Saturday, January 28, 2023
  • Login
CEO North America
  • Home
  • Business
    • Entrepreneur
    • Industry
    • Innovation
    • Management & Leadership
  • CEO Interviews
  • CEO Life
    • Art & Culture
    • Food
    • Health
    • Travel
    • Environment
  • Opinion
  • News
  • Multimedia
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Business
    • Entrepreneur
    • Industry
    • Innovation
    • Management & Leadership
  • CEO Interviews
  • CEO Life
    • Art & Culture
    • Food
    • Health
    • Travel
    • Environment
  • Opinion
  • News
  • Multimedia
No Result
View All Result
CEO North America
No Result
View All Result

Can Family-Owned Forests Help the U.S. Achieve a Low-Carbon Future?

in Environment
Can family-owned forests help the u. S. Achieve a low-carbon future?

Forestry worker othinning a forest to prevent large forest fires. Proactive brush and tree thinning and controlled burns can help reduce the risk of large forest fires.

Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

A USDA Conservation Innovation Grant (CIG) project is trying to reimagine how carbon markets can work with and for small landholders. The Family Forest Carbon Program (FFCP), led by the American Forest Foundation (AFF) and The Nature Conservancy, bases carbon payments on specific forest management practices that have been scientifically shown to increase the amount of carbon that gets removed from the atmosphere and stored in the trees and soil. The project’s goal is to facilitate the participation of nearly 300 million acres of family-owned American forests in carbon markets.

“The CIG funding allowed us to pivot in a number of ways, early on, that helped ensure we were creating a product that worked for the landholders,” said Christine Cadigan, Senior Director for the FFCP.

While the FFCP is still in its early stages, it has been successfully piloted in the Central Appalachian Region. The program has about 50 contracts with landowners, representing over 6,000 acres of forested land. This led to more funding, with the tech giant Amazon gifting about $7.5 million to the project in April 2020. According to the AFF, if 20% of U.S. family forest acres adopted practices that optimized carbon sequestration, about 3.5 gigatons of carbon dioxide equivalent would be sequestered by the end of the century.

CIG is a competitive program that supports the development of new tools, approaches, practices, and technologies to further natural resource conservation on private lands. Through creative problem solving and innovation, CIG partners work to address our nation’s water quality, air quality, soil health and wildlife habitat challenges, all while improving agricultural operations.

Courtesy USDA

Tags: Climate Changefamily owned forestsforestry

Related Posts

Is cellular agriculture the food of the future?
Environment

Is cellular agriculture the food of the future?

Sustainability study ranks environmental impacts of food production
Environment


Sustainability study ranks environmental impacts of food production

Food waste in america 2023
Environment

Food waste in America 2023

Un report says ozone layer is getting thicker
Environment

UN Report Says Ozone Layer Is Getting Thicker

Why storing data offline results in climate benefits
Environment

Why storing data offline results in climate benefits

Us gun violence linked to climate crisis in new study
Environment

US gun violence linked to climate crisis in new study

Mapping world’s food production footprint on climate and environment
Environment

Mapping World’s Food Production Footprint On Climate And Environment

13 sustainability trends driving business in 2023
Environment

13 sustainability trends driving business in 2023

Sustainable smart cities for the future – automated parking
Environment

Sustainable smart cities for the future – Automated Parking

With major prize, a project to turn carbon emissions to stone gains momentum
Environment

With Major Prize, a Project to Turn Carbon Emissions to Stone Gains Momentum

No Result
View All Result

Recent Posts

  • Ford recalls 462,000 vehicles for rear camera display failure
  • US inflation and consumer spending fall for 2 straight months
  • Zoom fatigue finally revives travel for in-person company meetings
  • Fast food fans may face liver damage
  • Food delivery wars: Duke professor says there’s a better way

Recent Comments

    Archives

    Categories

    • Art & Culture
    • Business
    • CEO Interviews
    • CEO Life
    • Editor´s Choice
    • Entrepreneur
    • Environment
    • Food
    • Health
    • Highlights
    • Industry
    • Innovation
    • Issues
    • Management & Leadership
    • Multimedia
    • News
    • Opinion
    • PrimeZone
    • Printed Version
    • Travel
    • Uncategorized

    Meta

    • Log in
    • Entries feed
    • Comments feed
    • WordPress.org

    • CONTACT
    • GENERAL ENQUIRIES
    • ADVERTISING
    • MEDIA KIT
    • DIRECTORY
    • TERMS AND CONDITIONS

    Editorials – stuart.james@ceo-na.com

    Editor-In-Chief – caroline.sposto@ceo-na.com

    Editorials – editorials@ceo-na.com

    Advertising – media@ceo-na.com

    NEW YORK

    110 Wall St.,
    3rd Floor
    New York, NY.
    10005
    USA
    +1 212 432 5800

     

    MEXICO CITY

    Paseo de la Reforma 296,
    Floor 38
    Mexico City
    06600
    MEXICO

    • CONTACT
    • GENERAL ENQUIRIES
    • ADVERTISING
    • MEDIA KIT
    • DIRECTORY
    • TERMS AND CONDITIONS

    Editorials –
    stuart.james@ceo-na.com

    Editor-In-Chief –

    caroline.sposto@ceo-na.com

    Editorials – editorials@ceo-na.com

    Advertising –
    media@ceo-na.com

    NEW YORK

    110 Wall St.,
    3rd Floor
    New York, NY.
    10005
    USA
    +1 212 432 5800

    MEXICO CITY

    Paseo de la Reforma 296,
    Floor 38
    Mexico City
    06600
    MEXICO

    CEO North America © 2022 - Sitemap

    No Result
    View All Result
    • Home
    • Business
      • Entrepreneur
      • Industry
      • Innovation
      • Management & Leadership
    • CEO Interviews
    • CEO Life
      • Art & Culture
      • Food
      • Health
      • Travel
      • Environment
    • Opinion
    • News
    • Multimedia

    © 2023 JNews - Premium WordPress news & magazine theme by Jegtheme.

    Welcome Back!

    Login to your account below

    Forgotten Password?

    Retrieve your password

    Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

    Log In