Upcoming FCCP Events

Oct 1

2025-26 Learning Exchange Series: Managing Forests in a Changing World

October 1, 2025 3:00PM – 4:00PM Zoom
Nov 5

2025-26 Learning Exchange Series: Sustaining Forests and Securing Family Legacies with SFLR Network

November 5, 2025 3:00PM – 4:00PM Zoom

About

The Forest Carbon and Climate Program (FCCP) aims to increase understanding and implementation of climate-smart forest management, which inextricably links climate change mitigation and adaptation. The FCCP was established to connect professionals, natural resource managers, decision-makers, students and the broader public with the value of forested lands and forest products in addressing climate change.

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News

Newsletter: August & September 2025

Published on September 16, 2025
We hope this update finds you well. We'd like to share some recent updates and resources from the Forest Carbon and Climate Program.
2025-26 Learning Exchange Series: Engaging and Supporting Family Forest Owners in Climate-Smart Forestry

Published on September 4, 2025
In this webinar, Melissa Kreye from Penn State University presents "Engaging and Supporting Family Forest Owners in Climate-Smart Forestry."
FCCP concludes voluntary carbon market workshop series in New Hampshire

Published on August 20, 2025
FCCP concludes summer carbon market workshop series in North Conway, New Hampshire, bringing together landowners, forestry professionals, and educators to learn about opportunities to engage in the carbon economy.
FCCP organizes forest carbon market workshop in State College, PA

Published on July 30, 2025
FCCP organized a forest carbon market workshop in State College, PA, tailored to increase understanding and remove access barriers for landowners and educators to engage with the carbon economy.
FCCP attends the 9th American Forest Congress, convening a R&D panel and a dialogue session on the future of US Forest Carbon Science and Policy

Published on July 24, 2025
FCCP director, Dr. Chad Papa, attended the 9th American Forest Congress, where he co-convened a panel on multisector strategies for research and innovation and a dialogue session on securing the future of US forest carbon science and policy.

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Graduate Certificate

Earn a Graduate Certificate in Forest Carbon Science, Policy, and Management. The Certificate consists of three 3-credit courses, all available completely online. Participants include a wide range of graduate students, recent graduates, and working professionals.

Professional Courses

The FCCP hosts a collection of online non-credit courses that provide professionals with practical knowledge and skill-building in topics of forest carbon science, policy, and management.

Partners and Projects

Program objectives are achieved through working with strategic partners to better communicate and bring attention to key topics, engage in collaborative research, create educational content and programming, and bridge dialogue gaps on carbon and climate topics related to forests and forested lands.

Open Resource Library

The Open Resource Library (ORL) is an online space dedicated to sharing educational outputs from our for-credit and non-credit course offerings to a wide audience of practitioners, educators, and members of the public. The primary goal of the ORL is to increase access to educational imagery, tools, and content regarding topics of forests and climate. This resource will be continuously updated to ensure visitors have access to up-to-date and relevant content from the FCCP.