Managing Temperate Forests for Climate: Pacific Coast States

A Global Climate Action Summit Affiliate Event on September 11, 2018

Thanks for your interest in Pacific Forest Trust’s GCAS Affiliate event on managing forests for climate. The panel discussion was streamed live: watch the video embedded below or on Facebook here.

Watch the video above and read our live Twitter updates from the panel discussion.

Many thanks to ClimateWorks Foundation in San Francisco for hosting the event.

Topic: Managing temperate forests for climate

Moderator: Laurie A. Wayburn, President, Pacific Forest Trust

Panelists:

Ashley Conrad-Saydah, Deputy Secretary for Climate Policy, California Environmental Protection Agency
Hilary Franz, Washington State Commissioner of Public Lands
Meta Loftsgaarden, Executive Director, Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board

This session will explore how these three Pacific Coast states can best address shared climate challenges and opportunities in a consistent, meaningful way. State leaders in forest climate policy, management and conservation will discuss issues including the role of forests and other lands in state climate policy, principles guiding current and future investment in resilient, carbon rich landscapes, and opportunities for collaboration going forward.

The temperate forests and other lands of Washington, Oregon and California are some of the most productive and diverse on the planet. These forests provide a range of benefits in a changing climate—from sequestering and storing massive amounts of carbon, to providing critical habitat, sustaining rural communities and economies, and enhancing water security. They are powerful, essential tools for both climate mitigation and successful adaptation.