ension funds areChaussures Timberland  
 
increasingly putting their cash into timberland investments, according to reports in the Financial  
 
Times and from forestry investment research and advisory consultancy, Forestry Research Associates  
 
(FRA).
 
FRA claims that commodities are
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current volatility prompted by high inflation rates – mainly due to the increased demand for raw  
 
materials in India and China. However, risk-averse pension funds have been looking for an asset that  
 
offers more stability and some protection against the effects of inflation.
 
Investment consultant Mercer claimed in recent report on the subject that timberland investment offers  
 
“explicit opportunities” as a long-term and sustainable investment
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funds. Peter Collins, an analysis partner at FRA said, “Investment in forestry usually involves  
 
putting money in projects taking place in emerging economies, such as Brazil or Costa Rica. Although  
 
these carry with them slightly more risk than some investment in more established economies, they also  
 
offer tremendous opportunities for gains.”
 
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strength to strength in recent years and lots of people made a lot of money by taking the chance and  
 
investing there. Forestry is big business in Brazil and sustainable projects like those offered through  
 
Greenwood Management have taken advantage of the growing natural resources market,” added Collins.
 
The global trade in timber is thought to be worth around one per cent of the global GDP, or $200  
 
billion, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization. Mason Browne, the Director of  
 
Operations of Global Timber Acquisitions at fund manager Four Winds Capital Management, said that  
 
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options for those who want to diversify their investment portfolios and spread risk: “It doesn’t  
 
trade at the spot price of lumber. It also offers a low correlation with other asset classes and a high  
 
correlation with inflation.”
 
Simon Fox, an alternative investment expert at Mercer, said that another great thing about timberland  
 
investment is that the owner has the choice as to when they sell their stock: “With timberland, you  
 
can control when you take it to market. Unlike an agricultural commodity, which has to be harvested,  
 
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