\ Environmental & Natural Resources
Vouga Abogados is a pioneer in many aspects of Environmental Law practice in Paraguay, with unparalleled experience in the field. Our firm actively participates in initiatives to formulate changes to current environmental regulations. The firm is regularly consulted by various stakeholders, thereby helping to set the agenda on the matter. We advise on a wide range of environmental issues including:
- Environmental licenses for mining, oil & gas, water, conservation, industrial and forestry projects.
- Environmental due diligence.
- Evaluation of environmental legal contingencies.
- Formulation of action plans for environmental compliance.
- Administrative and judicial litigation in environmental matters.
- Advice on various environmental protection regimes such as exploitation of water resources, species, and protected areas.
- Assistance in certification processes in accordance with the ISO 14000 standard and regulations on certification of environmental services.
- Drafting of environmental clauses for contracts.
- Monitoring of environmental legislation, regulations and jurisprudence.
\ Leaders
Pulp mill, in obtaining loans for operating capital and afforestation
We advised Paracel, a company that is promoting a large project for the construction of a pulp production plant, with its own production of eucalyptus wood, in the transaction to obtain a loan of USD 20,000,000 granted by a local commercial bank to finance working capital and afforestation projects.
\ Agribusiness investment fund, in raising capital for the acquisition of real estate assets
We advised a foreign fund in the agribusiness sector in the process of raising capital and incorporating new investors to finance the acquisition of land in the Paraguayan Chaco region.
\ Leading company in the development of carbon, biodiversity and REDD+
We advised a leading Dutch company in the development and implementation of carbon and biodiversity projects in the due diligence process for the potential acquisition of more than 50,000 hectares in the Paraguayan Chaco, with the aim of issuing carbon credits for conservation in international markets and the implementation of a project under REDD+ standards.
