Forestry Investment Outlook 2023-2028

This paper takes a refreshed view of the key trends influencing forestry investment and the forestry sector. There have been significant shifts in geopolitics, supply chains, the Covid-19 pandemic and the intensification of global efforts to address the twin challenges of climate change and biodiversity loss. These issues translate into both an acceleration of previous trends as well as new opportunities and risks for investors in sustainable forestry and broader land use. This paper provides an outlook on how the forestry asset class is evolving and what the implications are for investors over the next few years. It covered trends and changes in forestry trade and supply chains, carbon market and conservation finance, innovation finance.