Rewilding, the practice of returning land to its natural
uncultivated state and returning native animal species to habitats,
is becoming an asset class with enormous potential for investor
returns.
The financier Ben Goldsmith, Chair of the Conservative
Environment Network, is an enthusiastic advocate of rewilding and
says it not only improves land biodiversity, it also has the
potential to drive sustainable financial profits.
He told the audience at Guernsey's Sustainable Finance Week
conference, where he was a keynote speaker: "This is not
romantic, it's practical. Infrastructure projects that move
with the grain of nature, not against it, are often cheaper and
more durable. The only barrier is lack of understanding and
connection."
