International Forest Investment: An Executive Education Conference November 10 – 11, 2008 in London, United Kingdom

Following our successful conference in Munich earlier this year, the Center for Forest Business offers an expanded forestland investment conference November 10 – 11, 2008 at The Berkeley hotel in London, United Kingdom.

The Center has designed this conference to provide investment professionals with a global perspective on the potential of this alternative asset class. Topics include an overview of forestland investment, global activity, risks and drivers of forestland investing, bioenergy, carbon credits, and forest certification.

Learn more at www.ugatimberlandinvestment.com or contact Bob Izlar at bizlar@warnell.uga.edu or at +1.706.542.6819.

Research and Publications

The Center conducts leading research in all aspects of forest business, from finance to operations. To learn more about our ongoing research click ‘Research.’ To view the latest results of our research click ‘Publications.’

Our Mission

The Center for Forest Business, established in 1997, exists to provide national leadership in education, research, and service to forest industry, private landowners, and Georgia in:

Our Guiding Principles

1. CFB provides an outstanding forest business educational program focusing on the economic and financial aspects of the resources, markets, businesses, and policies associated with managed forests.

2. CFB serves all those who own, manage, serve, or use resources from managed forests.

3. CFB anticipates challenges and formulates options to keep the forest business sector competitive.

4. CFB communicates its work to its clients keeping them informed about its accomplishments.

5. CFB seeks to enhance the economic performance and environmental sustainability of resources associated with managed forests.

6. CFB focuses its work on the southern US in the context of the national and global economy.

7. CFB bases its research on the best available data.

8. CFB relies on synergistic collaboration with all academic programs in the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources and with selected other programs in the university.