Climate Change working group topics: Adaptation and mitigation; carbon-offset markets and incentives programs; green jobs as they relate to climate change, particular concerns related to the impacts and opportunities of climate change on low-income and vulnerable rural populations.

Chairs: Kathy Lynn and Gerry Gray, American Forests

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Draft Climate Change Plank

The following goals were developed during the Annual Policy Meeting.  To learn more about specific working group strategies to achieve these goals, please contact the working group chairs.

Goal 1: Federal forest management incorporates climate change and engages communities

Goal 2: Reduce greenhouse gas emissions and encourage carbon sequestration

Goal 3: Resilient communities and landscapes in the face of climate change

Climate Change Issue Papers

Climate Change Issue Paper (2009)

Climate Change Resources

Rural Climate Change Policy - A web resource on climate change policy for rural communities and landscapes in the Western U.S.