Carbon & Other Ecosystem Services Resources

Market Based Approaches to Conservation: Keeping Family Forests as Forests - By Todd Gartner, Manager, Conservation Incentives, AFF

- Most Tree Farmers want what's best for their land, and many are interested in managing it to improve and protect water quality, air quality, and wildlife habitat. However, doing the right thing should not come at the expense of income generation and long-term management flexibility.

The Katoomba Group's Ecosystem Marketplace

- Information on various ecosystem markets in the United States and internationally.

Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX)

- CCX develops and administers the largest voluntary carbon trading market in the United States. Please visit their website to learn more about how CCX works to apply financial innovation and incentives to advance social, environmental, and economic goals.

Pacific Forest Trust's carbon trading project on the Van Eck Forest

- Pacific Forest Trust (PFT) works to conserve working forests for all of their public benefits – wood, water, wildlife and a well-balanced climate.

Pacific Forest Trust's Published Reports

- Pacific Forest Trust has also published reports on opportunities for private forestland owners to become involved in carbon markets.

Society of American Foresters

- SAF has published an extensive report on climate change and the role of forests and opportunities for forest landowners.

Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA)

- The objective of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment was to assess the consequences of ecosystem change for human well-being and the scientific basis for action needed to enhance the conservation and sustainable use of those systems and their contribution to human well-being. The MA has involved the work of more than 1,360 experts worldwide. Their findings, contained in five technical volumes and six synthesis reports, provide a state-of-the-art scientific appraisal of the condition and trends in the world’s ecosystems and the services they provide (such as clean water, food, forest products, flood control, and natural resources) and the options to restore, conserve or enhance the sustainable use of ecosystems.