From Arizona to Maine, climate change threatens to impact communities. In the future, will your community have enough water? How often will it snow? What will an average summer day be like?
The Conservation Fund is fighting climate change by protecting and restoring forestland, which traps greenhouse gases. In doing so, we’re working to protect America’s land and water legacy for future generations.
You already know to reduce, reuse and recycle. The Fund also looks to the land to help fight climate change. According to the World Bank, the loss of trees—or deforestation—accounts for almost a quarter of greenhouse gas emissions worldwide. In the United States, we lose more than two million acres of forests, farmland and natural landscapes each year to development. In the Lower Mississippi River Valley alone, more than 20 million acres of native forestland have been cleared in the last century.
The Conservation Fund offers innovative programs for companies and individuals to reduce carbon emissions.
Our Approach
Forestland acquisition
By acquiring current and formerly productive forests, the Fund protects significant tracts that allow forests to flourish. Read more>>
Forest restoration
The Fund's Go Zero program plants trees, an effective and inexpensive way to trap CO2 that also provides environmental benefits, including wildlife habitat, recreational opportunities and buffers that safeguard public water supplies.
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Engaging New Markets for Carbon
Could a redwood tree be worth as much standing as it is harvested? That question is helping to fuel a new market for carbon credits, and the Fund is taking a lead role. Read more>>
From government agencies to corporations, from private landowners to land trusts and local communities, the Fund's partners seek our expertise to:
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1655 N. Fort Myer Drive, Suite 1300
Arlington, Virginia 22209-2156
Phone: 703-525-6300
Fax: 703-525-4610
Email: postmaster@conservationfund.org
