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Reports + Writing

FCCP Reports + Writing is a platform for sharing high-level reports on forest, carbon, and climate topics. Work from the FCCP, as well as key partners and collaborators is highlighted below. Click each thumbnail to download a full PDF document.

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Part II: Safeguards for a Sustainable Forest Economy

Part II: Efficient and Effective Safeguards Assessment and Implementation for a Climate-Smart Forest Economy
Forest Preferential Property Tax Programs and Carbon Project Compatibility

An assessment of program compatibilities across nine states
Impact of Forest Management and Wood Utilization on Carbon Sequestration and Storage in Pennsylvania and Maryland

Results for the State of Maryland
Forest Carbon Inventorying, Modeling, and Policy Linkages: An Assessment of State-level Readiness, Motivations, and Needs in USFS Region 9

An assessment of State-level Readiness in USFS Region 9.
Predictors of Family Forest Harvest Behavior in US Forest Service Ecoregion 212

Predictors of Family Forest Harvest Likelihood and Intensity in USFS Ecoregion 212
Part I: Safeguards for a Sustainable Forest Economy

Part l: Needs and Principles for CSFE Safeguards
Michigan Council on Climate Solutions

Natural Working Lands and Forest Products Workgroup Recommendations
Part III: Safeguards for a Sustainable Forest Economy: References

Part lll: Safeguards for a Sustainable Forest Economy
Predictors of Family Forest Harvest Behavior in the Northeastern United States

Forest Harvest Behavior in the Northeastern United States

White Papers

Scoping Dialogue on Climate Positive Forest Products

Potential Climate Benefits, Challenges and Risks Related to Scaling up Mass Timber Construction Practices
Forest Carbon and Climate Change in the Northeast Region of the United States

Northeastern US
State Cap-and-Trade Programs

This paper describes the basic design elements of a cap-and-trade program, including linkages to forest offset projects.
State Forest Certification

Overview of the main certification programs in the U.S. and examination of certification program dispersion across states, as well as adjacent policy and carbon implications.
Forest Carbon and Climate Change in the Southeast Region of the United States

Southeast US
Climate Change Field Guide for Northern Michigan Forests

Site-level Considerations and Adaptation
Membership Knowledge Transfer Special Session

Forest Product Life Cycle Assessment
Forest Carbon and Climate Change in the Pacific Northwest Region of the United States

US Pacific Northwest
1t.org US Inaugural Summit Report

A Summary of Key Findings
State-Level Forest Best Management Practices

This paper examines the management activities associated with BMPs.
The Wildland Urban Interface and Fire Management Policies

This paper explores how these states have employed different tools to encourage safer development and lower levels of fire risk in the WUI.
Embodied Carbon Policies

This paper explores the mechanisms intended to internalize and bring attention to embodied carbon in local, state, and federal policy arenas.

Topical Overviews

This section of the Open Resource Library features downloadable overviews on central topics in forests, carbon, and climate. These science-based narratives aim to concisely explain complex concepts, leveraging unique FCCP imagery and research, other scientific literature, official data and reports, and peer analysis.

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Carbon Pricing - Carbon Markets and Carbon Taxes
Carbon Stocks, Fluxes, and the Land Sector
How will the Inflation Reduction Act impact forest and carbon management?
How will the 2020 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act impact forests and climate?

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