Forest Resources
Forests are home to many invaluable ecosystem goods and services as well as a source of wood products for economies around the world, and they can play a major role in climate adaptation and climate change mitigation. Experts at RFF are evaluating the effectiveness of forest management policies by accounting for the economic, social, and environmental goals of region-specific programs alongside program costs.
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Media Highlight — May 12, 2020
The One Trillion Trees Project and Increasing US Forest Cover
RFF Issue Brief by Dave Wear is cited extensively in BBN Times article on the One Trillion Trees Project.
Common Resources — May 7, 2020
Tree Planting, Land Use, and Forest Climate Benefits
The global Trillion Tree Initiative is helping to publicize the important role forests can play in mitigating climate change—but more needs to be done to incentivize private landowners to plant more trees.
Issue Brief — May 7, 2020
Tree Planting as Climate Policy?
Efforts to significantly expand the US forest carbon sink would benefit from a careful consideration of the nation’s history of tree planting and forest investment and the current structure of timber supply and demand.
Issue Brief — May 7, 2020
Tree Planting as Climate Policy?
Efforts to significantly expand the US forest carbon sink would benefit from a careful consideration of the nation’s history of tree planting and forest investment and the current structure of timber supply and demand.
Journal Article — Mar 25, 2020
Forests: Carbon Sequestration, Biomass Energy, or Both?
This article illustrates the impacts of woody biomass demand on the forestry industry and the resulting carbon balance under different climate mitigation policies.
Explainer — Feb 19, 2020
Forest Bioenergy 102: Policy Approaches
An overview of the concerns about the impacts of bioenergy generation and the methods policymakers may use to measure these impacts.
RFF Live — Feb 11, 2020
Forests and Climate Change Mitigation: The Role of Markets
An in-depth conversation on the important role forests—and the forest products sector—could play in climate change mitigation
Workshop/Seminar — Apr 6, 2016
Reducing Deforestation in Commodity Supply Chains
This RFF First Wednesday Seminar focused on the opportunities for and challenges of reducing supply chain deforestation using private and regulatory strategies, potential synergies among these strategies, and linkages with Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+).
Workshop/Seminar — Jan 29, 2014
Considering the Contributions of Forests in the Management of Greenhouse Gas Emissions
This RFF Seminar, co-sponsored by Resources for the Future and the Society of American Foresters, will delve into some of the questions that surround carbon accounting and forest management.
Media Highlight — May 12, 2020
The One Trillion Trees Project and Increasing US Forest Cover
RFF Issue Brief by Dave Wear is cited extensively in BBN Times article on the One Trillion Trees Project.
Press Release — Oct 16, 2019
New Blog Post: "PG&E Power Outages Reduce Just a Portion of Wildfire Risk"
RFF Fellow Matthew Wibbenmeyer addresses the effectiveness of the PG&E outages in reducing wildfire risk.
Press Release — Aug 27, 2019
New Episode of Resources Radio on the Role of Forests in Energy and Climate Solutions, with Robert Bonnie
Robert Bonnie and Daniel Raimi discuss forests, forest products and bioenergy, and carbon sinks in this podcast from Resources Radio.
Common Resources — May 7, 2020
Tree Planting, Land Use, and Forest Climate Benefits
The global Trillion Tree Initiative is helping to publicize the important role forests can play in mitigating climate change—but more needs to be done to incentivize private landowners to plant more trees.
Common Resources — Apr 6, 2020
The Trillion Trees Act Goes beyond Just Planting Trees
Forests are not the sole answer to mitigating climate change, but they can go a long way, and the Trillion Trees Act helps by encouraging a comprehensive approach to forest growth.
Common Resources — Mar 11, 2020
Opportunities Ahead for Expanding Forests and Harnessing Bioenergy
As the global One Trillion Trees initiative attracts pivotal support, RFF’s Ann Bartuska, Dave Wear, and Robert Bonnie explain why utilizing forest bioenergy is more complicated than it might first appear.