ESG 경영을 위한 해외 조림사업의 경제성과 한계: 파라과이 시범 조림사업을 중심으로

Overseas afforestation projects have recently been attracting attention due to various needs such as climate change response, ecosystem recovery, and sustainable resource management. In particular, for Korea, which is short on resources, overseas afforestation projects are necessary in terms of economic feasibility, such as stable supply of overseas wood resources. Nevertheless, the know-how accumulated domestically regarding overseas afforestation is limited. Paraguay’s overseas afforestation project, the subject of this study, is meaningful in securing all the data and know-how necessary to implement full-scale overseas afforestation projects in the future. As a result of the profitability analysis of the pilot project, there was a large difference in the mean annual increment (MAI) of the planted trees depending on the tree species and the planting area, which resulted in a large difference in the return on investment. In addition, as a result of sensitivity analysis, it was analyzed that when the planted area is expanded, the distribution effect of general management costs occurs, thereby improving profitability. These results show that selection of a plantation site with an appropriate growth environment is the most important factor in determining the success or failure of an afforestation project. In addition, the economy of scale effect through expansion of the planted area is also a factor that must be considered to improve the profitability of the afforestation project.