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Agreement on Natural Climate Solutions

The CEO Principles are a shared vision for increasing the contribution of forests and forest products to climate mitigation from leaders of the environmental, conservation and forest business communities. The signing CEOs recognize that private working forests and forest products can play an important role in mitigating climate change through thoughtful policy, private sector engagement, […]

Wheatland Geospatial Awarded NASA Grant

October 13, 2020 Using Lasers from Space to Map Carbon in Forests: New NASA Project Awarded to UMaine Researchers from the Wheatland Geospatial Laboratory (WGL) in the University of Maine’s School of Forest Resources and the Center for Research on Sustainable Forests (CRSF) have been selected to join NASA’s Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) Science […]

FCCI FAQ: How do we estimate forest greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation potential?

Putting a Price-tag on Natural Climate Solutions Define baseline or business as usual pathway Establish list of acceptable or appropriate mitigation practices Estimate cost and effectiveness of implementing practices More FCCI FAQs

FCCI FAQ: How do forest growth and harvesting impact climate?

Improve carbon stock and sequestration Provide durable and long-term storage as wood products Can be used for biomass-based energy, which offsets energy from non-renewables Increase forest resilience to potential disturbances like spruce budworm or fire More FCCI FAQs

FCCI FAQ: What is the potential impact of climate change specific to Maine’s forests?

Forest management and operations Forest fires Water quantity and quality, particularly during and after harvesting Spruce-fir suitable habitat Rare plants Habitat for wildlife Land use and conservation Forest vulnerability Recreation and human behavior (parks, ski/snowmobile industry, ticks, ecotourism) More FCCI FAQs

FCCI FAQ: Why are Maine’s forests important to the State’s carbon budget?

Approximately 89% of Maine is forested Forests accounts for the vast majority of carbon uptake and storage in the state Forest carbon cycle is primarily driven by trees taking up carbon from the atmosphere via photosynthesis and storing carbon as biomass Carbon is also incorporated into the soil and long-term wood products like lumber More […]

CRSF Releases CAFS Phase 2 Highlights Report

The Center for Advanced Forestry Systems report highlights projects begun under phase 2 of this NSF I/URC grant. UMaine’s CRSF is the lead site for CAFS. More information on this project can be found on the CAFS webpage here. Many of the problems and opportunities facing the management of forests today bridge disciplinary and regional […]

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