Nearly 59 million hectares of forests, an area larger than mainland France, have regrown since 2000. This area of regenerated forest has the potential to store the equivalent of 5.9 gigatons of CO2—more than the annual emissions of the United States.
Planting trees isn’t just good for the planet, but your investment portfolio as well. The Timber Price Indices produced by the ForestryForestryThe practice through which humans create, manage, plant, use, conserve and repair forests, woodlands, and associated resources for human and environmental benefits. read more Commission shows a growth of 76.3% over the last 5 years, with investors expecting this to increase with a move away from plastics use in construction towards wood. Furthermore, forestryForestryThe practice through which humans create, manage, plant, use, conserve and repair forests, woodlands, and associated resources for human and environmental benefits. read more can be a diversifier to other portfolio risks like inflationInflationThe rate at which prices increase over a period of time. read more or capital market fluctuations for high-net-worth, long term investors.
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