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Community-Based Forestry in the United States

This report from the U.S. Endowment for Forestry & Communities delves into the challenges and opportunities of community-based forestry in the U.S. It highlights the impact of collaboration, policy barriers, and the need for integrated policies in forest management. Explore the landscape of access and tenure on both public and private lands, emphasizing the critical nature of these aspects for low-income communities and communities of color.

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Community-Based Forestry in the United States

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  1. Community-Based Forestryin theUnited States a report from the U.S. Endowment for Forestry & Communities

  2. Community-Based Forestryin theUnited States Access & Tenure

  3. Access & Tenure:Public Lands

  4. Public Lands • Collaboration has helped resolve conflict • Policy barriers are inevitable… and sometimes devastating • Policy needs to be integrated into CBF efforts • Declines in raw material have eroded rural infrastructure and investment

  5. Access & Tenure:Private Lands

  6. Private Lands • ½ of all forestland in US is privately owned • Key question: how can CBF generate public benefit in private forest landscapes?

  7. Private Lands • Access & tenure especially critical for low income communities & communities of color • 1910–2000: African-American forest holdings in the South fell from 15 million acres to 2 million

  8. Private Lands: CBF Opportunities • Expand wealth (eg via new markets) • Land acquisition by low-income, African-American, and Native/tribal communities • Increase local capture of forest value streams

  9. Private Lands:Challenges • Fragmentation: since 1978 20-25% of all private forests have changed ownership • Clearing & development of forestland • Emergence of timberland investors: many sell after 10-15 years

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