RAVENSCROFT
ADVISORY
We provide on-ground land tenure and biodiversity verification for EU/US clients entering Southern Africa. We bridge the gap between satellite data and real-world land conditions. Douglas Ravenscroft is a senior Land Economist with 38 years Southern Africa real estate development experience and 50 years field ecological observation. Irish EU and South African dual citizen. MBA-level business training, University of Pretoria. Fluent in English, Fanakalo, Setswana, Afrikaans. He is also a Paul Harris Fellow.
CORE SERVICES
Land Title & Tenure Risk Assessment: Verify ownership, servitudes, traditional authority boundaries, SAMRAD mining rights compliance. We offer On-ground biodiversity indicator verification for EU Deforestation Regulation Article 9 compliance. I assess whether land is primary forest vs degraded land using scientific species identification, not satellite imagery.
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Our Expertise
EU/US companies fail in SADC because of land disputes and community mistranslation. I prevent that by speaking local language and assessing on-ground reality. 80% lower cost than flying in EU staff, with better accuracy. Biodiversity Indicator Verification which relates to identifying tree species and butterfly indicators to verify primary forest vs degraded land for EU Deforestation Regulation compliance
We provide this through a 3 month regional pilot at €15,000/month + reasonable travel and accommodation expenses.
Deliverable: 5 company introductions + market entry risk report covering South Africa, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique.
Immediate availability. 3-week field due diligence projects at €25,000/project + expenses.
