Foreign ownership of Australia’s water has been slowly rising, but the impact of tax changes and other economic impacts remains to be seen.
Pressure on timber revenues is widening the gap between buyer and seller expectations while increasing the importance of alternative land uses.
Columbia Threadneedle’s debut deal shows how nature could enter institutional portfolios without the need for dedicated allocations.
Periods of upheaval have typically sped up the sector’s progress and innovation, says Cibus Capital chief investment officer Rob Appleby.
The head of natural capital at Australia’s Clean Energy Finance Corporation says the process followed for the Tasmanian asset was the same as for CEFC’s other partnerships with foreign investors.
Nearly a decade after TPG and General Mills backed its conversion, the 34,000-acre South Dakota ranch is being pitched to buyers with interest extending beyond organic grain.
The future of forest investment depends on producing verifiable data showing that the asset class can deliver financial and environmental outcomes, says Forest Stewardship Council Canada’s president and CEO, Monika Patel.
H1 fundraising remained resilient as real estate, climate and multi-strategy vehicles expanded the pool of capital targeting food and natural capital.
Private investment into nature hit $14bn in 2025 after increased diversification within the natural capital asset class.
Pollen Street’s InSoil credit facility and SWEN Terra’s operator-led equity model demonstrate innovation, but the market must prove which capital structures can scale.