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The Promoting Effective Forest Management Act: Statement from NAFO

Posted on 09.21.22

Washington, DC – The National Alliance of Forest Owners released the following statement on the introduction of the Promoting Effective Forest Management Act:

We applaud Senators Manchin and Barrasso for their efforts to improve the climate, support forest health and resilience, and address critical forestry workforce needs. We need bipartisan solutions to reduce wildfire risk, better track carbon sequestration and storage, and ensuring America has the workforce needed to optimize forest climate benefits. Guided by quality data and world class forest practices, private working forests provide unparalleled carbon sequestration and storage while supporting 2.5 million good paying jobs, mostly in rural areas. We support fully tapping the enormous climate benefits of all forests across the country.

Forest owners need access to healthy markets for forest products and high-quality data to continue providing natural climate solutions that clean our air and water, provide wildlife habitat, and support good paying jobs in rural communities. We look forward to working with Senators Barrasso and Manchin so and their Senate colleagues to further advance opportunities for growing the natural climate solutions found in private working forests.

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The National Alliance of Forest Owners (NAFO) is a national advocacy organization committed to advancing federal policies that ensure our working forests provide clean air, clean water, wildlife habitat and jobs through sustainable practices and strong markets. NAFO member companies own and sustainably manage more than 46 million acres of private working forests – forests that are managed to provide a steady supply of timber. NAFO’s membership also includes state and national associations representing tens of millions of additional acres. Private working forests in the U.S. support 2.5 million jobs. Private working forests – which provide 90% of our timber harvest for wood and fiber – also account for 80% of our total net forest carbon sequestration and nearly half of our forest carbon storage. Learn more at nafoalliance.org.| @NAFO_Forests

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FOCUSING ON CARBON BENEFITS

POLICY POSITION:

To optimize forest carbon benefits, policy should focus on carbon impacts and avoid requirements that impose new regulations on the co-benefits forests provide.

WHY WE SUPPORT THIS POLICY POSITION:

Working forests are geographically diverse and provide a wide range of valuable co-benefits like clean air and water, wildlife habitat, and jobs. Nationwide one-size-fits-all approaches that place requirements on these co-benefits are ineffective and should not interfere with the ultimate goal of climate change legislation: reducing atmospheric carbon.

MONITORING AND MEASURING

POLICY POSITION:

NAFO supports fully funding programs that advance the contributions of forests and forest products in climate policy like the USDA Forest Inventory & Analysis (FIA) Program. The technical information provided from these programs is critical to sound climate policy and legislation.

WHY WE SUPPORT THIS POSITION:

On-the-ground measurements are more accurate and effective than imagery or modeling. Using the FIA program eliminates any bias and offers the most robust nationwide solution to accurately measure carbon in forests and forest products.

ENCOURAGING FULL PARTICIPATION

POLICY POSITION:

To optimize forest carbon benefits, policy should focus on carbon impacts and avoid requirements that impose new regulations on the co-benefits forests provide.

WHY WE SUPPORT THIS POLICY POSITION:

Working forests are geographically diverse and provide a wide range of valuable co-benefits like clean air and water, wildlife habitat, and jobs. Nationwide one-size-fits-all approaches that place requirements on these co-benefits are ineffective and should not interfere with the ultimate goal of climate change legislation: reducing atmospheric carbon.

SUPPORTING RESILIENT FORESTS

POLICY POSITION:

NAFO supports policies that promote healthy and resilient forests. Healthy forests are less susceptible to threats such as pests and wildfire, and they can better adapt to a changing climate.

WHY WE SUPPORT THIS POSITION:

Climate change is already impacting our forests regardless of property lines and ownership classes. When public or private forest are unhealthy, they affect their neighbors. Active management at a landscape scale improves resilience as our climate changes and introduces new stresses on our forestland.