Back

    Resources

    Within This Topic

    Type of Resource

    Region

    Tags

    53 Resources for
    Forests carbon removal land use
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    January 25, 2024

    4 Priorities for Managing US Lands in the Face of Climate Change

    • U.S. Climate Policy-Lands
    • land use
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    A tractor and trucks drive through soy bean fields.
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Lands
    • land use
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    Climate
    Research
    November 14, 2023

    State of Climate Action 2023

    Wind turbines on grassy field at golden hour.
    Forests
    Asia
    Insights
    October 2, 2023

    What Is Peat Subsidence and How Can Countries Prevent this Environmental Disaster?

    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • restoration
    • land use
    Local people in a boat survey the Singkil Peat Swamp in Indonesia.
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • restoration
    • land use
    Food
    Insights
    July 20, 2023

    How to Manage the Global Land Squeeze? Produce, Protect, Reduce, Restore

    • Food Loss and Waste
    • food security
    • land use
    • agriculture
    • restoration
    • nature-based solutions
    • conservation
    • Climate
    • Forests
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Lands
    An aerial view of a section of rain forest cleared for agriculture.
    • Food Loss and Waste
    • food security
    • land use
    • agriculture
    • restoration
    • nature-based solutions
    • conservation
    • Climate
    • Forests
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Lands
    Forests
    Insights
    July 20, 2023

    Wood Is Not the Climate-friendly Building Material Some Claim it to Be

    • Food
    • land use
    • Climate
    • commodities
    • Buildings
    unloading log truck at lumber processing mill
    • Food
    • land use
    • Climate
    • commodities
    • Buildings
    Forests
    Insights
    July 5, 2023

    Harvesting Wood Has Overlooked Carbon Costs

    • Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • land use
    • deforestation
    • Food
    A loading dock filled with timber on the coast in China.
    • Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • land use
    • deforestation
    • Food
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    August 22, 2022

    How to Protect Forest Carbon in a Fire-prone Future

    • Climate
    • U.S. Climate
    • Forests
    • carbon removal
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Lands
    Forest Service firefighters dig a fireline on a steep-sloped mountain to suppress fire in National Forest.
    • Climate
    • U.S. Climate
    • Forests
    • carbon removal
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Lands
    Forests
    News
    November 2, 2021

    STATEMENT: Glasgow Leaders Issue Declaration on Forests and Land Use

    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • land use
    • COP26
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • land use
    • COP26
    Forests
    Technical Perspectives
    March 26, 2021

    INSIDER: 3 Tips for Companies Navigating the Use of Carbon Credits from Nature

    • Business
    • carbon removal
    • net-zero emissions
    • deforestation
    • GHG emissions
    • Forests
    • offsets
    • Business
    • carbon removal
    • net-zero emissions
    • deforestation
    • GHG emissions
    • Forests
    • offsets
    Forests
    Asia Africa Latin America
    Insights
    February 9, 2021

    How Local People Are Mapping Billions of Trees on Their Land

    • land use
    • restoration
    • landscapes
    • climate impacts
    • Forests
    Woman stading next to a forest in Rwanda
    • land use
    • restoration
    • landscapes
    • climate impacts
    • Forests
    Ocean
    News
    January 27, 2021

    STATEMENT: Biden Administration Commits to Protect 30% of U.S. Land and Ocean by 2030

    • Food
    • Forests
    • conservation
    • land use
    • biodiversity
    • fisheries
    • Ocean
    • protected areas
    • Food
    • Forests
    • conservation
    • land use
    • biodiversity
    • fisheries
    • Ocean
    • protected areas
    Forests
    Insights
    September 23, 2020

    Young Forests Capture Carbon Quicker than Previously Thought

    • Forests
    • carbon removal
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
    • restoration
    • Climate
    A small sapling growing out of a piece of wood.
    • Forests
    • carbon removal
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
    • restoration
    • Climate
    Forests
    North America
    Insights
    April 6, 2020

    Want to Help the US Economy? Rethink the Trillion Trees Act

    • Forests
    • carbon removal
    • coronavirus
    • climate policy
    • restoration
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Lands
    Planting trees with Nature Conservancy
    • Forests
    • carbon removal
    • coronavirus
    • climate policy
    • restoration
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Lands
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    February 12, 2020

    How and Where to Plant 60 Billion Trees in the US

    • U.S. Climate
    • Forests
    • carbon removal
    • restoration
    U.S. Forest Service ranger walking in a timber area in Pisgah National Forest
    • U.S. Climate
    • Forests
    • carbon removal
    • restoration
    Insights
    February 7, 2020

    The Causes and Effects of Soil Erosion, and How to Prevent It

    • Forests
    • land use
    • restoration
    • agriculture
    • food security
    A plum orchid planted in dry soil as a result of drought.
    • Forests
    • land use
    • restoration
    • agriculture
    • food security

    How You Can Help

    WRI relies on the generosity of donors like you to turn research into action. You can support our work by making a gift today or exploring other ways to give.

    Stay Informed

    World Resources Institute
    10 G Street NE
    Suite 800
    Washington DC 20002
    +1 (202) 729-7600

    Happy Earth Day

    Envision a world where everyone can enjoy clean air, walkable cities, vibrant landscapes, nutritious food and affordable energy.

    Donate today