The secondaries specialist’s timberland portfolio has grown to have 31,000 km2 footprint and removed 15.9 million tonnes of carbon from the atmosphere in 2023/24.
Investors are increasingly interested in reforestation. Agri Investor examines the factors underlying this trend and the challenges involved.
An evolving market brings new ways to do well by doing good.
Forestry-focused fundraising is reaching new highs, with large fund closures across the world.
Although currently underserved by capital markets, agroforestry presents farmers and investors with a way of creating more resilient, productive nature-based assets.
Various standards are emerging as regulatory bodies look to standardize conservation and carbon credit quality.
Inside: The green goldmine – why investors are turning to timber?; Reforestation and agroforestry in focus; Plus expert comment from Nuveen and Manulife Investment Management; And much more…
With government water buybacks hanging over the market, investors have been striking early to secure entitlements before prices inevitably rise.
As some other private markets have recorded surprising figures to varying degrees, agri-food and forestry appears to have slipped back into its happy medium.
Hunger and food insecurity are on the rise worldwide, fueled by conflict and inefficient practices. But will the push for greater sustainability in agriculture end up taking the rap?