Commercial Timber Harvesting in MozambiqueWelcome to Red Ivory Trading
Red Ivory Trading is a business that has been set up to encourage the wise and sustainable use of indigenous products, specifically indigenous trees. Barry James, the founder, is an ecologist and wildlife consultant who has seen the benefits to conservation of the wise use of indigenous products. This has been particularly evident in the rapid growth of the game ranching industry in South Africa and the benefits that have accrued to conservation through the growth of the industry and the reestablishment of animal species in places where they had been extinct for over 100 years.
About the Company
Exclusive Red Ivory Trading was conceived of, and started by, Barry and Danielle James, in 2005.
I, Barry, am a professional ecologist, who, with my wife, Danielle, have been running an Environmental Consultancy, Brousse-James & Associates, since October 1997. Most of the work has revolved around Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA’s), specialist botanical studies for the EIA process and Wildlife Management and Game Ranch development projects. It has been a successful business that, by 2006 was giving us a reasonably comfortable lifestyle. At that stage, we had more work than we could cope with, but decided not to increase the size of our business and lose the personal touch. This growth was achieved with no advertising and was as a result of referrals and return business, based on personal service, reliability and attention to detail. However, by 2006, the strain of “selling time” was beginning to show and other opportunities were being explored.
I, Barry, am a professional ecologist, who, with my wife, Danielle, have been running an Environmental Consultancy, Brousse-James & Associates, since October 1997. Most of the work has revolved around Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA’s), specialist botanical studies for the EIA process and Wildlife Management and Game Ranch development projects. It has been a successful business that, by 2006 was giving us a reasonably comfortable lifestyle. At that stage, we had more work than we could cope with, but decided not to increase the size of our business and lose the personal touch. This growth was achieved with no advertising and was as a result of referrals and return business, based on personal service, reliability and attention to detail. However, by 2006, the strain of “selling time” was beginning to show and other opportunities were being explored.
