Climate Change and Forestry

Forests and rangelands cover over 80 percent of the state's 100 million acres. Climate change will affect tree survival and growth, reduce the lands' productivity, change the habitat and make forests more vulnerable to wildfires with increasing temperatures. The state has various adaptation plans in place for the forest sector and rangelands. Forests also provide important opportunities for sequestering carbon dioxide and keeping it from being released into the atmosphere.

For Adaptation Information:

• Adapting to Climate Change - Forestry

For Emission Reduction Information:

• Forest Mitigation Strategies
• Compliance Offset Protocol for Forest Projects
• Compliance Offset Protocol Urban Forest Projects
• Governors' Climate and Forests Task Force (GCF)
• REDD (Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) Offset Working Group (ROW)

If you have additional questions, contact

Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) .
916-653-5121