Chad Papa organizes panel at the International Conference on Forest Carbon and Resilience
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EmailThe ICFCR conference in Auburn, Alabama, featured presentations, panels, and conversations from researchers, practitioners, and educators related to forest carbon and resilience.
Auburn AL – The International Conference on Forest Carbon and Resilience, hosted by the Auburn University College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment, brought together leading researchers, practitioners, and educators to expand knowledge within the areas of
forest-based carbon and resilience, the role of forests and forest products in carbon storage and sequestration and the resistance, adaptation and resilience of forests in changing environments.
FCCP Director, Chad Papa, organized a panel titled “Informing Forest Carbon Management and Policy through Integrated Modeling Approaches” that brought together leading ecosystem modelers including Dr. Kyla Dahlin (Michigan State University, Dr. Jiquan Chen (Michigan State University), Dr. Li An (Auburn University), Dr. Zutao Yang (Auburn University), and Dr. Sanjiv Kumar (Auburn University) to discuss how recent advances in ecosystem models, tools, and data can be used to inform forest management and policy from local to international scales.
The conference also featured two days of field tours that included visiting a local property enrolled in a carbon market program, a cross-laminated timber facility, and the Jones Ecology Center.
