Investing
in locally controlled forests could offer great returns and help
communities in forested regions of developing countries to flourish
and work themselves out of poverty, according to AAA.
Boston,
MA, USA, November 2, 2012 -- Investing in locally controlled
forests could offer great returns and help communities in forested
regions of developing countries to flourish and work themselves out
of poverty, according to Alternative Asset Analysis (AAA).
Following
a report in The Guardian newspaper in the UK, which advocated the
investing in locally controlled forests (ILCF) model, AAA's analysis
partner, Anthony Johnson, spoke about the model. He stated, "We
believe that encouraging investment in locally managed forests can
benefit communities and help to prevent climate change."
"Not
only does investing in managed forests generate very good returns for
alternative investors, increasing the amount given over to forestry
also helps to absorb carbon dioxide and generate cash for local
community, social and business projects."
The
investment model has so far involved dialogues with nine countries in
four continents and has attracted funding from Growing Forest
Partnership (GFP). The project also gets funding from the government
of Sweden, which has a rich history of successful ILCF.
The
G3 definition of ILCF is "The local right for forest owner
families and communities to make decisions on commercial forest
management and land use, with secure tenure rights, freedom of
association and access to markets and technology."
AAA
said that they support this model for forestry management and
investment and also support sustainable plantations in countries like
Brazil. Businesses that run managed forestry projects, such as
Greenwood
Management, can help to provide alternative sources
of timber and biomass, thus protecting local forests that might be
targeted for timber products if these alternatives were not
available.
Alternative
investors are increasingly seeking ethical options, largely in
response to the growing awareness of the benefits of impact
investing. However, some investors are also simply keen to make wiser
choices when deciding on an investment after the impact of the
economic crisis and the controversies that surrounded this.
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