New Forests

New Forests manages investments in sustainable forestry and associated environmental markets, such as carbon, biodiversity and water, for institutional and other qualified wholesale investors. The company is headquartered in Sydney, Australia, with offices in San Francisco and Singapore.

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Timberland Investment in a Changing World

Financial returns are generated from sound investment decisions today. . .and an understanding of where returns will come from tomorrow. This is especially true in the timberland asset class, where the complexities of volatile commodities markets, population growth, climate change and a growing emphasis on social and environmental values create both risks and opportunities. New Forests' research, innovation and global reach ensure our clients are positioned to benefit from these dynamic forces.

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Market Outlook

Forestry Investment

• Responsible Investment in the Forest Sector: Recommendations for Institutional Investors - May 2012
• New Forests' Timberland Investment Outlook: 2011-2015 - Jan. 2011

Australia and New Zealand

• The Clean Energy Plan & Carbon Farming Initiative: What do they mean for forestry investment in Australia? - Updated Dec. 2011
• Rationalizing Australia's Timberland Managed Investment Schemes: The Changing Landscape of Australia's Forestry Sector - Updated Dec. 2011
• Asia Pacific Softwood Log Markets: A Supply-Demand Outlook for New Zealand and Australian Softwood Log Markets - Updated Jan. 2012

Asia Pacific

• Discussion Paper on FSC Criteria 6.9, 6.10 - A Joint Restoration and Biodiversity Offsets Approach - Jun. 2011
• The Changing Landscape of China's Domestic Forestry Sector - Dec. 2010

United States

• The California Carbon Market: Implications for Forest Carbon Offset Investment - Updated Feb. 2012
• Mitigation & Conservation Banking in the US: An Emerging Biodiversity-based Asset Class - Updated Feb. 2012

News

• New Forests releases paper on Responsible Investment in Forestry - May 2012
• A Pioneering New Financial Model for Investing in Nature - Apr. 2012
• New Forests Leads Purchase of 46,000 hectare Australian Softwood Plantation - Mar. 2012
• New Forests Announces Launch of Forest Carbon Partners - Feb. 2012
• New Forests' "A Perspective on Timberland Investment" published in AP2 10th Anniversary Anthology - Feb. 2012
• New Forests Completes Acquisition of Tasmanian Softwood Estate - Jan. 2012
• David Brand on diversifying into sustainable forestry [video link] - ASrIA 10th Anniversary Conference sneak peak - Aug. 2011
• New Forests releases discussion paper on Biodiversity Offsets at FSC General Assembly - Jun. 2011
• Potential for institutional investment in Australia's forestry sector - speech by David Brand [video link] - Mar. 2011

Upcoming Events

• "Forestry, Biomass & Sustainability 2012" - David Brand speaker 3-4 May, London
• "DANA: Pacific Rim Hardwood and Softwood Woodchip Supply and Demand Trends into North Asia" - David Brand speaker 7 June, Melbourne
• "Who Will Own the Forest? 8" - New Forests to sponsor, and David Shelton speaker 18-20 September, Portland, Oregon