Would you invest on reforestation in the tropics?

Question

if the returns were from 8-13% per annum over a 28 year rotation (period)

Answer 1

I would invest gladly but the returns I would want would not be financial. I would want a piece of it, it would never be violated by greedy Western nations, it would grow and thrive adding to the worlds ability to survive the crap we pump into the air we breathe and it would help to preserve what should be preserved for our own survival and for future generations that may come.

Answer 2

The monetary returns look OK, and I know the feel-good factor would be there, but we are talking investment, right?

Would the investment be tied in for the full term of 28 years?

In short yes - I would consider it both from the fiancial and the moral stands, but would want to know a lot more and be absolutely sure that I knew where the money was invested.

Answer 3

It sounds good, but I would be VERY cautious about investing in anything in the Tropics. My strongest concern would be some type of domestic coverage or insurance if the company invested in disolves, which I super strongly doubt is available.

PS- How exactly is reforestation profitable?

Answer 4

The problem is property rights. Who owns the land which you want to reforest? Is the title clean? What is the potential for expropriation? Are there indigenous people who could potentially contest land ownership? (The last one may sound weird, but native movements have made some progress in restoring natives' property rights in the U.S. and Canada, so who's to say this won't happen in Brazil or Indonesia?)

Answer 5

Only if I will do that reforestation myself. Who knows where money will go otherwise?

Answer 6

It it were 13% I might but 8% would not be a good enough roi.