Carbon Credits to Fund Urban Forests: City Forest Credits
Urban U.S. forests comprise 141 million acres of land, yet many city forests are being lost. Carbon financing can fund urban forests. Read more.
Insights from the Experts: Extreme Heat and Air Quality
The New York Fed gathered experts, including City Forest Credits Executive Director Mark McPherson, for two roundtable discussions to learn about the impact of extreme heat and poor air quality on low- and moderate-income communities and communities of color.
A Conversation about Impact Certification
Impact Certification offers a comprehensive evaluation of tree planting projects – measuring social equity and human health in addition to environmental impacts.
The Little Carbon Project That Could, And Why We Love It
Cloverly is the first buyer of urban forest carbon credits from a protected forest near Pittsburgh. Read more.
Replanting riparian forest buffers in Austin through City Forest Carbon+Credits
The City of Austin, Texas has declared bold goals when it comes to climate change, including carbon neutrality for city operations by 2020 and net-zero greenhouse gases community-wide by 2050.
Collaboration across the country
Project brings together multiple partners to produce a regional urban tree canopy assessment and ecosystem valuation for the urban area of Central Puget Sound.
Carbon+Credits for Our City Forests
Carbon credits for forests have been around for more than 25 years. Why hasn’t anyone developed credits for our city trees?
Local Fishing Company Purchases First Ever Carbon Credits to Protect Urban Forests
A new program brings corporate funding to save city trees in King County, Washington