Standing Trees Vermont: Proforestation - A Simple Solution to an Urgent Problem

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What is Proforestation? How does it compare to what is happening on Vermont's federal and state public lands?

For years we have listened to the forest industry speak about sustainable forest management, afforestation and reforestation, and various other terms - all of which ultimately involve logging.

But a new word and a new concept - Proforestation - is gaining traction and deserves our support. Learn about it in this presentation from a proforestation pro! Bill Moomaw is part of a team who is working to change the narrative about forests and their capacity to sequester and store carbon, produce high quality water, provide diverse habitats that serve a full range of species from mushrooms to spring salamanders, and retain drought and flood resilience in a rapidly changing climate.

William Moomaw is Emeritus Professor of International Environmental Policy, Center for International Environment and Resource Policy, Fletcher, Tufts University. He was a lead author of five Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reports. He currently serves as co-director of the Global Development and Environment Institute at Tufts, which he co-founded, and he is also a Visiting Scientist at Woodwell Climate Center. He received his B.A. degree in chemistry from Williams College and Ph.D. in physical chemistry from MIT.