Global Safety Net v3 launched to monitor the global extent and condition of natural land annually
Why this matters
Land continues to behave as the highest-conviction long-duration bet in CRE. In supply-constrained luxury markets, replacement-cost-positive entitlements remain scarce; in growth-corridor exurbs, sponsors with patient capital are accumulating positions ahead of the next residential or industrial pipeline. The trade is a basis call, not an income call, and continues to attract family-office and high-net-worth capital that can hold through the cycle.
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- Disclosed land deal value tracked in September 2026: $456.2M across 3 reported transactions. All Land coverage →
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The online data platform developed by One Earth and the Nature Data Lab offers for the first time a detailed view of the world's remaining natural land, supporting government, corporate, and philanthropic efforts to b…
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