Our goals: towards a US Forest Carbon Agenda for 2020 and beyond

Forests are one of the key solutions to the climate crisis. If humanity has any chance of keeping climate change below the 1.5-degree Celsius target agreed to in the Paris Climate Accords federal, state, and private forestland owners across the US must take action to protect all remaining high density carbon stocks, reduce emissions from logging and wood products and begin the process of restoring nature’s forest carbon cycle to degraded lands through climate smart forest practices. READ MORE.

Who we are and how we work

The Forest Carbon Coalition (FCC) is a growing network of scientific, conservation and environmental justice organizations who work at the international, national, state and local levels. Our network includes organizations in fourteen cities and six states. We are working in Congress and in statehouses across the nation on legislative solutions and also work to educate the public and decision makers by synthesizing and disseminating supporting science. We are developing a comprehensive forest carbon agenda to guide policy and are monitoring and responding to threats to forest ecosystems. READ MORE ABOUT OUR COALITION AND WHAT WE DO.

What we’re tracking now

FCC MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: NJ Highlands Coalition, NJ Forest Watch, Raritan Headwaters

Billboards like this are used to educate the public about the importance of protecting intact forests to fight climate change Their Missions The New Jersey Highlands Coalition (NJHC) represents a diverse network of local, regional, statewide, and national organizations as well as individuals. Their mission is to represent the common ...

The Nature Conspiracy

Forests are a natural solution to the crises of climate change, environmental injustice, and species extinction. So why is the United States’ biggest conservation organization helping to cut them down? Last month, Forest Carbon Coalition Steering Committee members, John Muir Project and Dogwood Alliance, joined forces along with over 150 faith, ...

Repairing America’s Tattered Forests: A roadmap for USDA-USDI compliance with EO 140008

Sixty-one scientific, conservation community and faith organizations have called on the Biden Administration’s National Climate Task Force to reject the false solutions and narratives offered by Big Timber and instead embrace a climate-forestry for the US based on science, sustainable economics and environmental justice. The letter, coordinated by the Forest ...

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Keep informed about one of humanity’s best shots at mitigating climate change and leaving a stable climate for future generations. If you are part of an organization who wants to join our coalition or an individual wanting to keep up to speed on the latest developments on forests and climate change, please sign up here.