UNIQUE is a leading consulting firm with technical expertise focusing on forest and land use, with strong capacity for project development and implementation for sustainable natural resource management. UNIQUE was established in 1998 and is headquartered in Freiburg, Germany with a branch office in Boppard, Germany. UNIQUE has subsidiary companies in Kampala (UNIQUE East Africa Ltd) and Asunción (UNIQUE Wood Paraguay). In Paraguay, UNIQUE successfully manages 10,000 ha of FSC® certified forests (natural forests and plantations). As implementer of long-term projects, UNIQUE also maintains project offices in Belgrade, Serbia and Montevideo, Uruguay. UNIQUE cooperates closely with a worldwide network of associated experts. Permanent representatives of the company are based in Santiago del Estero and San Salvador de Jujuy, Argentina and a strategic partnership is sustained with the Beijing Environmental Asset Man-agement Consultancy Centre (BEAM) in China.

The international orientation of UNIQUE ensures the permanent exchange of knowledge, methodologies, techniques and experiences across borders and continents. Their in-house consultants draw on their own professional experience and that of a pool of affiliated freelance consultants.

Their team consists of forestry and agricultural engineers, economists and political scientists. With more than 50 permanent employees, they offer a unique pool of competence to swiftly, efficiently and professionally respond to their  clients’ demands. UNIQUE is organized in a management division and five technical divisions: Forestry Consulting, Timber Economics, Climate, Forest Investments and International Cooperation.

UNIQUE is committed to the principles of economic, ecological and social sustainability. Professionalism in their work is ensured through a documented quality management system. Since November 2012, UNIQUE is certified according to the management norm DIN EN ISO 9001: 2008.