EFM Fund IV is a $300M majority women owned and managed fund that runs on the belief that natural forests are worth more than the commodity value of the lumber they produce. The fund focuses not only on investible natural assets (timber), but also carbon offsets, conservation easements, and biodiversity credits. The fund aims to acquire and transition 100,000 acres of forestland and sequester 5 million tons of carbon dioxide. EFM’s differentiated forestland strategy results in carbon sequestration, ecosystem restoration, protection of biodiversity, clean drinking water, landscape-scale conservation, habitat protection, and rural job opportunities. EFM’s other impact goals include creating 240 jobs in primarily low-income communities and opening 100% of acres in the portfolio to tribal cultural harvesting and non-motorized public access.
