A timberland investment conference has highlighted the resilience of forestry resources in the face of the worst economic shocks the recession can throw at the sector.
Bob Izlar of the University of Georgia Center for Forest Business says, in spite of the climate of crisis (or maybe because of it) the conference attracted a wide range of attendees – including some from the Southern Hemisphere. He says this underscores the strength of forestry as an investment.
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