What Is Climate-Smart Forestry?

Noah Shepard; Adam Maggard

Treesearch

What Is Climate-Smart Forestry?

Formally Refereed

Authors:

Noah Shepard, Adam Maggard

Year:

2023

Type:

Miscellaneous

Station:

Southern Research Station

Source:

Alabama Cooperative Extension System

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Abstract

Climate-Smart Forestry (CSF) is an approach to forest management that supports traditional practices to enhance forest growth, such as planting, thinning, and harvesting, along with modern objectives for carbon storage and ecosystem resilience. CSF is characterized by three main objectives (figure 1): (1) forest adaptation and resilience, (2) increased forest mitigation potential, and (3) sustainably ensured production and income

Citation

Shephard, Noah; Maggard, Adam. 2023. What is Climate-Smart Forestry? Alabama Cooperative Extension System. FOR-2139. 3 pages.