Voluntary federal program in partnership with states that encourages and supports conservation easements and the acquisition of partial interests in privately owned forestlands.
Has certified 250 million acres of forest in the US and Canada, and recognizes the importance of forests in carbon capture and climate change mitigation.
An international forest certification entity, having certified more than 35 million acres of land in the US, including private, state, and federal forests.
Surveys the technical challenges to and opportunities from developing forest certification systems. It includes a list of major third-party forest and wood product certification systems.
Connects private landowners with information and tools to more actively managing their forests and related resources.
Surveys efforts to aid family farm owners in carbon management of forested areas, including six states that have offered assistance programs for carbon management that include direct payments to landowners.
Outlines a set of “building blocks” to help farmers, ranchers, forestland owners, and rural communities reduce GHG emissions and increase carbon sequestration, including tools for private forest growth and retention.
Provides a roadmap and resource for programs and initiatives that are designing protocols, metrics, or incentives to engage farmers and ranchers in large-scale efforts to enhance GHG mitigation on working agricultural land in the United States.
The Carbon Cycle Institute houses a series of resources on carbon farming techniques, including research on carbon farming techniques and case studies of specific carbon farms.
Surveys studies of agricultural carbon sequestration resulting from one of the most well-publicized sustainable practices: no-till farming.