprint - three continents, three decades of impact.

Who we are

Developing climate & biodiversity projects around the world

With over three decades of experience and a strong international network, we provide a professional service for the implementation of forest carbon and biodiversity projects. Founded in 1988, we originated as a development cooperation and consulting firm. In 1998, we implemented our first reforestation project with the goal of climate change mitigation, promotion of biodiversity, and contribution to the development of a sustainable forestry sector.

Since 1997 we have established three of our own ARR projects covering over 18,000 ha, and supported over 30 other ARR projects worldwide with PDD writing and project setup.

Our collective efforts led to the planting of over 10 million trees, corresponding to the sequestration of more than 2 million tons of CO₂. We have empowered several hundred people in the Global South with knowledge about reforestation and sustainable forest management. In 2024, we welcomed a new management team and launched our first biodiversity credit development project.

Our people

Meet the team

A multi-disciplinary group of foresters, scientists, finance experts and field practitioners.

Max Rau
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Max Rau

Finance, Sales & Strategic Partnerships

Leodinas Tukyarimunsi

Leodinas Tukyarimunsi

Country Manager Uganda

Friedrich Scherzinger
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Friedrich Scherzinger

Certification, Production (ARR)

Shifa Nambusi

Shifa Nambusi

Production Site Manager

Marluci Bernal Villanueve

Marluci Bernal Villanueve

Ecosystem Monitoring

Eduard Merger
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Eduard Merger

Certification, Production (Biochar)

Teddy Birungi

Teddy Birungi

Procurement, Accounting & Sales Support Assistant

Moriz Vohrer
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Moriz Vohrer

Strategy, Investments, Standards

Edgar Gonzáles

Edgar Gonzáles

Ecosystem Monitoring

Raphael Müller
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Raphael Müller

IT

Supervisory Board

Martin Stähle
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Martin Stähle

Member of the Supervisory Board

Walter Brinkmann

Walter Brinkmann

Member of the Supervisory Board

Dr. Manfred Vohrer
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Dr. Manfred Vohrer

Chairman of the Supervisory Board

Our story

A journey since 1988

1988

1988

Founding of our company as “Institut für Umwelt und Entwicklung GmbH”. Consulting assignments for the European Commission.

1992

1992

Proposal of an Emissions Trading Scheme to the European Commission, laying the foundation for what later became the EU ETS.

1997

1997

Consulting for the Kyoto Conference with Al Gore, where forests were recognized as crucial for climate change mitigation. Groundwork for the first forest projects.

1998

1998

Start of Patagonia Verde in Chubut, Argentina - planting begins on degraded steppe land in a joint agroforestry project, later certified under the International Carbon Registry.

1999

1999

Tree planting at Forestal Río Aquidabán in Paraguay, establishing the project's long-term forest carbon foundation.

2002

2002

Initiation of the Kikonda Reserve, establishing a climate forest from scratch - including the development of tree nurseries and the training of dozens of workers.

2007

2007

Receiving of the ‘best planter award’ from Ugandan Environmental Minister Maria Mutagamba.

2018

2018

Consulting of Volkswagen AG regarding the support of the Forest Project “Eco Chavos” in Mexico.

2020

2020

Sale of the Kikonda timber plantation to Nile Fibreboard Ltd., completed on 1 December 2020.

2026

2026

Founding of PrimeBiochar Materials Ltd. in Uganda - our local presence for practical biochar production and carbon removal projects.

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