Upcoming FCCP Events

Oct 4

Learning Exchange Series: Trees and forests as nature-based climate solutions in the United States

October 4, 2023 3:00PM – 4:00PM
Nov 1

Learning Exchange Series: Forest Sector Carbon Accounting 101: Matching the question with the right framework

November 1, 2023 3:00PM – 4:00PM

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

FCCP and MSU Department of Forestry Partner with U.S. Endowment on a Blockchain Project Tracking Carbon Storage in Forest Products

Published on August 1, 2023
FCCP and MSU Department of Forestry are partnering with U.S. Endowment to explore how the forest sector can use blockchain technology to track forest products and their associated carbon storage from cradle to grave.
FCVP Team Members Attend TED Countdown Summit in Detroit

Published on July 24, 2023
Team members from the Forest + Climate Visualization Partnership (FCVP) hosted a Breakthrough Session, “Imagining urban forest restoration,” using virtual reality technology to demonstrate forest-climate interactions.
FCWG Forest Climate Lab: Wildfire + Climate

Published on July 20, 2023
In this webinar, speakers John Bailey, Mike Zupko, Bill Tripp, and Heidi Huber-Stearns present on Wildfire + Climate.
FCCP Publishes Feature Article in The Forestry Source

Published on July 14, 2023
FCCP team members, Chad Papa and Adrianna Sutton, published an article in the Society of American Foresters newspaper The Forestry Source. “Training the Next Generation of Forest Carbon Professionals” appears as the feature article in the July 2023 issue.
The Greening of Detroit Green Corps Summer Youth Program Visits MSU Campus

Published on July 13, 2023
FCCP team members, Sandra Lupien and Em Esch, led a group of students from The Greening of Detroit Green Corps Summer Youth Program on an interactive experience through a virtual forest developed by the Forest + Climate Visualization Partnership.

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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.