Family Forest Blog

Aerial View of Forests

April 10, 2024

SBTi's Latest Guidelines Encourage Companies to Utilize Voluntary Carbon Credits for Climate Action

“We celebrate SBTi’s recognition of the critical role voluntary carbon credits plays in driving global corporate climate action."

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March 22, 2024

Partnering to Protect the Planet

The Field to Forest Tour was our most recent gathering designed to convene existing and potential funders from the public and private sectors to scale our collective climate impact.

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March 20, 2024

Reductions, Removals, and the Delicate Dance of Carbon Accounting

Last week, carbon crediting standards body Verra announced the revision of their carbon accounting methodology.

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Maine Woodlands: QC Intel

March 11, 2024

FEATURE: QC Intel Highlights Premium Option for Enrolling Landowners

AFF has added a new category that will allow landowners enrolled in FFCP to receive higher payments for their participation, while the program has also expanded into Ohio.

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March 5, 2024

Introducing The Family Forest Carbon Program – Premium Option

Get 20% more in payments with the The Family Forest Carbon Program - Premium Option!

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SBTi Release - Smokey Mountains

March 4, 2024

New SBTi Guidance Promising but Falls Short in Incentivizing Enough Corporate Climate Action

SBTI is spot-on in its unambiguous recognition of the vital role the VCM plays in companies investing in nature... our planet depends on investing in nature now.”

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Hardwood Forests

February 28, 2024

Climate Disclosure Rules Are Still Evolving, But Companies Can’t Wait to Act

In the face of climate catastrophe and a society looking for solutions now, it’s in companies’ best interest to prioritize climate action while tracking and reporting that action.

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Woodlands in the Sunlight

February 6, 2024

Five Principles of Natural Climate Solutions

Using The Principles of Natural Climate Solutions, we’re showcasing how FFCP can be considered a gold standard in carbon project development.

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January 30, 2024

The Rural Forest Markets Act: Bringing the Power of Private Finance to Rural Landowners

In the U.S., family forest owners are 21 million strong, owning 290 million acres of forests – making them the largest ownership group of woodlands.

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Forest for Natural Climate Solutions

January 23, 2024

New Paper Clears the Way for Action by Articulating Principles of Natural Climate Solutions

The Nature Conservancy (TNC) has released a scientific paper outlining five key principles crucial for the global implementation of natural climate solutions (NCS).

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Forest Carbon

January 2, 2024

Your Carbon Cheat Sheet: Forestry & Carbon

We've pulled together a Forest Carbon Cheat Sheet to help you better navigate the carbon market and understand the terms floating around.

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December 21, 2023

The Fight Against Climate Change Needs Nature

At COP28 earlier this month, the American Forest Foundation had the privilege of sharing our work with family forest owners to tackle climate change.

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Snowy Forest

December 20, 2023

The Voluntary Carbon Market is Reawakening – Let’s Make 2024 A Year of Action

This year, AFF attended its second Conference of Parties, COP28, held in Dubai. COP28 define the voluntary carbon market’s role in the global struggle against climate change.

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Snow Forest and Road

December 20, 2023

The Voluntary Carbon Market Is Here to Stay – Now Let’s Make It Work for Rural America

If there’s one thing to take away from COP28, it’s that nature is undoubtedly an indispensable element to avoiding climate catastrophe.

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Carbon Cheat Sheet 2

December 1, 2023

Your Carbon Cheat Sheet: Measuring Carbon

To fully understand the impact of carbon projects, it’s important to understand all the practices which support the generation of high-quality credits within the market.

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