All Forestry/Agriculture articles
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White papersWhy invest in farmland?
Investor interest and demand for natural capital solutions continue to rise—positioning farmland investment as an increasingly valuable real asset opportunity. For decades, agriculture as an asset class has demonstrated its potential to generate stable returns, protect against inflation, and reduce overall portfolio volatility.
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Asset Manager NewsResponse to inflation pressures - Kempen SDG Farmland Fund
The shift away from decades of low-inflation and a highly globalised economy represents a structural change in the macro-economic environment.
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Asset Manager NewsBlueberry acquisition strengthens permanent crop platform
The Kempen SDG Farmland Fund has taken another deliberate step in developing a long term platform built around productive farmland and high quality crops. The acquisition of the Pan American and Othello blueberry farms in the Pacific Northwest adds depth to the portfolio and strengthens the Fund’s position in a region known for reliable fruit production and strong local expertise. Together, the farms cover about 312 planted hectares and 405 hectares in total across Oregon and Washington.
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White papersThe shift in how the world sees farmland: An asset that sits between categories
Investment categories tend to last longer than the conditions that created them. Real estate, infrastructure and private markets were shaped in a period when natural systems felt predictable and globalisation appeared steady. Those assumptions carried portfolios for decades.
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White papersWhat the global housing shortage (and recovery) means for natural capital investment
The world needs more housing, and the math behind that shortage is staggering. Across the U.S., Canada, Australia, the U.K. and the EU alone, an estimated 5.1 million new housing units per year are needed just to close the gap. For timberland investors, that demand tells a compelling story about where wood consumption is headed. Read the full paper to explore the connection between the global housing shortage and the long-term case for natural capital investment.
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White papersFive reasons to consider an allocation to farmland
With markets still volatile and inflation never far from mind, investors are increasingly looking beyond traditional asset classes for stability and steady returns. Farmland has quietly delivered both for decades, offering income, capital appreciation, and inflation protection while holding steady through recessions. If you’ve been curious about what agricultural land could bring to a portfolio, the data might surprise you. Explore the full piece to see why farmland deserves a closer look.
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White papersTimberland investment: growing credible impact
Timberland is meeting rising demand for credible nature‑based decarbonization solutions by providing a biologically renewing resource with diversified revenue streams and the potential to generate high‑integrity carbon credits through improved forest management, conservation, and reforestation. Learn how sustainably managed timberland can offer investors stable long‑term returns and measurable climate benefits, backed by Manulife IM’s 40‑year track record and 5.6 million managed acres.
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White papersThe structural deficit: Analysing the widening gap in global timber supply and demand
The traditional characterisation of timberland as a fringe or “alternative” asset class is increasingly difficult to sustain in the face of contemporary economic data.
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White papersUnlocking natural capital value
Institutional investors seeking resilient, future‑ready portfolios are turning to timberland and farmland—strategic assets that combine climate resilience, biodiversity, and long‑term value creation.
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White papersForests as a strategic investment
Wood is an important economic resource. Due to the growing middle class worldwide, there is increasing structural demand for wood. In this context, forests are becoming an attractive investment, ensuring long-term strategic access to wood in times of geopolitical uncertainty.
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White papersNordic timberland as a strategic investment
As timberland becomes a core component of institutional real asset portfolios, allocators increasingly face a relative choice: not whether to own forests, but which type of forest exposure best serves long-term capital
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White papersCapMan Natural Capital – shaping the future of European natural capital investments
CapMan Natural Capital is a specialist natural capital asset manager focused on sustainable forestry investments across Europe. The investment team acquires and actively manages forest and land assets at scale with the objective of delivering long-term, risk-adjusted market returns alongside measurable environmental outcomes, including climate benefits and biodiversity enhancement.
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White papersValue beyond forest products: investing in timberland
Timberland’s value proposition has expanded far beyond its traditional confines to offer a spectrum of natural capital investment possibilities for discerning asset allocators. Discover the themes we believe encompass the challenges and opportunities arising from climate change and nature loss.
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White papersFarmland: The Red Thread – Alternatives Edition 2025/26
In an era marked by economic uncertainty, shifting global trade dynamics, and the search for resilient asset classes, US farmland is often viewed as an attractive investment consideration. With a market value estimated at over USD 2.2 trillion and more than two million farms across the US, farmland represents a large and relatively underexplored asset class.
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White papersWhy invest in sustainably managed timberland?
Unlock the potential of timberland investing. Discover how sustainable timberland investment can offer attractive risk-adjusted returns, reliable income, and real asset diversification—while acting as a proven inflation hedge investment. As awareness of the social and environmental benefits of natural capital investing grows, learn how timberland can support both financial performance and positive ecosystem impact.
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White papersNatural Capital investor views
Summary findings of a qualitative study into attitudes and behaviours of global fund selectors in respect of Natural Capital.
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White papersInvesting in the nature and climate transition: Creating value beyond traditional sustainable timberland management
There’s a growing consensus that the inexorable nature and climate transition taking place across the globe will have profound implications for the world economy. From where we sit as a global asset manager, this ongoing, multifaceted transition also implies a vast and rich spectrum of possibilities—many of them still emerging— for discerning asset allocators.
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White papersTimber’s tipping point: why global demand is set to outpace supply by 2050 according to Gresham House analysis
The ongoing increase in Greenhouse Gas emissions from human activities since the industrial revolution is a major contributor to climate change and rising global temperatures; average global temperatures have risen by 1.2°C according to The National Centre for Atmospheric Science, 2025. There is a strong global consensus that urgent and extensive action is needed, both to limit future warming and to adapt to a changing world to reduce the impact of climate change.
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White papersAdaptation is resilience: Assessing physical climate risk in Canada’s provinces and municipalities
We collaborated with our partners at Concordia University and the Emerging Risks Information Center (ERIC) to assess physical climate risk across Canada’s provinces and municipalities, particularly their exposure to and preparedness for natural disasters. This abridged version of our study highlights key research findings and conclusions.
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White papersCatch the AI wave: water risk in big tech
Access to usable fresh water is fundamental to livelihoods, health, ecosystems, and the global economy. Water-related natural hazards such as floods and droughts can have such devastating effects that we believe that water-related risks and opportunities can be financially material factors that need to be increasingly integrated into technology sector decisions and the investment strategies that support them.
