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Matt Cooper: Why left-wing critics are wrong to target Coillte’s clever forestry deal

Opponents may be concerned more with private farmers being denied an opportunity than with landgrabbing

Ian Guider: It’s time to see the wood for the trees on the so-called Coillte ‘land grab’

Claims that a vulture fund is swooping in on Ireland’s forests are wildly wide of the mark

Climate & Environment

Coillte deal with British pension fund ‘the tip of the iceberg’

The newly created Irish Strategic Forestry Fund to be managed by Coillte has an initial portfolio of 30,000 acres of forestry land, but rural TDs warn it will expand significantly, driving up prices for agricultural and forestry land

Climate & Environment

Warning as Coillte seeks funds to buy up farmland for large-scale tree planting

Investors would be able to claim forestry grants in exchange for €2 billion backing for agency to reach 100,000-hectare target

Coillte aims to grow 100,000 hectares of new forest by 2050

The State body announced a new €2bn forestry strategic vision today

Bank of Ireland launches scheme for companies to plant forests and offset carbon

The Woodland Nature Credit will help companies meet their carbon reduction goals under new EU directive by planting native trees

Deal with ESB could result in data centres on Coillte land

The joint venture between the two commercial semi-states aims to develop 1GW of renewable wind energy on Coillte-owned land by 2030, which will require a capital investment of €1 billion.