Climate Finance Market and Climate Smart Commodities in the South
Webinar Details
When:
Nov 14, 2024 2:00 pm US/Eastern
Length: 01:00 (hh:mm)
Advance Registration NOT required.
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Presenter(s):
- Dr. Lucas Clay - Forestry Extension Associate, Clemson University Cooperative Extension
CEU Credits/Certificate Offered:
- New York Logger Training - Trained Logger Certification (NYLT-TLC) - .25 hour NYLT TLC Credit [credits applied for]
- Certificate of Participation
- Georgia Master Timber Harvester - Continuing Logger Ed. (GaMTH CLE) - 1 hour CLE - MTH Category B Credit
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Join this presentation to learn more about innovative financing opportunities for southern forest management, especially climate-smart practices. Presenters will provide an overview of the tenets of forest carbon project management, various actors in these markets, and past and present market trends. This presentation is intended to be a primer for landowners and foresters interested in implementing climate-smart forestry management using either market-based or non-market-based financing solutions.
Climate-smart forestry is much more than just sequestering and storing carbon. It also entails understanding the vulnerability of forests to stressors from a changing climate and considering suitable mitigation and adaptation strategies for the given natural ecosystems or forest types
Climate-smart Commodities and Projects - A major component of climate-smart forestry is focused on increasing carbon stocks and improving forest productivity. Multiple climate-smart commodity projects (funded mainly by the federal government) have incentivized private forest landowners to increase forest carbon stock on their property. In this presentation, we will share information about enrollment of forest landowners in carbon financing activities as part of the of the Climate Smart Commodities Project in South Carolina.
Forest Carbon Markets & Finances- Learn more about forest management requirements under multiple carbon registries relevant to forest landowners in the southern region. The latest data and trends indicate increasing recognition of the importance of forests in meeting greenhouse gas migitation objectives in the U.S. Forest carbon offset projects have provided substantial financing towards improving forest managment and increasing forest carbon stocks. More than 200 forest carbon offset projects under multiple registries have financed offset credits exceeding $170 million, generating revenue for forest landowners.
This is the first of four presentations that are part of a climate-smart forestry education project led by Clemson University in partnership with the Auburn University College of Forestry, Wildlife and Evironment, the Warnell School of Forestry & Natural Resources at the University of Georgia, and Alabama A&M University Department of Natural Resources & Sciences. One of hte projects' goals is to train natural resources professionals and Extension Agents on this emerging topic in the southern region.
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