The following Global Reforestation and Revolving Loan Plan comes from the PRP and was originally prepared in 1999 by Dave Saunders, Father Alfredo Jaramillio, and Minister Stephen Fantl, based on the information provided by Mr. Tim Hall, Denny Beeson, and other qualifed experts in the field of Paulownia.

Purpose:
The purpose of the Paulownia Reforestation Project (“PRP”) is the achievement of global reforestation through Project Partnering in the application and development of environmentally sustainable agro-forestry and silviculture practices that demonstrate economic self-sufficiency. Additionally, we offer a viable solution to Global Warming useing the miracle Paulownia Tree. 

Method:
Regionalized Propagation Nurseries

The heart of the PRP plant genetics and propagation technology had been originally developed over the past 28 years at a research and development Paulownia nursery in Rosedale, California. The propagation stocks, which are cloned from tissue cultures will be produced at regional propagation nurseries such as our Kauai, Hawaii headquarters. All of the new starts required within a region will be produced in close proximity to where reforestation projects are being established. Stocks from regional propagation nurseries will then be transferred for planting to the PRP Field Services group assisting a non-profit or commercial alliance partner.

The PRP headquarter nursery, and SAFE training facility has been established in the South Pacific with a fully functioning propagation nursery. PRP envisions establishing numerous regional propagation nurseries within the first 2 years of the program, established through it's partner project S.A.F.E. (Sustainable Alternative Farming Experience) with a minimum of seven in the United States and a minimum of eight international facilities.

Regionalized Field Services

Once the tree stocks have been prepared for planting at the regional nurseries, it is essential that a qualified team is on-site to assure the success of reforestation efforts. PRP will assemble regionalized on-site teams under the heading of Field Services. These teams will be responsible for the shoulder-to-shoulder relationships with growers, providing hands-on training as well as organizational support.

Proactive Reforestation

Our reforestation goals will be achieved through myriad applications of the Paulownia tree, an extraordinary natural resource with a recorded history dating back to 500 BC in China . The techniques used by the PRP will reclaim deforested, desert, and degraded lands while simultaneously relieving pressure upon local and indigenous forests. Additionally, jobs will be created that invigorate the environment through the production of sustainable sources of wood and food (via inter-cropping with Paulownia). Paulownia is applied in two areas where efforts of reforestation are mutually beneficial to the local and global communities. These areas are:

1. Non-Profit Alliances ~ 15+ Million Trees: PRP Paulownia tree stocks, produced at regionalized propagation nurseries, and training programs, timber farm and native reforestation technologies, provided by PRP Field Services, will be donated to strategic planting partners worldwide in order to accelerate global reforestation. Additionally, PRP tree stocks and technical services will be donated directly to tragedy relief groups through the UN and other organizations dedicated to land remediation through reforestation. Our relationship with Peace Portal, P3, and Worldwide Developers Foundation provides the organic benefit to PRP of ongoing alliances with like-minded, globally active, non-profit partners. Many of our alliance partners have a proven track record in reforestation and maintain an active presence in the geographic and cultural area(s) of their interest. Initially, via these alliances, PRP will export and donate inventory, facilities, and expertise, as in-kind goods and services, to areas of need worldwide. Ultimately, the same PRP Paulownia tree stocks, training programs, nurseries, timber farm and native reforestation technologies will be provided to other groups, such as, Amerindians, their indigenous global counterparts, as well as inner-city programs.
2. Commercial Alliances (RLP Fund) ~ 10+ Million Trees: The impetus for introducing reforestation into the commerce of a region is based upon the need to produce timber products locally, thus stimulating local economics and removing pressure from native and reclaimed forestry preserves. PRP will stimulate proactive reforestation efforts by providing a Revolving Loan Program (“RLP”) in areas where indigenous people have limited or no timber resources and where farmers contend with depressed agricultural conditions. The self-liquidating RLP loans will be applied to preparing lands and providing training where commercial joint-venture timber farms and plantations consist of fast-growing Paulownia.  

As may be appropriate in individual regions, inter-cropping with Paulownia may be applied to the development of fruit and nut orchards as well as more traditional food-source crops. Loan recipients begin repayment with their first timber harvest, often occurring after the first year’s growth due to Paulownia’s ability to regenerate with straighter, faster growth after coppicing (cutting at ground level). These repayments will be used to maintain the RLP Fund and to produce additional tree stocks, thereby enabling additional RLP allotments and expanding the program to other regions. This process offers significant cultural and economic gains to local communities and their farmers, and simultaneously, increases the number of trees on the planet, heals localized environmental scars, and provides a path toward environmental sustainability.