American Forests, the oldest national nonprofit conservation organization in the US, advocates for the protection and expansion of America’s forests. Since 1990, They have planted more than 45 million trees. They restore watersheds to help provide clean drinking water. They replant forests destroyed by human action and by natural disasters. This...

This booklet is intended to guide extension service advisors and institutions who work with small-scale farmers and foresters with an interest in Carbon Finance and Carbon Projects. Its aim is to support setting-up carbon projects which involve small-scale farmers. Their participation allows them to be involved in the development and...

The forests of Southeast Asia face high levels of deforestation and forest degradation, which are driven by a variety of forces both inside and outside of the forestry sector. The overall objective of this publication is to explore the current effectiveness of certification and verification schemes in Southeast Asia to...

Developing countries must define "forest" before they can host afforestation and reforestation projects under the Clean Development Mechanism of the Kyoto Protocol. To do so, they must chose country-specific values from a range provided in the Marrakech Accords for minimum area, crown cover and tree height. Good practice involves choosing...

The impacts of climate change destroy people's livelihoods and homes. They damage our infrastructure and disrupt communication and trade. Moreover, climate change is endangering development successes and the poor and marginalized are often affected the most. Even if we were to stop emissions instantly, the world would not stop warming...

This platform aims to support Europe in adapting to climate change, especially by providing access and information on expected climatic changes, the current and future vulnerability of regions and sectors, including forestry, national and transnational adaptation strategies, and potential adaptation options.

This document has been developed to help forest policy-makers integrate climate change into existing national forest policy. It uses 'good governance' as a driving principle and overall framework. It also encourages policy-makers to address forestry issues in a consistent manner in all national climate change strategies, including Nationally Determined Contributions...

This publication is the outcome of a process initiated in 2009 with a series of national stakeholder workshops, aiming to support countries in the process of integrating climate change into their national forest programmes (NFPs). The experience and outcomes of these workshops informed the discussions of a group of experts...

These guidelines have been prepared to assist forest managers to better assess and respond to climate change challenges and opportunities at the forest management unit (FMU) level. The document provides guidance on how to identify, assess and prioritize options for adjusting forest management plans and practices in response to and...

This book is a review of the current state of knowledge on the effects of climate change on forest pests and their implications for forest health protection and management. Because of the relatively limited research that has been dedicated specifically to forest pests, information on non-forest pests is also included...