The document is Georgia's Forest Action Plan from 2013. It provides a 3-5 year strategic plan for sustaining and expanding the benefits of Georgia's over 24 million acres of forestland and forest products industry. It outlines key priorities like conserving working forests, protecting forests from threats, and enhancing public benefits from trees. It summarizes the state of Georgia's forests and the top threats identified by stakeholders like water quality issues, urbanization, and forest health concerns. It also provides the Georgia Forestry Commission's strategies and programs to address each priority over the lifetime of the plan.
Vulnerabilities of forests and forest dependent people
Peter Minang, FTA, ICRAF
Social and environmental justice as a trigger of robust ambitious climate action and prosperous future for all
Chilean pavilion, COP 25, Madrid, 7th December 2019
Using Qualitative Methods to Ground Culture in the Evaluation of Environmental Programs. Presented at the American Evaluation Association's Evaluation 2015 Conference. Credit:
- Cynthia Caron, Clark University and The Cloudburst Group
- Stephanie Fenner, The Cloudburst Group
Learn more: http://bit.ly/TCGcbfp
Community forestry. Where and why has devolution of forest rights contributed...IFPRI-PIM
Presentation for the webinar organized by the CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (www.pim.cgiar.org) on August 29, 2017. Steven Lawry, Director of Equity, Gender and Tenure research program at Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) summarized findings of selected meta-analyses, presented case studies from Nepal, Guatemala, and Mexico, and previewed emerging research looking at the investment effects of community forestry models that feature strong elements of forest rights devolution.
Sustainable Forestry for Food Security and Nutrition CIFOR-ICRAF
Presented by Terry Sunderland, from the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), at the High Level Panel of Experts on
Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE) of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS), on June 27, 2017.
Vulnerabilities of forests and forest dependent people
Peter Minang, FTA, ICRAF
Social and environmental justice as a trigger of robust ambitious climate action and prosperous future for all
Chilean pavilion, COP 25, Madrid, 7th December 2019
Using Qualitative Methods to Ground Culture in the Evaluation of Environmental Programs. Presented at the American Evaluation Association's Evaluation 2015 Conference. Credit:
- Cynthia Caron, Clark University and The Cloudburst Group
- Stephanie Fenner, The Cloudburst Group
Learn more: http://bit.ly/TCGcbfp
Community forestry. Where and why has devolution of forest rights contributed...IFPRI-PIM
Presentation for the webinar organized by the CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (www.pim.cgiar.org) on August 29, 2017. Steven Lawry, Director of Equity, Gender and Tenure research program at Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) summarized findings of selected meta-analyses, presented case studies from Nepal, Guatemala, and Mexico, and previewed emerging research looking at the investment effects of community forestry models that feature strong elements of forest rights devolution.
Sustainable Forestry for Food Security and Nutrition CIFOR-ICRAF
Presented by Terry Sunderland, from the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), at the High Level Panel of Experts on
Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE) of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS), on June 27, 2017.
Measuring the opportunity costs of forest conservation in Uganda: Implication...CIFOR-ICRAF
Glenn Bush, Woods Hole Research Center, USA
Nick Hanley, University of Stirling, UK
Daniel Rondeau, University of Victoria, Canada
Presentation for the conference on
Taking stock of smallholders and community forestry
Montpellier France
March 24-26, 2010
Sustainable landscapes: A means of managing social and environmental issues i...CIFOR-ICRAF
Presented by Terry Sunderland, from the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), at the Meeting of ASEAN Senior Officials on Forestry in Putrajaya, Malaysia, on July 24-29, 2017.
Key baseline findings for USAID's Community-Based Forest Management Program (CFP) impact evaluation in Zambia. Presented at the American Evaluation Association's Evaluation 2015 Conference. Credit:
- Heather Huntington, PhD, The Cloudburst Group
- M. Mercedes Stickler, USAID
- Stephanie Fenner, The Cloudburst Group
- Aleta Haflett, The Cloudburst Group
Learn more: http://bit.ly/TCGcbfp
Presented by Manuel R. Guariguata (CIFOR) at the World Conference on Ecological Restoration (SER 2017) in Foz do Iguassu, Paraná (Brazil), on August 28, 2017.
Session: Symposium – Deciphering the land: Using landscape attributes to estimate the potential for natural regeneration of tropical forests.
Key baseline findings of the impact evaluation of USAID's Tenure and Global Climate Change (TGCC) Project impact evaluation in Zambia. Presented at the American Evaluation Association's Evaluation 2015 Conference. Credit:
- Heather Huntington, PhD, The Cloudburst Group
- Lauren Persha, PhD, The Cloudburst Group and UNC Chapel Hill
- M. Mercedes Stickler, USAID
Learn more: http://bit.ly/TCGtgcc
Promoting best practices for joint forest management of forest resources in t...CIFOR-ICRAF
Michael Balinga, Terry Sunderland, Serge Ngendakumana, Abdon Awono, Zida Mathurin and Bouda Henri Noel
Presentation for the conference on
Taking stock of smallholders and community forestry
Montpellier France
March 24-26, 2010
Forests, food and nutrition: A policy perspectiveCIFOR-ICRAF
Presented by Terry Sunderland, from the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), at the 125th Anniversary Congress of the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO), on September 18, 2017 in Freiburg, Germany.
Panel: Multifunctional tropical forest landscapes: Finding solutions in science and practice. Applying ecosystem service approach in navigating forest contributions to rural livelihoods.
Investment in the sustainable commons conditions for commons based enterprisesCIFOR-ICRAF
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Technical considerations in identification of Adaptation Technologies in the ...Dr. Joshua Zake
This presentation was made during a National Stakeholder's Prioritization Workshop for adaptation Technologies for the Agriculture, Water, Forestry and Energy sectors in Uganda. It was held on 17th June at the Uganda National Council of Science and Technology. The stakeholders validated and prioritized the technologies which had been identified and documented by the Technology Needs Assessment Consultants.
This initiative was part of the Global Technology Needs Assessment project, which is a Strategic Program on technology transfer, designed to support countries to carry out Technology Needs Assessments (TNAs) within the framework of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and under the Paris Agreement – to avert the risks and impacts of climate change and to reduce national GHG emissions.
The project is being funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and executed by UN Environment, in collaboration with the UN Environment DTU (Technical University of Denmark) Partnership Centre on Energy, Climate and Sustainable Development (UDP). This support is implemented by the UNEP DTU Partnership, Denmark and coordinated by Uganda National Council for Science and Technology (UNCST) which is the national designated entity (NDE) for the Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN).
Smallholder and community forest management in the tropics: what we know and ...CIFOR-ICRAF
Communities now own or manage a quarter of the world’s tropical forests, but the case studies in this presentation illustrate the many key challenges remaining for smallholder and community forest management in the tropics. For example, the customary rights of smallholders and communities are still not properly recognised; there are discrepancies between the law and the reality in forest management and use; and there are difficulties in linking communities to markets.
CIFOR scientist Amy Duchelle explains how the smallholder and community forest management model came about, and where we need to go next. She gave this presentation on 16 June 2012 as part of the Forest Stewardship Council’s side event at Rio+20. She was answering the topic “Focussing on smallholders and forest communities: achievements and challenges at the local level”.
Linking adaptation and mitigation to achieve climate compatible development i...CIFOR-ICRAF
Presented at the COP21 side event 'Forests, landscapes, climate & sustainable development – The evidence we need for the future we want' by Houria Djourdi on 3 December 2015.
Measuring the opportunity costs of forest conservation in Uganda: Implication...CIFOR-ICRAF
Glenn Bush, Woods Hole Research Center, USA
Nick Hanley, University of Stirling, UK
Daniel Rondeau, University of Victoria, Canada
Presentation for the conference on
Taking stock of smallholders and community forestry
Montpellier France
March 24-26, 2010
Sustainable landscapes: A means of managing social and environmental issues i...CIFOR-ICRAF
Presented by Terry Sunderland, from the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), at the Meeting of ASEAN Senior Officials on Forestry in Putrajaya, Malaysia, on July 24-29, 2017.
Key baseline findings for USAID's Community-Based Forest Management Program (CFP) impact evaluation in Zambia. Presented at the American Evaluation Association's Evaluation 2015 Conference. Credit:
- Heather Huntington, PhD, The Cloudburst Group
- M. Mercedes Stickler, USAID
- Stephanie Fenner, The Cloudburst Group
- Aleta Haflett, The Cloudburst Group
Learn more: http://bit.ly/TCGcbfp
Presented by Manuel R. Guariguata (CIFOR) at the World Conference on Ecological Restoration (SER 2017) in Foz do Iguassu, Paraná (Brazil), on August 28, 2017.
Session: Symposium – Deciphering the land: Using landscape attributes to estimate the potential for natural regeneration of tropical forests.
Key baseline findings of the impact evaluation of USAID's Tenure and Global Climate Change (TGCC) Project impact evaluation in Zambia. Presented at the American Evaluation Association's Evaluation 2015 Conference. Credit:
- Heather Huntington, PhD, The Cloudburst Group
- Lauren Persha, PhD, The Cloudburst Group and UNC Chapel Hill
- M. Mercedes Stickler, USAID
Learn more: http://bit.ly/TCGtgcc
Promoting best practices for joint forest management of forest resources in t...CIFOR-ICRAF
Michael Balinga, Terry Sunderland, Serge Ngendakumana, Abdon Awono, Zida Mathurin and Bouda Henri Noel
Presentation for the conference on
Taking stock of smallholders and community forestry
Montpellier France
March 24-26, 2010
Forests, food and nutrition: A policy perspectiveCIFOR-ICRAF
Presented by Terry Sunderland, from the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), at the 125th Anniversary Congress of the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO), on September 18, 2017 in Freiburg, Germany.
Panel: Multifunctional tropical forest landscapes: Finding solutions in science and practice. Applying ecosystem service approach in navigating forest contributions to rural livelihoods.
Investment in the sustainable commons conditions for commons based enterprisesCIFOR-ICRAF
Presentation by Steven Lawry and Ruth Meinzen-Dick at “GLF Discussion Forum on Commons Tenure for a Common Future” on the first day of the Global Landscapes Forum 2015, in Paris, France alongside COP21. For more information go to: www.landscapes.org.
Technical considerations in identification of Adaptation Technologies in the ...Dr. Joshua Zake
This presentation was made during a National Stakeholder's Prioritization Workshop for adaptation Technologies for the Agriculture, Water, Forestry and Energy sectors in Uganda. It was held on 17th June at the Uganda National Council of Science and Technology. The stakeholders validated and prioritized the technologies which had been identified and documented by the Technology Needs Assessment Consultants.
This initiative was part of the Global Technology Needs Assessment project, which is a Strategic Program on technology transfer, designed to support countries to carry out Technology Needs Assessments (TNAs) within the framework of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and under the Paris Agreement – to avert the risks and impacts of climate change and to reduce national GHG emissions.
The project is being funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and executed by UN Environment, in collaboration with the UN Environment DTU (Technical University of Denmark) Partnership Centre on Energy, Climate and Sustainable Development (UDP). This support is implemented by the UNEP DTU Partnership, Denmark and coordinated by Uganda National Council for Science and Technology (UNCST) which is the national designated entity (NDE) for the Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN).
Smallholder and community forest management in the tropics: what we know and ...CIFOR-ICRAF
Communities now own or manage a quarter of the world’s tropical forests, but the case studies in this presentation illustrate the many key challenges remaining for smallholder and community forest management in the tropics. For example, the customary rights of smallholders and communities are still not properly recognised; there are discrepancies between the law and the reality in forest management and use; and there are difficulties in linking communities to markets.
CIFOR scientist Amy Duchelle explains how the smallholder and community forest management model came about, and where we need to go next. She gave this presentation on 16 June 2012 as part of the Forest Stewardship Council’s side event at Rio+20. She was answering the topic “Focussing on smallholders and forest communities: achievements and challenges at the local level”.
Linking adaptation and mitigation to achieve climate compatible development i...CIFOR-ICRAF
Presented at the COP21 side event 'Forests, landscapes, climate & sustainable development – The evidence we need for the future we want' by Houria Djourdi on 3 December 2015.
Puerto Rico Joint Chief Landscapes Restoration Partnership Initiative Presentation by Southwestern Soil and Water Conservation PR District, NRCS, USFS and USFWS.
From the 2019 NACD Summer Conservation Forum and Tour.
With the increased occurrence of catastrophic fires and droughts, managing woodlands and forests has taken on an increase importance. Learn about different forest management techniques and how they impact the community.
Forests are cut, temperatures rise and biodiversity is lost. The poor become poorer and indigenous cultures disappear. With the rise in temperatures, fires increase, droughts lengthen, floods spread, and pests and diseases affecting livestock and plants adapt and multiply. What many are calling a 'perfect storm' gathers strength and the impact rolls across the developing world from the forests to the farms to the atmosphere. This scenario stems in large measure from the poor management of our forests, trees and wild genetic resources.
The CGIAR research program outlined in this presentation brings together four of the world's leading research centres in their respective subjects - the World Agroforestry Centre, CIFOR, CIAT and Bioversity - and channels them toward a clear objective: enhancing the management and use of forests, agroforestry and tree genetic resources across the landscape from forests to farms.
Community forestry. Where and why has devolution of forest rights contributed...CIFOR-ICRAF
Presented by Steven Lawry, Director of Equity, Gender and Tenure research program at CIFOR, at the webinar organized by the CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (www.pim.cgiar.org) on August 29, 2017.
He summarized findings of selected meta-analyses, presented case studies from Nepal, Guatemala, and Mexico, and previewed emerging research looking at the investment effects of community forestry models that feature strong elements of forest rights devolution.
New York, 18 June, 2015 — The UNDP Equator Initiative hosted a Brown Bag Lunch to discuss how community-based climate solutions are achieved and what they can teach us about engaging communities to address climate change.
The talk featured Gregory Mock, former Editor in-Chief of the World Resources Report series, and was moderated by Nick Remple, Global Advisor for Community Based Landscape Management at BPPS and Director of the Community Development and Knowledge Management for the Satoyama Initiative (COMDEKS).
Mr. Mock, who has written extensively on local environmental governance and community-based efforts to sustainably manage local ecosystems, drew parallels between the findings of the Equator Initiative and the COMDEKS program:
“Forest communities can be a potent source of local climate solutions when they are empowered with resource rights and access to support networks,” said Mr. Mock. “Experience from the Equator Initiative and COMDEKS shows that community-based management of local forests can cut deforestation rates and reverse forest degradation."
In 2012, Mr. Mock collaborated with the Equator Initiative to survey 10 years of Equator Prize experience and extract lessons on the enabling conditions for successful local action. In 2014, he worked with the COMDEKS Programme to document its community-based approach to managing rural landscapes in 10 pilot countries.”
FLR in Ghana - Lessons learned and the Way ForwardGPFLR
Presentation by Dominic Blay on Forest Landscape Restoration in Ghana. Dominic Blay discusses what is needed with regard to political and institutional change for FLR to succeed in Ghana.
Good, MoEFCC attempting to review Forest policy after 3 decades. But found no objective goal, all old theory.
A fundamental question. Should MoEFCC have Forest policy or Environmental Policy? Forest is for conservation, just protect it and do some recovery (conservation) activity for endangered species. Nothing more. Less activity inside, more wilderness, more animals, ...
It should have environmental policy. It should list down objective methods to achieve 40% green cover, meeting INDC of 2.5 million carbon sink through additional tree cover, improvement of EPI, objective methods to improve URBAN tree cover, reducing AIR pollution, sustainable use of ground water, chemical pollution ....etc
I object using urban / farm FOREST, because Forest implies wilderness. All these urban / farm tree growing is no wild,
Major REFORM is required in MoEFCC as mentioned by Shri TSR Subramaniam HIgh level committee in 2014
Thanks
AFFORESTATION AND NATIONAL AFFORESTATION PROGRAMME AND ACT - 2016sangeetkhule
AFFORESTATION AND NATIONAL AFFORESTATION PROGRAMME AND ACT - 2016
Afforestation is a process where new forests are planted across land without trees. As a forest grows, it naturally removes CO2 from the atmosphere and stores it in its trees.
Upland forest restoration and livelihoods in AsiaCIFOR-ICRAF
This presentation was given by CIFOR scientist Louis Putzel at the APFNet Workshop on Degraded Forest Rehabilitation and Sustainable Forest Management in Kunming on 10 July 2014.
The presentation gives an overview of the findings of a comparative study on sloping land restoration in three different countries in Asia
This presentation by Daju Pradnja Resosudarmo
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This talk is aimed at encouraging a more independent approach to using PHP frameworks, moving towards a more flexible and future-proof approach to PHP development.
Transcript: Selling digital books in 2024: Insights from industry leaders - T...BookNet Canada
The publishing industry has been selling digital audiobooks and ebooks for over a decade and has found its groove. What’s changed? What has stayed the same? Where do we go from here? Join a group of leading sales peers from across the industry for a conversation about the lessons learned since the popularization of digital books, best practices, digital book supply chain management, and more.
Link to video recording: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/selling-digital-books-in-2024-insights-from-industry-leaders/
Presented by BookNet Canada on May 28, 2024, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
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Paper presented at SYNERGY workshop at AVI 2024, Genoa, Italy. 3rd June 2024
https://alandix.com/academic/papers/synergy2024-epistemic/
As machine learning integrates deeper into human-computer interactions, the concept of epistemic interaction emerges, aiming to refine these interactions to enhance system adaptability. This approach encourages minor, intentional adjustments in user behaviour to enrich the data available for system learning. This paper introduces epistemic interaction within the context of human-system communication, illustrating how deliberate interaction design can improve system understanding and adaptation. Through concrete examples, we demonstrate the potential of epistemic interaction to significantly advance human-computer interaction by leveraging intuitive human communication strategies to inform system design and functionality, offering a novel pathway for enriching user-system engagements.
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Sectoral targets and attacks as well as the cost of ransom
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Rise in volumes of AI-powered cyberattacks
Major cyber events in 2024
Malware and malicious payload trends
Cyberattack types and targets
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Cyber risk predictions
Axis of attacks – Europe
Systemic attacks in the Middle East
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We believe integration and automation are essential to user experience and the promise of efficient work through technology. Automation is the critical ingredient to realizing that full vision. We develop integration products and services for Bonterra Case Management software to support the deployment of automations for a variety of use cases.
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Interested in deploying notification automations for Bonterra Impact Management? Contact us at sales@sidekicksolutionsllc.com to discuss next steps.
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FIDO Alliance Osaka Seminar: Passkeys at Amazon.pdf
Forest Action Plan
1. Forest Action Plan
Spring 2013
Georgia Forestry Commission’s five-year
strategic plan
A comprehensive plan for Georgia to sustain
and expand the benefits of its 24+ million acres
of forest land and forest products industry.
Allison Segrest
Forest Action Plan
Georgia Forestry
Commission
PO Box 819
Macon, GA 31202
2. Forest Facts
• Georgia has 24+ million acres of forestland, approximately
67% of our total land area.
• Today we have 96% more cubic feet of wood growing in
Georgia than we did 50 years ago.
• Total economic activity supported by the forest industry in
Georgia is more than $28.7 billion.
• 100,000+ jobs
“I am proud to see our state retain its
position as a national forestry leader,”
said Governor Deal.
3. How the plan came about…
The 2008 Farm Bill required all
states to establish a 5-year
forest action plan
• Allows GA to receive funding
from the Cooperative
Forestry Assistance Act
• Provides meaningful and
measureable deliverables of
GFC programs
4. The Goal
This Assessment provides a comprehensive analysis of
forest-related conditions, trends, threats and
opportunities in the state and designates priorities within
rural and urban forest landscapes.
Additionally, states were charged with the order of
developing long term strategies for investing federal,
state and other resources to manage these identified
priority landscapes and issues while meeting national,
regional and state themes or guidance.
5. Georgia's Strategy accomplishes the following:
– Outlines long-term strategies and programs to address priority landscapes
– Describes how the state proposes to invest federal and other funding
resources to address priorities;
– Includes timelines for project and program implementation
– Identifies partner and stakeholder involvement
– Describes how the state’s proposed activities will accomplish S&PF
objectives
6. As the assessment and strategies were developed, they
incorporated major plans already in place such as the
State Wildlife Action Plan, Community Wildfire Protection
Plan and the Southern Wildfire Risk Assessment.
7. Forest Action Plan Outreach
GFC
Vision - Healthy, sustainable forests
providing clean air, clean water and
abundant products for future
generations.
Mission - To provide leadership,
service and education in the
protection and conservation of
Georgia's forest resources.
FAP
Program Priorities:
•Conserve Working Forest Landscapes
•Protect Forests from Harm
•Enhance Public Benefits from Trees
and Forests
8. CONSERVE
Forests filter our air and water, serve as places for recreation, and
provide wildlife habitat. Forest Action Plans help preserve a
natural legacy for generations to come.
PROTECT
Forest Action Plans offer the best thinking of local experts to
proactively fight threats to forests from wildfire, insects, disease,
and encroaching development.
ENHANCE
Most of Georgia’s forests are owned by families and protected and
managed by professionals. Forest Action Plans target resources
where they're needed most.
9. Pressing Forest Issues and Threats
(ranked by stakeholders)
1) Water quality and quantity
2) Urbanization
3) Forest health
4) Biodiversity
5) Air quality
6) Fire management
10. Landowner Services
Georgia Forestry Commission (GFC) foresters and technicians are available to assist landowners with a variety
of forest management services. Following is a brief overview of programs and services offered by the GFC
forest managment staff.
Landowners can contact their local GFC Forester for further assistance.
Cost Share & Incentive Programs
•Cost-share and conservation assistance through federal and state programs
Directories
•Directories for Consulting Foresters, Forestry Service Contractors, Master Timber Buyers,
Certified Arborists, and Christmas Tree and Pine Straw Producers
Forest Health
•Forest health information, education, and training
•Forest pests and invasive species identification and management recommendations
Forest Legacy Program & Conservation Easements
•Forest Legacy Program administration and conservation easement assistance
11. Landowner Services
Management Plans and Advice
Provide site specific consultation and written guidelines on topics such as reforestation, timber
stand improvement, harvesting, and timber selling
Development of multiple-use Forest Stewardship Plans
Prescribed Burning
Assistance with prescribed burning, including firebreak installation, burn plan development and
assistance carrying out a burn
Taxes and Estate Planning
Tax and estate planning information and resources for forest landowners
Tree Seedlings
Pine and hardwood bare root seedlings for sale
Water Quality and BMPs
Advice on Forestry Best Management Practices (BMPs), as well as monitoring and education
BMP learning modules online
Forest water quality and wetland complaint investigation and mediation
Timber Harvest Notification Ordinances Information
12. #1 Threat: Water Quality
Currently, more than 6,000 miles of streams do not
meet state water quality standards.
Nonpoint pollution and Urbanization are the biggest
factors that put Georgia's water at risk.
GFC advice and Best Management Practices can help
landowners and communities combat this issue.
13. Water Quality
• Declining budgets have affected state
and local regulatory agencies’ abilities
to effectively address water quality and
quantity issues.
• GFC and DNR will
work with local
governments and
developers to ensure
protection of stream
buffers when
development plans
are considered.
14. #2: Urbanization
From 2001- 2005, Georgia’s canopy cover declined by a total of
398,330 acres, or 273 acres per day.
15. Urbanization
Through the Sustainable Community Forestry Program,
GFC focuses on the future of our community forests by
helping local leaders recognize the value of trees and to
plan with trees in mind.
Opportunities:
•Tree Ordinances, Tree City program
•Management Plans
•Forest Stewardship
•Risk assessments for fire protection
With these programs community leaders can build a
sustainable plan that minimizes the loss of trees while
maximizing their benefits.
16. Urbanization
GFC will…
•identify areas of opportunity within community
watersheds to connect forest patches to
improve the water and air quality function of
forest canopy,
•identify appropriate mechanisms,
•and facilitate discussions to link patches with
landowners, local governments and
conservation-minded nonprofit organizations
17. #3: Forest Health Threats
Forest pests can
drastically alter
the forest
ecosystem,
eliminate
important
resources and
inflict great
economic losses.
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Annosum Root Disease
Cogongrass
Gypsy Moth
Laurel Wilt Disease
Hemlock Woolly Adelgid
Pine Bark Beetles
Sirex Woodwasp
Sudden Oak Death
18. Trees that are weakened by pests
and disease are at added risk of
wildfire.
Legislative support and regulation
are needed to prevent the spread of
these destructive threats.
Foresters in the districts and
counties and county Chief Rangers
provide the majority of forest health
assists to landowners in Georgia.
Foresters are available for a variety
of insect, disease, and invasive plant
diagnosis and advice.
19. #4: Biodiversity
Urbanization and resulting forest land losses place
extraordinary stresses on wildlife and biodiversity.
Georgia ranks fifth in the nation in number of
species extinctions and eighth for species at risk.
Many aquatic organisms have declined as a result of
impoundments, siltation, pollution and competition
from exotic species.
20. Biodiversity
GFC’s strategy:
•Conservation organizations and GFC will identify and
protect significant wetland habitats through fee simple
acquisition or conservation easements.
•DNR and GFC will work to provide technical
guidance and direct financial and other incentives to
private landowners to encourage the protection,
restoration and management of important wetlands.
21. #5: Air Quality
The Forests’ Role:
By reducing air pollution, trees do more than save
money in pollution mitigation efforts; they save money
in health care costs.
(The American Lung Association estimates that ozone
associated health care costs Americans about $50
billion annually.)
Carbon Sequestration
Monetizing forest carbon through private forest
landowner participation in these markets provides an
opportunity for a measure of compensation for the
provision of a societal benefit.
22. #6: Fire Management
At GFC, one of our top priorities is successful Fire
Management through Best Management Practices.
Opportunities:
Rural Fire Defense Program
Military Surplus
Prescribed fire (Rx fire) is a safe way to apply a natural
process, ensure ecosystem health and reduce wildfire risk.
Increasing urbanization challenges Georgia’s ability to maintain or
increase the million-acre prescribed fire program. This program is
GFC’s best fire prevention tool for mitigating wildfire threat.
23. #6: Fire Management
FIREWISE
Programs like Firewise allow communities to have the peace of mind
that they are prepared in case of an emergency.
-Grant opportunities
-GFC assessments
Contact:
Eric Mosley, Wildfire Mitigation Specialist
GFC
478-752-1193
24. #7: Forest fragmentation and Parcelization
• Forest fragmentation and parcelization are
additional challenges caused by urbanization.
These phenomena are created when forests are
converted to other land uses and when the
number of forest landowners increase, but the
land parcels shrink in size.
• Contributing factors include urban sprawl,
inheritance issues, tax implications, timber land
divestitures, investment concerns or other
financial pressures.
25. #7: Forest fragmentation and Parcelization
GFC will continue to educate landowners about CUVA
and FLPA opportunities and educate local tax
assessors about how to adequately evaluate the
properties enrolled in these programs.
26. #8: Economics
• Economics and changing markets must be considered in order to
increase the value of forests and forest products for continued
industry growth. Traditional forest product markets have declined,
but forest growth exceeds removals and is available to supply
local and global markets.
• Bioenergy
markets are
believed to
hold great
potential for
Georgia.
27. Keep our Forests on your mind
Privately held forestlands required long-term
commitment that can be accomplished through a
partnership of Federal, State and local
government efforts.