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Wood frame construction
The asset class is primed to have a big year as EU regulation forces importers of carbon intensive materials like steel to pay a levy on embedded emissions, making sustainable products like wood more competitive, says Foresight Natural Capital’s Richard Kelly.
Robots harvesting crops
Agech has found itself at a juncture where a late cycle shake out has left serious capital providers and strong businesses as the main players in market – now is not the time to retreat, says Cibus Capital CIO and co-founder Rob Appleby.
Diversification in agriculture goes far beyond investing in both permanent and row crops, says Fiera Comox’s Matthew Corbett, and LPs need to ensure they’re adding the right type of exposure to their portfolios.
With sawmills slowing and policy uncertainty rising, should investors be reassessing how reliably US housing can underpin forest cashflows?
Brain, gut, good bacteria
As governments confront rising diet-related illnesses, regenerative ag offers a way to reduce long-term health costs while restoring ecosystems, say Pelican Ag co-founders Simon Evill and Christopher Ramsay.
Honey bee
England appeared to have built Europe’s most credible biodiversity market by hard-wiring demand into law – that’s no longer the case.
Butterfly
As natural capital strategies show potential for greater returns around the world, Australia and the UK are emerging as leading markets.
Forestry
The asset class saw the close of the largest private market fund to date in 2025, as investors continued to find room for allocations.
Climate Fund Managers’ $1bn close showed why the structure is important to climate finance, while the slowdown in debt-for-nature swaps demonstrated its vulnerabilities.
Fruit and veg
The Kingdom will anchor a permanent crop vehicle and a cold-chain infrastructure fund in pursuit of its goal, and could set fundraising records along the way.
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