CSFEP Newsletter, April 2024
Climate Smart Forest Economy Program (CSFEP)
Bringing people together to develop forest economies that work for people, nature, and climate
In this issue, we cover:
Translating Science into Action: IUFRO World Congress June 2024
In their 133rd year of advancing forest-related research, IUFRO is holding their 26th World Congress, from June 23-29 in Stockholm, Sweden.
The event welcomes researchers, practitioners, and policymakers from across the globe to discuss and partner on action for forest science. For more information on the programme and registration, please visit their website.
CSFEP is excited to be attending the Congress. If you’re interested in meeting at the event, please contact us to discuss further.
CSFEP and our Partners on the Ground: Formalizing a Value Chain Alliance in East Africa
After two years working with partners across Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda, we are eager to formalize a comprehensive value chain alliance: a voluntary collaboration of stakeholders to share learnings, coordinate actors, and drive towards collective, holistic action.
What can we accomplish with collection action?
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Building this alliance requires a diverse range of actors from across the ecosystem to come together to drive towards coordinated action. We are looking for any and all actors across this ecosystem – from the small construction business to the tree growing associations to the policy think tanks and everything in between – to have an initial conversation to help us shape this alliance.
If you have insights to share, recommendations for key actors to engage, or would like to develop a more holistic partnership with the alliance, please contact us.
In the News: Learning from the Portland Airport’s new Terminal
The new terminal at the Portland International Airport has been celebrated for the advanced engineering of its long-span timber roof, as well for sourcing the wood from local and regional tribes, communities, and families practicing regenerative and restorative forestry. There is just one problem, explains architect Jacob Dunn in this recent article: in nearly all cases, the Port of Portland (the terminal’s owner-operator) was only able to pay standard market prices for this wood. ?
Because wood is a commodity, explains Dunn, it is indexed at a certain price—so landowners practicing sustainable, climate-smart forestry sell wood into the market at the same price as industrial landowners who are clearcutting the maximum acreage allowed by law.?
A better wood valuation system would compensate practitioners of regenerative and restorative forestry for the additional benefits they provide to the environment, climate, and society. To build a world in which climate-smart forestry is the norm, not the exception, we must unlock markets’ capacity to price wood not just according to species and grade—but also based on whether the originating forest was managed to maximize ecological, human, and planetary health.
How can we build a world where climate-smart forestry is the norm, where wood valuation systems incorporate traceability and compensation for practitioners of regenerative and restorative forestry? Read more here.
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About CSFEP
The Climate Smart Forest Economy Program (CSFEP) partners with communities to build radically new economies that balance ecosystem needs and pressing human needs. It helps regions identify how careful use of biobased products can provide a low- carbon solution for their biggest human challenges - while generating revenue for sustainably managing landscapes, especially forests. CSFEP is forest-first, so core to its model is a commitment to using natural resources at a rate they can be regenerated.
We are always open to new partnerships – please contact us to discuss further.