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Forest-Climate Working Group Welcomes New Executive Director Bill Whitacre

Author: Forest-Climate Working Group

July 17, 2023   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Contact: Sara Kangas skangas@americanforests.org 202-519-2255   Forest-Climate Working Group Welcomes New Executive…
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Private: 2022 FCWG Policy Priority: Forest Practices

Author: Forest-Climate Working Group

The Forest-Climate Working Group created one-pagers to reflect the coalition’s priorities following the passage of the infrastructure package in November…
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Private: 2022 FCWG Policy Priority: Forest Cover

Author: Forest-Climate Working Group

The Forest-Climate Working Group created one-pagers to reflect the coalition’s priorities following the passage of the infrastructure package in November…
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Private: 2022 FCWG Policy Priority: Climate Data and Applied Science

Author: Forest-Climate Working Group

The Forest-Climate Working Group created one-pagers to reflect the coalition’s priorities following the passage of the infrastructure package in November…
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Private: 2022 FCWG Policy Priority: Carbon Markets

Author: Forest-Climate Working Group

The Forest-Climate Working Group created one-pagers to reflect the coalition’s priorities following the passage of the infrastructure package in November…
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Statement on House Agriculture Committee Passage of Budget Reconciliation

Author: Forest-Climate Working Group

Forty six members of the Forest-Climate Working Group issued a statement on September 16, 2021 in response to the United…
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Private: Forest-Climate Working Group Policy Platform for 117th Congress

Author: Forest-Climate Working Group

For each Congress, the Forest-Climate Working Group develops a policy platform that outlines how policymakers can help private forest owners…
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Letter to Democratic Leadership on Reconciliation Priorities

Author: Forest-Climate Working Group

Members of the Forest-Climate Working Group sent a letter to U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. House…
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Statement on Climate Change Executive Order

Author: Forest-Climate Working Group Co-Chairs

In response to the forest components of President Biden’s January 27, 2021 Executive Order on Climate Change, Forest-Climate Working Group…
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Forest Carbon 101

Author: Forest-Climate Working Group

In this webinar, the first in the FCWG Latte and Learn series, experts introduce key concepts related to forests’ role…
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Revitalizing America’s Forests

Author: AF, TNC and NWF

America’s national forests are increasingly facing new stresses from a changing climate, including increased threats from invasive species, pests, pathogens,…
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FCWG Supports REPLANT Act

Author: Forest-Climate Working Group

Thirty-seven members of the Forest-Climate Working Group signed and submitted to Congressional leaders a letter urging them to vote for…
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FCWG Supports Rural Forests Markets Act

Author: Forest-Climate Working Group

Twenty-nine members of the Forest-Climate Working Group signed and submitted to Congressional leaders a letter supporting the Rural Forests Markets…
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FCWG Letter Supporting Great American Outdoors Act

Author: Forest-Climate Working Group

  Thirty-two members of the Forest-Climate Working Group signed and submitted to the leaders of the U.S. Senate a letter…
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CarbonShot: Federal Policy Options for Carbon Removal in the United States

Author: World Resources Institute

Summary: Avoiding the worst impacts of climate change will require not only steep reductions in emissions but also the removal…
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Forest-Climate Working Group Entry Principles for Membership

Author: Forest-Climate Working Group

The Forest-Climate Working Group is founded on five key principles for effective collaboration: Governance Transparency Science-based Learning Consensus
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Considering Forest and Grassland Carbon in Land Management

Author: U.S. Forest Service

Summary: Forest and grassland ecosystems in the United States play a critical role in the global carbon cycle, and land…
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Natural Climate Solutions

Author: The Nature Conservancy

Summary: To address the confusion that persists about the specific set of land stewardship options available and their mitigation potential,…
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United States Mid-Century Strategy for Deep Decarbonization

Author: The White House

Summary: The United States Mid-Century Strategy charts a path that is achievable, consistent with the long-term goals of the Paris…
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