Forestry

Backed by development finance agencies of the UK, Norway and Finland, the African Forestry Impact Platform also announced its first acquisition. 

A blended finance programme initiated by the UK government, with Dutch development bank FMO as a partner, aims to ramp up investment in the protection and preservation of tropical forests

The recent outbreak of a wildfire in northern Spain caused by machinery being used by Dutch-based nature restoration firm Land Life Company has sparked debate about reforestation risks

Repsol Foundation, Indosuez Wealth Management  and Portobello Capital launch €100m fund for large-scale reforestation projects in Iberia, with a target of six million tonnes in carbon offsets over the next five years 

Rabobank’s Acorn program aims to unlock the international carbon market for smallholder farmers in developing economies, with the use of agroforestry and the latest technologies for carbon sequestration monitoring

SLM Partners invests to scale up ecological farming and forestry systems. CEO Paul McMahon reflects on the sector’s crucial role in combating climate change and the future of sustainable farming

Susanne Wittig, co-founder of Swiss venture incubator Brainforest, talks about the innovative approach the organisation is taking to identify and accelerate forest-based solutions addressing climate and biodiversity challenges