Alternative assets valuation and valuation oversight: forestry and timberland valuation

Timberland valuation is a specialized discipline within real asset valuation, focusing on forest land and timber resources. With growing emphasis on sustainability, carbon credits, and biodiversity, timberland has become a strategic investment class offering diversification and ESG benefits.

By the end of this training, participants will:

• understand the fundamentals of timberland as an asset class;
• learn valuation methodologies tailored to forestry assets;
• explore timberland global market trends;
• gain insights into valuation review procedures and best practices.

• Timberland investment market overview (European market dynamics, carbon farming, afforestation strategies, ownership structures)
• Valuation approaches (market approach, cost approach, fair value calculation)
• Valuation review process (scope, compliance, risk factors)

This training is coordinated by Alexandre Goossens, Partner at PwC Luxembourg and RICS member.

The training will be presented by PwC subject matter experts dealing with forestry valuation topics.

Alexandre, Partner, joined PwC Luxembourg in September 2014 and is responsible for the Real Estate and Infrastructure Advisory services. Alexandre has gained a strong experience through his missions as consultant and valuer.

He leads a team dedicated to the annual review of more than 2,000 assets in real estate, debt (backed by real estate collaterals), infrastructure and forestry with an exposure to world markets and is managing an extensive real estate market database that covers all markets and all sectors. Alexandre is responsible for the implementation of models and processes for the three key functions of fund management companies in the context of AIFMD (valuation, risk management, portfolio management). He is also an active member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and is the lead instructor in real estate valuation.