Reforming the EU approach to LULUCF and the climate policy framework
This paper focuses on the role of forests and other land use in the EU climate policy framework.
Initiative 20×20
Initiative 20x20 is a country-led effort to bring 20 million hectares of land in Latin America and the Caribbean into restoration by 2020.
Philadelphia Parks and Recreation Parkland Forest Management Framework
Philadelphia’s Parks and Recreation has adopted a comprehensive parkland forest management plan that expressly recognizes the value of carbon sequestered in the city's green spaces and adopts management programs to sequester additional carbon.
The political economy of reforestation and forest restoration in Asia–Pacific: Critical issues for REDD+
This article examines the political economy of reforestation and forest restoration programs in Asia–Pacific and highlights governance challenges these pose.
U.S. Forest Service’s National Roadmap for Responding to Climate Change
This roadmap includes strategies of the U.S. Forest Service to activity manage carbon stocks in forests, grasslands, and urban areas and to provide technical assistance to enhance carbon sequestration through afforestation and reforestation.
The Bonn Challenge
The Bonn Challenge is a global goal to bring 150 million hectares of degraded and deforested landscapes into restoration by 2020 and 350 million hectares by 2030.
Afforestation and forestry land allocation in northern Vietnam: Analysing the gap between policy intentions and outcomes
This paper discusses the impacts of state afforestation efforts and forestry land allocation on farmers’ land-use decisions in northern Vietnam.
U.S. Tree Planting for Carbon Sequestration
This Congressional Research Service report examines the use of afforestation to provide offsets under a cap-and-trade approach.
Ga. Code §§48-5-7.7 et seq. – Georgia Forest Land Protection Act
This law provides for an ad valorem tax exemption for property primarily used for the good faith subsistence or commercial production of trees, timber, or other wood and wood fiber products.
Forest Management Solutions for Mitigating Climate Change in the United States
This report recommends policy measures to guide effective climate change mitigation through forests and forest management, including a survey of carbon benefits from wood substitution, biomass substitution, and avoided land use change.