Forest Carbon and Climate Program

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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: March & April 2025

Published on March 13, 2025
Happy almost spring! Like some of our temperate forests, we hope that you are beginning to come out of winter dormancy. Please find the latest updates from the Forest Carbon and Climate Program below.
2025 Learning Exchange Series: Additionality

Published on February 28, 2025
Webinar two of the 2025 Learning Exchange Series is titled "Additionality." The concept that specific actions increase carbon storage beyond what would have been stored without the project.
FCCP Researchers in Collaboration with American Forests Publish Report on Natural Climate Solutions and Climate-Smart Forestry in California

Published on February 20, 2025
FCCP researchers and collaborators publish report suggesting that implementation of key management practices could decrease the state’s forest carbon emissions by 14% over the next 50 years.
FCCP Awarded Grant to Develop a Carbon Stewardship and Climate Education Program

Published on February 17, 2025
FCCP is partnering with USDA Forest Service Office of Sustainability and Climate to develop a carbon stewardship and climate education program.
FCCP Awarded Grant to Help Restore Urban Tree Canopy in Lansing, Michigan

Published on February 14, 2025
The Forest Carbon and Climate Program along with MassTimber@MSU, the city of Lansing, and the Lansing Board of Water and Light have been awarded funding to plant more than 2,000 trees and train the next generation of urban forestry leaders.

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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.