Estonia could be in a strong position for forestry investment according to UK property investment company, Quintessential Estates.  [more]

According to interim figures for the 2008 timber crop in Mississippi, its value has increased by 5.7% to $1.16 billion, from $1.1 billion in 2007 as a result of a growing demand for pulpwood.  [more]

Forestry as an asset class has performed remarkably well both in the current economic turmoil, and over the past three decades. It has outperformed real estate, bonds and shares.  [more]

The Scottish government is soon to make a decision about whether or not to lease 25% of its forests to private forestry investment companies.  [more]

Zurich Green’s Da Vinci Invest is introducing a Shariah-compliant, environmentally-sound hedge fund, which will invest in forestry and carbon markets.  [more]

Chico Mendes, a Brazilian activist who encouraged forest communities to protect their rubber trees from loggers, was shot and killed 20 years ago. Brazilian president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, plans to lead a tribute to him by way of a television announcement on Monday 22 December.  [more]

Timber is the sort of investment that can be relied upon for a steady increase in value. Not only that, but it's also an ethical investment, as many timber companies preserve forestry by harvesting planted trees rather than old-growth trees.  [more]

The government of British Columbia, a Canadian province, has said that an aggressive overseas marketing strategy is "more important than ever" to boost demand for the province's wood products.  [more]

On Friday, the UK formalised its commitment to sign up to a major deal to tackle deforestation. Along with a group of other developed and developing nations (not all of which have been named) the UK has signed a statement to outline its commitment to working with other nations to halt deforestation as part of any post-Kyoto agreement.  [more]

Locally produced UK Christmas trees are defying the recession by doing a roaring trade.  [more]