How much carbon can a forest as large as France store?

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 Forestry 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, forestry can be a diversifier to other portfolio risks like inflation or capital market fluctuations for high-net-worth, long term investors.

Sources:

• Forests the size of France have regrown in the last 20 years
• Forest research

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