FCCP presents at the National Adaptation Forum in Pittsburgh, PA
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EmailFCCP presented a talk about the role forest certification can play to incentivize forest adaptation at the National Adaptation Forum.
Dr. Chad Papa, FCCP Director, presented a talk titled “The Role of Forest Certification to Incentivize Forest Adaptation: Downscaling Regional Climate Change Impacts” at the National Adaptation Forum in Pittsburgh, PA. This talk highlighted recent efforts to bridge ‘science-practice’ gaps through knowledge synthesis, decision-making tools, and the development of operational indicators to support region-wide climate-smart forestry initiatives.
The talk was drawn from recent collaborations between FCCP and the Sustainable Forestry Initiative’s (SFI) Climate-Smart Forestry Initiative, which seeks to advance the interpretation and implementation of climate-smart forestry across the SFI footprint. This initiative engages a diverse network of forestry practitioners, academics, and public servants to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions by identifying, developing, and implementing practices that meet the SFI Standards while achieving co-benefits for biodiversity and wildfire risk reduction.
To learn more about this project, visit here: https://www.canr.msu.edu/fccp/Projects-and-Research/climate-smart-forestry-practices-assessing-approaches-for-climate-change-adaptation-and-mitigation-across-north-america
The National Adaptation Forum is a biennial convening for adaptation professionals to innovate, network, and focus on established and emerging climate adaptation issues of the day. The Doris Duke Foundation sponsored a special session and working group on climate-smart forestry that included sessions on forest certification, reforestation, and innovative data-driven tools to support forest resilience.
See the full agenda here: https://whova.com/embedded/event/ImSwHrGPiqjAGsxJEeprWB0NhRgRxYO6LKHkiDy5rkQ%3D/
