CARBON INFORMATION

Carbon Information

INVESTIGATING THE ECONOMIC AND ECOLOGICAL POTENTIAL TO INCREASE CARBON SEQUESTRATION IN MAINE FORESTS AND REDUCE FOREST GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS

HOW MANAGEMENT OF NORTHERN HARDWOOD POLETIMBER STANDS AFFECTS ONSITE CARBON STORAGE AND EMISSIONS, AS WELL AS ATMOSPHERIC CO2 LEVELS

A JOINT PROJECT OF THE MAINE FOREST SERVICE AND ENE (ENVIRONMENT NORTHEAST) WITH SUPPORT FROM THE USDA FOREST SERVICE

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Dated: December 30, 2010

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A policy framework for including avoided deforestation and forest management practices as forest offset types in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.

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Dated: July 15, 2009

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Recommendations to the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative for Including New
Forest Offset Categories: A Summary

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Dated: June 11, 2008

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Building the carbon markets to improve forest management

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Dated: December 12, 2008

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Executive Summary: Maintaining and Diversifying Markets that Allow Sustainable Forest Management

By
National Association of State Foresters
Forest Markets Committee
R. Alec Giffen, Chair

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Dated: September 24, 2008

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A Strategy for Increasing the Use of Woody Biomass for Energy

Prepared for the National Association of State Foresters
Forest Markets Committee

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Dated: September 2008

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