SLM Partners raises $167m to expand regenerative forestry in Europe

· Agriculture & Food · Netherlands

SLM Partners has secured $167 million from a Dutch pension investor to regenerate forests, AgFunderNews reported. The capital will expand continuous cover forestry across Europe and represents the first and final close of SLM Silva Fund II. Continuous cover forestry is a management approach that avoids clear-cutting, maintaining tree cover and soil health while still producing timber, and is often grouped with regenerative land-use strategies that investors treat as both a climate play and a long-duration real-asset allocation. The fundraise signals continued institutional appetite for natural-capital strategies despite a difficult fundraising environment for many alternative asset classes. The items did not name the pension investor or specify the number of hectares or countries targeted. The close is final, meaning no further capital will be raised for this vehicle.

Why it matters：Institutional capital flowing into regenerative forestry shows how climate and carbon goals are reshaping land investment, with implications for timber supply, land prices and rural economies.

Key points

  • SLM Partners raised $167 million from a Dutch pension investor.
  • The capital targets continuous cover forestry across Europe.
  • It is the first and final close of SLM Silva Fund II.

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