Forestry Investments in Emerging Markets
Business risks and opportunities to invest in the forest sectorWageningen, the Netherlands 17 – 19 May 2011
| Synthesis report |
Tuesday 17 May 2011
Panel discussion: perspectives and challenges of forestry investments in emerging countries
| Forestry investments from a development bank perspective Huib-Jan de Ruijter, FMO Finance for Development |
| The value proposition and the “missing middle” of forestry investments Dominic Elson, Trevaylor Consulting |
| Limits and opportunities of financial markets in emerging countries: implications for forestry investments Paulo de Leon, Central American Business Intelligence, Guatemala |
Break out groups: discussing the business case for forestry
KHJL TEAK PLANTATION |
| Investing in Teak in its natural environment Waka Forest Investment Services AG |
| Investing in Forestry in Paraguay |
| Forest Development Fund Roland Urban, FONDEBOSQUE |
| Investments in natural forest concessions Paul Hol, FORM |
| Senegal Mangrove Reforestation Project Justin Whalen, Face the Future |
| The Forestry Sector of Guatemala and the investment opportunities |
| Natural rubber plantation on agroforestry systems in Madre de Dios region, Peru Miguel Yonlo, Latex y Plasticos |
| Forest Financing : Forestry as a Viable Business Robert Nabanyumya |
Wednesday 18 May 2011
Plenary Presentations
| FORM International: Experiences from Ghana Paul Hol, FORM International |
| Sicirec: Experiences with financing plantation forestry business development with farmers in Bolivia Popko van der Molen, Sicirec |
| FAST International & TAA: what does it take to link Forestry Business to the Financial Sector in the Amazon Petra Hamers, The Amazon Alternative |
| Copernicus/Nyenrode/WWF: Best practices for Biodiversity Business Cases Pita Verweij – Copernicus Institute |
Thursday 19 May 2011
Expert meeting: key issues and experiences in developing a forest investment fund
Ideas for a Forestry Fund |
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