About Us
New Forests is a forestry investment management and advisory firm currently managing $200 million in assets throughout Australia, New Zealand, the U.S. and the Asia Pacific region. The company's investment philosophy is unique in seeking assets that deliver traditional timber returns as well as returns from emerging environmental markets, such as carbon, biodiversity and water quality. New Forests' staff includes highly skilled and experienced professionals across timberland investment, operational forestry, environmental management and finance. The company holds an Australian Financial Services License, a demonstration of the company's financial and compliance systems.
New Forests endeavors to optimize timberland returns through the inherent benefits provided by forests' "ecosystem services". These ecosystem services have traditionally been externalized in market terms but are beginning to generate commercial value as environmental markets emerge. In 2007, global markets for carbon generated US$64 billion. New Forests is an expert in developing "timber plus" business models and transaction structures that give investors exposures to these new opportunities.