To achieve its' target annual growth rate of between 7% to 10%, the International Forestry Fund has devised a diversification strategy incorporating risk-reduction techniques and a specific focus on pure biological growth and excluding vertical or horizontal integration strategies.

• Geographic Diversification includes forestry in Ireland, UK, Panama, Costa Rica, Australia and New Zealand
• Tree Species Diversification to include native and commercial tropical hardwoods and commercial softwood species - the Fund will not engage in mono-cultural planting
• Tree Age Diversification from acquiring existing forestry plantations
• End-use Market Diversification is achieved from the different market uses from the different timber species
• Currency Diversification including forestry holdings in Euro, Sterling, US Dollar etc.
• The International Forestry Fund is based on a pure biological forestry growth strategy and is asset backed by the land and growing trees

The Fund has built relationships with highly experienced local forest managers who have a proven track record in the selection, acquisition and management of forestry investments. As a further safeguard to the investors, the board of the International Forestry Fund has also engaged the services of a global Independent Forest Management Consultant to perform sylvicultural operational audit functions covering all aspects of acquisition and on-going audit management of forestry activities to ensure that best forestry practice is adhered by local professional partners to in all jurisdictions in which the Fund operates. The directors of the Fund believe that this independent verification role is fundamentally important in delivering a well-diversified and balanced portfolio of forestry assets for the investors.