Insights from the Field: Forests for Climate and Timber

The Carbon Canopy is a partnership of companies, landowners, and NGOs designed to increase the area of sustainably managed forests in the southern U.S. by using carbon offset revenue to compensate woodland owners for certification costs. Based on the partnership's experience, the document recommends that similar programs actively recruit and secure anchor buyers to build demand, invest in landowner education and upfront financing to ensure supply, and select high-quality certification standards early to create efficient transactional infrastructure.

• The Carbon Canopy partnership aims to increase the area of sustainably managed forests in the southern U.S. by leveraging ecosystem service markets, specifically by using carbon offset revenue to cover the costs of forest certification for woodland owners.
• To successfully replicate the Carbon Canopy model, organizations should focus on three areas: building demand by securing anchor buyers, ensuring supply through landowner education and upfront financing, and establishing infrastructure by selecting high-quality certification standards early.

APA

World Resources Institute (n.d.). Insights from the Field: Forests for Climate and Timber. https://www.wri.org/insights-field-forests-climate-and-timber

Chicago

World Resources Institute. Insights from the Field: Forests for Climate and Timber. n.d. https://www.wri.org/insights-field-forests-climate-and-timber.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldresourcesinstitutendinsights, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{Insights from the Field: Forests for Climate and Timber}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, url = {https://www.wri.org/insights-field-forests-climate-and-timber}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }