Tag Archives: forestry investment
What to look for in a Forestry Management Specialist Company
Having decided that you wish to invest in forestry you may find yourself overwhelmed by the choice of companies out there specialising in that field. Essentially there are two different ways of investing in forestry, directly or indirectly. Direct investments … Continue reading
Australia Invests in the Forestry Industry
The Australian government has offered funding to the Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation (RIRDC), the CSIRO, the Department of Industry and Investment NSW and Private Forests Tasmania to examine opportunities for climate change mitigation in the forestry sector. Last … Continue reading
The case for emerging markets
Why invest in Emerging markets? To begin to consider the idea of investing into forestry in global emerging markets, we have to look at the point where institutions began to get involved. Previous to the 1980’s, the institutional investment community … Continue reading
The growth of agro-forestry
Agriculture (especially in the developing world) has often been associated with large levels of deforestation. However scientists from the world Agro-forestry centre have released a new study today using detailed satellite images from around the world showing that almost 50% … Continue reading
Things to know before investing in forestry
Why invest in forests The main attractions of forestry investments follow: · Competitive returns– Over longer time periods, forestry has outperformed the major asset classes. Going forward, a diversified forestry portfolio could potentially deliver 5% to 7% per annum real returns. … Continue reading
Estonia tipped as good forestry investment location
An environmental expert has tipped Estonia as the up-and-coming focus for people looking to make forestry investments in emerging markets. Hadley Barrett, chief executive officer of the Oxford Sustainable Group, told Investment Week that, despite the recession, Estonia was actually … Continue reading
Forestry bolsters land values in Queensland
New research by Australian property valuation experts Herron Todd White shows that forestry investments in Queensland have added significant value to land in the state. Since 1980, overall land prices have increased by 5.3 per cent every year. However, since … Continue reading
New Brunswick forestry industry can be revived
An information session held at the L. E. Reinsborough school in New Brunswick suggests the Canadian province’s forestry investment sector can have a healthy future, but that it will need to change the way it does things. The information session … Continue reading
Pictet launches forestry fund
A new fund has been opened to give ethically minded investors the opportunity to purchase forestry assets. The Pictet Asset Management forestry investment fund is available to private banking, institutional and retail investors in a range of countries including the … Continue reading
