H.R.5859 – Trillion Trees Act
This bill would commit the United States to the global One Trillion Trees Initiative and direct the Secretary of Agriculture to set domestic wood growth targets for the purposes of capturing and storing carbon.
Green Papers of Model Laws (Tree Planting Incentive Bill)
This publication includes a model UK law to provide for infrastructure scale investment in tree planting as a way to capture and store carbon in order to transition the UK to net zero emissions and mitigate climate change.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Removals from Forest Land, Woodlands, and Urban Trees in the United States, 1990-2018
This report provides an overview of the status and trends of GHG emissions and removals from forest land, woodlands in the grassland category, HWPs, and urban trees in settlements in the United States from 1990 to 2018.
Legal framework of private afforestation: The case of Turkey
This study identifies the legal and administrative regulation dimensions of the land use policy on private afforestation in Turkey and compares them with other successful international afforestation policies.
EasyJet Pledge
EasyJet will offset the carbon from the fuel used for every flight, by investing in projects that include reforestation, protecting against deforestation, and renewable energies.
Forest policy and management approaches for carbon dioxide removal
The goal of this paper is to review a range of policy tools in place to support use of forests for CDR and demonstrate how concepts from the policy design literature can inform our understanding of this domain.
What role can forests play in tackling climate change?
This discussion paper consolidates knowledge on the potential environmental, economic and societal benefits of using trees to reduce the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere and identifies the key policy decisions for climate-smart tree planting.
AstraZeneca Pledge
AstraZeneca has pledged to have zero carbon emissions from operations by 2025 and ensure its entire value chain is carbon negative by 2030 with the use of a 50-million tree reforestation initiative that will be rolled out from 2020-2025.
Trees as Nature-Based Solutions: A Global South Perspective
This publication asks researchers about the potential role of trees in mitigating and adapting to climate change, as well as doing so in a way that does not compromise other Sustainable Development Goals.
Forest Law Amendment to Transform China’s Forest Sector
This article reviews the history and provisions of China's revised Forest Law, which includes new sections on afforestation and the restoration of forest ecosystems.