An Overview of

Sequoia Plantation

2024
We are Sequoia Plantation

SDG1
Sequoia Plantation To be the most To create plantation
works towards differentiated and forests and preserve Sustainability
cultivating change largest sustainable natural ecosystems
for a greener tomorrow Agroforestry developer across Africa,
by providing tailormade and manager across contributing towards Innovation
sustainable solution Africa that enhances economic, social and
for a thriving world; the ecosystem for environmental
Growing trees & communities, benefits for the Inclusivity
preserving life economies, and continent whilst
biodiversity by 2030. battling against
climate change. Execution

1 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

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Our Shareholders
Sequoia Plantation DMCC Foster industrialization Integrated Industrial Platforms
in Africa and create
is 100% owned by Africa Industrial zones and logistics parks
integrated & sustainable focusing on manufacturing (food
Transformation & industrial ecosystems by processing, wood processing, etc.
Industrialization Fund (ATIF) investing in 4 types of
complementary assets Platform companies
Industrial units/activities (raw
ATIF is an investment company that
material processing, import-
aims to bring solutions to the replacement Industrial units)
problems hampering African with sustainable operations
development. To do so it will invest, Co-funded
alone or with co-investors, in assets and managed by Climate solutions
supporting the continent’s ARISE employees Climate solutions, including
industrialization and economic renewable power assets
development, while keeping a strong (solar plants, biomass, etc.)
commitment to environmental and to power industrial zones
social sustainability. Co-investing with
ARISE or within the Other enabling solutions
ARISE ecosystem Complementary businesses to support
industrial platforms development notably
on raw material supply

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Verticals
Sequoia Plantations provides tailormade Sequoia is developing large-scale Agroforestry plantations,
nature-based solutions (NBS) depending Improved Cookstoves and Sustainable Conservation Areas
on the problem to be tackled in the (SCA) at Pan-African level; ambitioning to become the
battle against climate change. leading player of the sector in Africa by 2030

Agroforestry Improved Cookstoves (ICS) Sustainable Conservation

Sustainable plantations to create long Distribution of ICS to rural households Ensure the conservation of biodiverse
lasting carbon sinks as well as a source for cleaner cooking, directly contributing areas, with an innovative and inclusive
of sustainable fibre for industrialization to lower GHG emissions, reduced approach.
deforestation rates and healthier life
Target: 200,000Ha of plantations Target: 3 million ICS Target: 2 million Ha of forestry conservations

Revenue source: Carbon credits, timber Revenue source: Carbon credits Revenue source: Carbon and Biodiversity
sales, biofuel production and veneer Credits

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Management Team
Experienced team (Agroforestry/ Chartered
Accountants/ Engineers/ MBAs)

Agroforestry

Sequoia
Leadership
Team
Improved
Corporate Cookstoves (ICS)
Execution
Function
Team
Team

Sustainable
Dubai Conservation Areas
Corporate Technical
Team (SCA)
Office

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Footprint
5 operational business: SPB
in Benin (Since April 2022),
SPG in Gabon (since April
ATIF
2022), SPRC in ROC (since
June 2022), SPT in Togo
(since February 2022)
Sequoia
and OKALA in Gabon Plantation
(since April 2022) DMCC

Sequoia Sequoia Sequoia Sequoia

Plantation Plantation Plantation Plantation
ROC Gabon Togo Benin

Togo

Benin SPB – ICS

Gabon Running SPG – Plantation & Conservation

Republic of Congo Projects SPRC – Plantation & Timber Processing

SPT – ICS

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 Sequoia Plantation Benin & Togo – SPB & SPT

BENIN

TOGO
4.8m Ha to 3.1m Ha Mortality rate attributed to 1.4m Ha to 1.2m Ha Mortality rate attributed to
(1990 to 2020) 4.6% household and ambient air (1990 to 2020) 10.1% household and ambient air
of the population pollution in 2016 of the population pollution in 2016
(42.9% to 27.8%) has access to clean (25% to 22%) has access to clean
cooking as of 2021
205 out of every cooking as of 2020
250 out of every
Reasons – agriculture Reasons – agriculture
and fuelwood
100,000 and fuelwood
100,000

Product: Improved Cookstoves (ICS) will be manufactured by Sequoia Distribution: Distribute free of cost ICS to rural communities funded via carbon markets. Distributing via two
within GDIZ or PIA premises via O&M operator in respective countries channels – with own team and via social channels, i.e. local government bodies and NGOs

DISTRIBUTION PLANNED
2024 2025 2026 2027 2023 2024 2025 2026

125,000 200,000 150,000 135,000 25,000 200,000 185,000 190,000

6.4 million tCO2e 5.2 million tons €635M Higher Life Expectancy 6.3 million tCO2e 4 million tons €500M Higher Life Expectancy
GHG Emissions Deforestation Savings in rural Low household air pollution GHG Emissions Deforestation Savings in rural Low household air pollution
Avoided reduced communities Health Avoided reduced communities Health

ICS ICS Distribution against Data Base Monitoring Verra and Issuance of Sale of VCU to
Production Contract with Beneficiary Creation Report VVB Audit VCU from Verra AERA Group

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 Sequoia Plantation Gabon - SPG
GABON Solution

Afforestation & Conservation Project – Under this Parcel 1: 25,000Ha, Ha planned

Gabon has a timber project Sequoia aims to afforest 84,000Ha in Haute
consumption of Ogooue province. The 84,000Ha is split into 3 land 2,000 4,000 4,000 5,000 5,000
parcels of 25,000Ha, 25,000Ha and 34,000Ha. Of this
4.1 million CBM 24,000Ha is put under biodiversity conservation. 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28
each year as per
2022 reports of E&Y. Species planned Potential Substitutions and new industry development: Social Benefits:
This leads to depletion
Eucalyptus, Okoume, • Timber – 3 million CBM of Okume substituted with • Employment – 1000 direct and indirect employment
of natural forests Azobe and Acacia renewable Eucalyptus timber over each 7 years • Agriculture – Training of local communities in Maize, Soya, Casava and
due to rapid • Bio-Charcoal – 120,000 tonnes of fossil fuel substituted vegetable farming for first time in the region to facilitate food security
industrialization. annually with bio-charcoal • Sustainable Environment – Biodiversity conservation & Carbon
• Carbon Sequestration – 1.8 million tCO2e carbon sequestration and reduced pressure on natural forests
sequestered annually via carbon sinks • Community Development – with industrialization and project
execution the inflow into rural communities would develop the region

Land use planning Nursery development Planting / Blanking

Site selection, Cartography & Topography, Best quality and most Maintain quality and performance
Soil/ water survey, FSC compliances suitable seeds and seedlings standards & max. survival rates

Site selection Species selection Planting techniques Key success factors

Community & Sustainability Optimum land utilization Effective management practices

ESIA , ESG & certifications Land Preparation Upkeep & maintenance

Ensuring convergence of env., social Site clearing , Spot cultivation & Maintain tree lines, Inter rows,
& commercial objectives pre-emergent treatment Pruning & Fire protection
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 Sequoia Plantation Republic of Congo - SPRC
REPUBLIC Solution 1 Solution 2

Afforestation & Conservation Project – Under the MKAP (Madingo-Kayes

OF CONGO Agroforestry Project) Sequoia aims to afforest 69,000Ha in Kouilou province.
The 69,000Ha is a contiguous parcel land. Of this 30,000Ha is put under
Afforestation & Conservation Project – Under the KEPP (Kouilou Eucalyptus
Plantation Project) Sequoia aims to sustainably manage 36,000Ha of eucalyptus
plantations in Pointe-Noire and Kouilou provinces. The main aim of this project
biodiversity conservation. is to provide sustainable fibre for wood based industries. To this end, Sequoia
ROC has a timber
has established a veneer/plywood producing factory in PICP with a capacity of
production of Parcel : 39,000Ha, Ha planned
transforming 40,000 cbm of timber annually, and to reduce dependency on
2.0 million CBM 2,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 natural forests for industrialization.
each year as per 2022
2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 In ‘000 CBM, Timber transformation
reports of MEF. There
is informally reported 2,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000
equal amount of illegal Species planned 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028
felling each year. This Eucalyptus and Acacia
leads to depletion of
natural forests due to Social Benefits Social Benefits
rapid industrialization.
• Employment – 1000 direct and indirect employment • Employment – 100 direct and indirect employment
• Agriculture – Training of local communities in Maize, Soya, Casava and • Sustainable Environment – Biodiversity conservation and reduced pressure
vegetable farming in the region to facilitate food security on natural forests, annually 0.07 million cbm of illegal harvesting is stopped
• Sustainable Environment – Biodiversity conservation & Carbon • Community Development – with industrialization and project execution
sequestration and reduced pressure on natural forests, annually 1.5 million the inflow into rural communities would develop the region
tCO2e sequestered • Timber – 0.5 million CBM of natural timber substituted with renewable
• Community Development – with industrialization and project execution the Eucalyptus timber over each 6 years
inflow into rural communities would develop the region
• Timber – 0.7 million CBM of natural timber substituted with renewable
Eucalyptus timber over each 10 years