Healthy Forests for Our Future: A Management Guide to Increase Carbon Storage in Northeast Forests
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Climate-smart forest management refers to ways of managing forests that both maintain or increase the amount of carbon stored in the forest, and sustain or improve forest resilience (the forests' ability to survive and recover from climate impacts). In other words, forest management that helps prevent and prepare for climate change. Both in the US and globally, climate-smart forest management (sometimes called improved natural forest management) is a critical tool in the fight against climate change. More information, including case studies, is available on the nature4climate.org site.
As we note in the Healthy Forests for our Future Guide, many climate-smart forest management practices require the assistance of trained foresters and harvesters. Some require materials, such as fencing, tree shelters/cages, or saplings. We know there are many landowners who are interested in these practices but could use financial incentives to help cover these costs. The Healthy Forests for our Future guide lists some of the potential funding sources that were available at the time of publication (late 2021).