New research released by SLM Partners, alongside the announcement of a €200 million European regenerative forestry fund, reveals the quantified climate benefits of regenerative continuous cover forestry.

SLM Partners, an international $760 million natural real assets manager with 100 per cent of land under or in transition to regenerative management, has launched the new SLM Silva Fund II, a €200 million ($210 million) fund to invest in sustainable forestry and carbon in Europe.

Building on its earlier Irish forestry fund, this new fund will continue to invest in Ireland, while broadening its scope to the UK and selected EU countries, the firm said in a statement. The fund will aggregate fragmented forest properties and implement continuous cover forestry (CCF) management to optimise financial returns and environmental outcomes. While most returns will come from timber, the fund will also seek to monetise the carbon and biodiversity benefits of this approach, the firm continued. The fund is not open to retail investors.

“Monoculture plantations are not just ugly to look at, but they are bad for business and biodiversity, and they are exposed to all sorts of risks. Continuous cover forestry is a compelling alternative – delivering a quadruple win for local people, forest owners, climate and nature,” Paul McMahon, managing partner at SLM Partners, said. “As governments and investors scramble to unearth new carbon capture technologies, we must ensure we take better care of the carbon sinks we know work. Regenerative agriculture has made headlines in recent years, but the mainstream adoption of regenerative forestry is now more urgent than ever."

Source: wealthbriefing.com