Upcoming FCCP Events
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Feb 25
2025 Learning Exchange Series: Addressing uncertainties in additionality for forest carbon offsets
February 25, 2025 2:00PM – 3:00PM Zoom Webinar
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Mar 11
2025 Learning Exchange Series: Research priorities to reduce forest carbon leakage
March 11, 2025 2:00PM – 3:00PM Zoom Webinar
About
The Forest Carbon and Climate Program (FCCP) aims to increase understanding and implementation of climate-smart forest management, which inextricably links climate change mitigation and adaptation. The FCCP was established to connect professionals, natural resource managers, decision-makers, students and the broader public with the value of forested lands and forest products in addressing climate change.
News
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FCCP Researchers Publish Study on Science Communication and Education
Published on February 7, 2025
Forest Carbon and Climate Program researchers publish study titled “Science-based communication and education needed to improve forest carbon science, policy, and management outcomes.” -
MSU Forest Carbon and Climate Program represented at the 2024 Goddard Forum: Visioning Climate- Smart Forestry in the Mid-Atlantic Region
Published on February 6, 2025
FCCP along with Dr. Raju Pokharel presented at the 2024 Goddard Forum: Visioning Climate-Smart Forestry in the Mid-Atlantic Region on assessing the carbon impacts and economic tradeoffs of managing for carbon in Pennsylvania’s forests. -
FCCP presents at the National Forest Stewardship Program Gathering on new research about the financial tradeoffs of managing for carbon in Frederick, MD
Published on February 4, 2025
FCCP presents at the National Forest Stewardship Program Gathering on new research about the financial tradeoffs of managing for carbon in Frederick, MD. -
Announcing the Ninth American Forest Congress – Nominations Now Open!
Published on January 31, 2025
As a member of the steering committee, the MSU FCCP is excited to announce the Ninth American Forest Congress is now accepted nominations for the Congress to be held July 15-18, 2025, at the Omni Shoreham in Washington, D.C. -
FCCP collaborating with MSU researchers to design education and extension program aimed at improving landowner capacity engaging in the carbon economy
Published on January 29, 2025
The MSU Forest Carbon and Climate Program in collaboration with Dr. Raju Pokharel, and other project partners are partnering to develop an extension program to improve decision-support capacity of landowners engaging with the carbon economy.
Graduate Certificate
Earn a Graduate Certificate in Forest Carbon Science, Policy, and Management. The Certificate consists of three 3-credit courses, all available completely online. Participants include a wide range of graduate students, recent graduates, and working professionals.
Professional Courses
The FCCP hosts a collection of online non-credit courses that provide professionals with practical knowledge and skill-building in topics of forest carbon science, policy, and management.
Partners and Projects
Program objectives are achieved through working with strategic partners to better communicate and bring attention to key topics, engage in collaborative research, create educational content and programming, and bridge dialogue gaps on carbon and climate topics related to forests and forested lands.
Open Resource Library
The Open Resource Library (ORL) is an online space dedicated to sharing educational outputs from our for-credit and non-credit course offerings to a wide audience of practitioners, educators, and members of the public. The primary goal of the ORL is to increase access to educational imagery, tools, and content regarding topics of forests and climate. This resource will be continuously updated to ensure visitors have access to up-to-date and relevant content from the FCCP.
Forest Carbon and Climate Job Opportunities
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Contact
To reach the Forest Carbon and Climate Program (FCCP) with comments or questions, email forestc@msu.edu.
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