Global Impact Investing · Week of Oct 19, 2026

Dutch pension ABP commits €150 million to SLM Partners' European forestry fund

AgFunderNews · 2026-10-13

APG committed €150 million ($167 million) on behalf of Dutch pension fund ABP to SLM Silva Fund II, its first and final close. The fund backs continuous cover forestry, starting in Ireland then Europe, where keeping canopy and regular thinning can steady cash flows and cut replanting costs.

Vocabulary
  • stabler cashflowsmore predictable cash income
  • real asset managermanager of physical assets like land or forests
  • continuous cover forestryharvesting selectively so the forest canopy remains
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