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		<title>Chinese Investment in Canadian Forestry is Soaring.</title>
		<link>http://www.forestry-invest.com/2011/chinese-investment-in-canadian-forestry-is-soaring/824</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2011 14:23:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Barnes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recent trends indicate that there have been significant growths in Canadian forestry from Chinese investors.
 
After several miserable years of mill closures and redundancies totalling up to 1,000in a single month, Canada is now looking forward to a brighter future for its forestry industry.
The major surge in the desire for Canadian timber from China has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Brazil Making Use of its Eucalyptus Resources.</title>
		<link>http://www.forestry-invest.com/2011/brazil-making-use-of-its-eucalyptus-resources/812</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 15:43:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Barnes</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dow Chemical Company]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Energias Renováveis do Brasil]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brazil has more than 100 years of Eucalyptus biomass fuel experience, but the Dow Chemical Company will be the first  Brazilian company in the chemical and petrochemical industry to utilise it.
 
The Dow Chemical Company has signed an 18-year supply agreement with Energias Renováveis do Brasil (ERB), where they will invest, install and operate a 13-megawatt [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are Giant Redwoods set to dominate Welsh forestry?</title>
		<link>http://www.forestry-invest.com/2011/are-giant-redwoods-set-to-dominate-welsh-forestry/806</link>
		<comments>http://www.forestry-invest.com/2011/are-giant-redwoods-set-to-dominate-welsh-forestry/806#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jan 2011 15:11:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Barnes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welsh foresters are planning to grow new exotic tree species such as the Giant North American Redwood and the Macedonian Pine.
These species are known to be drought tolerant and are considered for plantation as the Welsh National Forest tackles the challenges of climate change.
“Challenges in climate are going to create more opportunities for forestry as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Eucalyptus Crop and its Benefits.</title>
		<link>http://www.forestry-invest.com/2010/the-eucalyptus-crop-and-its-benefits/797</link>
		<comments>http://www.forestry-invest.com/2010/the-eucalyptus-crop-and-its-benefits/797#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Dec 2010 15:42:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Barnes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Greenwood Management]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the past, agriculture was used exclusively to produce food, but now we are turning to crops as a source for energy use. Nowadays everyone is familiar with the argument s relating to the environment and how the energy we use directly affects are surroundings. People are conscious of the effects of greenhouse gas emissions [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Potential Value of Trees</title>
		<link>http://www.forestry-invest.com/2010/the-potential-value-of-trees/794</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Nov 2010 15:33:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Barnes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Timber has been a popular asset amongst investors for many years. Due to their long-term nature of asset class and the amount of positive attributes they offer.
One of the main benefits is the attractive high interest rate returns over a long period. If one observes timberland activity over the past twenty years, timber has performed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do Trees Really Capture Carbon?</title>
		<link>http://www.forestry-invest.com/2010/do-trees-really-capture-carbon/659</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Barnes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There has been a lot of praise recently for tree planting projects and while that is good news, after all the more trees planted the better, right? Well not quite because how does the uninformed general populace know that these schemes really deliver the level of cuts they are praised for?
The answer (at least in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beyond Kyoto and Copenhagen</title>
		<link>http://www.forestry-invest.com/2010/beyond-kyoto-and-copenhagen/654</link>
		<comments>http://www.forestry-invest.com/2010/beyond-kyoto-and-copenhagen/654#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:17:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Barnes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If the climate change summit in Copenhagen was characterized by over optimism followed by bitter disappointment the Cancun summit looks set to be characterized by a cart load of over pessimism.  In the face of this apathy you’ve got to admire the attempts by Mexico to ‘rescue’ the climate change negotiations ahead of this year’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Exactly is Green Investing?</title>
		<link>http://www.forestry-invest.com/2010/what-exactly-is-green-investing/650</link>
		<comments>http://www.forestry-invest.com/2010/what-exactly-is-green-investing/650#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:14:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Barnes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Like a lot of my peers I am very eco-minded and conscientious about the environment. Also unlike my peers I know that money can grow on trees if you know where to invest.
At the moment there are several options for ‘green investments’, whose purposes are to make profits from supporting green projects while also supporting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Risky are Forestry Investments?</title>
		<link>http://www.forestry-invest.com/2010/how-risky-are-forestry-investments/526</link>
		<comments>http://www.forestry-invest.com/2010/how-risky-are-forestry-investments/526#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:11:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Barnes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the past this blog has looked at the benefits to forestry investing but has been negligent in talking about the risks associated with forestry. I aim to correct that, but first it is worth noting why forestry investments have become so popular.

In recent years the number of investors acquiring timberland solely for investment purposes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pros and Cons of Forestry Investments</title>
		<link>http://www.forestry-invest.com/2010/pros-and-cons-of-forestry-investments/523</link>
		<comments>http://www.forestry-invest.com/2010/pros-and-cons-of-forestry-investments/523#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:20:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Barnes</dc:creator>
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Timber is one of the most stable investments in the world. It is a precious commodity and is able to yield high returns, even in a down economy. Timber products are at an advantage, they will always be in demand, from tissue paper to wood chips for fuel, as more and more countries develop their [...]]]></description>
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