Author Archives: Chandra Ganegoda

Why invest in forestry

Facts about forestry investment Timberland is a relatively new asset class and emerged as an institutional investment opportunity in the early 1980s. The first recorded private Timberland investment plantations in Latin America date back to the 1930s. Between 1989 – 2017 the capital invested in timberland grew from US$1 Billion to US$225 Billion. World Bank […]

Why is environmental Investing Important?

Lost forestary in the world As the population rises, there is an increased pressure on the world’s environmental resources. Unsustainable harvesting of the world’s forests has led to the exploitation of plant and animal species. Carbon emissions are created at an alarming rate, with disregard for the necessity of reforestation to offset these emissions, resulting […]