American Forest Foundation

We're wishing you a happy Fourth of July. Working with American forest owners, we're able to create real climate impact for communities across the nation. Protecting woodlands, wildlife habitat and local water quality, the Family Forest Carbon Program is creating true climate impact.

Madeline Wade will join our virtual policy briefing on July 16 at 12pm ET. Madeline advises a variety of organizations, including climate giant REI, on climate change and sustainability regulations, policy, and global trends. She’ll offer a unique perspective on how the Rural Forest Market Act can benefit companies seeking to reach net zero. Register today: https://lnkd.in/e_yvXQKb

Joining our virtual policy briefing on July 16 at 12pm ET, Morgan Cashwell is an Associate Director on the Legislative Affairs team at The Nature Conservancy. Focusing on advancing clean climate policies on Capitol Hill, Cashwell has over 13 years of experience working with both Democratic and Republican party members. Register for our webinar today to learn Cashwell’s insights on the Rural Forest Markets Act: https://lnkd.in/e_yvXQKb

Join our virtual policy briefing to learn about how the Rural Forest Markets Act (RFMA) helps to bridge the gap between the voluntary carbon marketplace and landowners by bringing the power of private finance to rural America. Forest and climate experts from AFF, The Nature Conservancy, Bipartisan Policy Center and REI will discuss how RFMA works and the importance of including it in the upcoming 2024 Farm Bill. Register here: https://lnkd.in/e_yvXQKb

Today’s #CarbonTermoftheDay is “Avoidance Credit.” Avoidance and reduction credits are issued when a project’s emissions are reduced compared to the most likely course of action. For instance, FFCP is able to reduce the amount of commercial harvesting in enrolled areas compared to unenrolled areas. Learn more carbon terms today: https://lnkd.in/dPRb-tMe

Japanese stiltgrass is an invasive species which impacts a forest by quickly crowding out native plant species, altering the nutrient cycle of the soil. By enrolling in FFCP, we connect you with foresters who can help implement a forest management plan that includes managing invasive species. Learn more today: https://lnkd.in/eTKeeP9B

Today’s #CarbonTermoftheDay is “Long-Term Monitoring.” Long-term monitoring is the commitment of a carbon project developer to monitor the enrolled forests even after the contract with a landowner expires. Learn more carbon terms today: https://lnkd.in/ezknwkwV

"American landowners have cared for their woodlands for generations. They know every square inch of their land and what it can do for their community," explains Brittany VanderWall, CF. With the Family Forest Carbon Program, we're working with landowners to increase forest carbon storage and create a real climate impact.

Today Rita Hite, the CEO of the American Forest Foundation, joined leaders from several other organizations - including The Nature Conservancy, Environmental Defense Fund, Conservation International, Wildlife Conservation Society, and Fauna & Flora - in writing an open letter to the Science Based Targets initiative expressing their collective support for the limited use of high-quality carbon credits in scope 3 abatement. This letter attempts to find common ground between the various perspectives that have been offered on this topic. I would encourage everyone on all sides of this issue to read this letter, look at the principles enunciated, and see if they represent an effective way both to continue to insist on corporate decarbonization while also mobilizing the climate finance we need IMMEDIATELY to maintain any hope of a 1.5 degree scenario. In brief, those principles include: - Limitation on the type of credits that can be used, so that such credits represent real climate impacts and respect other safeguards - Allowing companies to use credits only for emissions that are clearly unabatable at the moment, and only after following the mitigation hierarchy - Use of credits to address scope 3 emissions must reduce over time - Companies should be more strongly encouraged to use credits for Beyond Value Chain Mitigation (BVCM) as well - Alignment with the Voluntary Markets Integrity Initiative The Climate crisis requires us to think beyond traditional frameworks and find ways to collaborate in solving multiple problems all at the same time, using various and flexible approaches. This letter lays out the pathway for doing just that and I encourage SBTi and its various stakeholders to review, contribute to, refine and ultimately adopt this approach! You can see the letter here: https://lnkd.in/dhYAJyMq

📉 Nature-based carbon credits are a powerful tool to achieve net-zero emissions, but high-integrity is key. 🤝 We're joining forces with American Forest Foundation Conservation International Environmental Defense Fund The Nature Conservancy Wildlife Conservation Society to call on Science Based Targets initiative to include 5 key guardrails in its review of how carbon credits are used for Scope 3 emissions abatement. 🌿 Our letter stresses how, with proper science- and evidence-based guardrails, carbon credits will speed, not hinder, climate progress at a global scale. Download our letter here: https://lnkd.in/eGXs9ziS #NetZero #CarbonCredits #CarbonCreditStandards