New Forests, a sustainability focused investment firm based out of Australia, recently closed its SEA focused fund at $120 million. Some of the prominent investors include Temasek, Asian Development Bank, Australian Government. Through its Tropical Asia Forest Fund, the firm aims to develop a portfolio of sustainable forest plantation assets in SEA Region for commodities such as timber, rubber and carbon.
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