Emerging Markets

Law firm Mayer Brown says investors in Brazil’s rural land markets should reassess exposure following decision reaffirming a 1971 law on foreign capital.

Nuveen Natural Capital global head Martin Davies says factors such as a prolonged conflict or depletion of global food reserves could trigger a delayed price spike of staple commodities.

A Verra milestone, a World Bank structure and a $1.24bn fundraise point to an asset class gaining further institutional traction.

The vehicle has exceeded its $1bn target and is tied as the third-largest private markets forestry fund.

Led by Imperative, the South African blended finance initiative is part funded by a World Bank bond and has secured a carbon offtake agreement with Amazon.

The Aviva subsidiary has partnered with Climate Impact Partners and will seek to sequester six million tonnes of carbon across the asset’s lifetime.

The Taiwanese family office is looking to allocate up to $4bn in the next five to eight years.

Campbell Global added to its haul of wins in the Global category as Climate Asset Management, EFM and Stafford Capital also won for their Olympic Rainforest deal.

The Inter-American Development Bank’s $15m commitment to SA Impact Forestry Fund II includes Finnish and Canadian government-backed finance.

The FarmCarbon vehicle finances modular biogas digesters for smallholder farmers and has also been backed by Shell.