Nature investment is a new trend of investment that has been witnessed in the twenty-first century. These kinds of investments aim at environmental conservation with the long-term goal of deriving financial value from those conservations. One of the most outstanding forms of nature investments is the creation of vegetation covers for areas that lack it due to deforestation.
In this case, the trees that are planted in such areas are considered resilient and can thus grow in any climatic conditions even those considered as adverse for most trees. Some of the most used trees for this kind of investment include the teak wood, blue gum, bamboo, acacia among others. Here we, therefore, see that the key considerations for any tree that will be used in this investment type are its ability to grow in adverse climatic conditions as well as its ability to grow within a very short period of time.
The main aim of using fast growing vegetations for areas that are without vegetation cover is to primarily conserve the environment from adverse effects of deforestation such as soil erosion. Since we also have seen that the type of vegetation to be used should be that which exhibits the traits for fast growth, the implication will be that there will be a faster return on investment for the investors.
The consideration also has to be for the vegetation type that has more than one value for the investors. For some of these trees, for instance, they can be used to provide alternatives for timber. The vegetation can also be used as fodder for the livestock. Medicines and perfumes can also be extracted from some of these trees.
The other investment type in nature investment is plantation management. In this investment type, the aim is to introduce the use of the most sophisticated ideas and technology in the day to day management of plantations. This investment type seeks to help farmers reap maximum benefits from their plantations.
It should also be noted that this investment type only seeks to manage plantations and is not responsible for offering any agricultural advice beyond what is grown in the plantation. It however, is important for the investors to note that this product can create new plantations as well as offer management for existing ones. The farmer or the plantation owner has to, however, offer specific information on what ought to be grown in the plantation, the mode of management and the period within which the management should be carried out on their plantation.