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Forest Legacy Program

Protecting Forests through Conservation Easements
Individual Agencies, States and State Governments, Private Entities
Voluntary federal program in partnership with states that encourages and supports conservation easements and the acquisition of partial interests in privately owned forestlands.

Report, Conservation Easements and Climate Change

Protecting Forests through Conservation Easements
States and State Governments, Local Governments
Argues that current laws will need to be revised and expanded to better recognize the climate change benefits that could be achieved from placing land under conservation easements.

National Conservation Easement Database

Protecting Forests through Conservation Easements
Federal Agencies and Departments, States and State Governments, Local Governments
The NCED contains records for more than 130,000 conservation easements encumbering more than 24 million acres of land.

Philadelphia Climate Plan and Park Management

Protecting Forests through Local Land Use Regulations
Local Governments
Comprehensive parkland forest management plan that expressly recognizes the value of carbon sequestered in the forests and the value of sequestration, and adopts management programs for ecological restoration that will prevent release of carbon.

Oregon Forest Management Plan Guidelines and Template

Protecting Forests through Local Land Use Regulations
States and State Governments
Oregon State University provides resources for landowners and foresters on forest management, including guidelines on the creation of forest management plans, and templates.

Forest Stewardship Program

Protecting Forests through Local Land Use Regulations
Individual Agencies
Connects private landowners with information and tools to more actively managing their forests and related resources.

Sustainable Forestry Initiative Certification

Tracking and Certifying Sustainable Forests
Private Entities
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.