Resource Links

• Urban Forestry South Expo
  This site provides a collection of resources about urban forestry and carbon markets, including registration (registry), certification, monitoring, potential for markets, carbon trading, and carbon credits.  Carbon market case studies are also included.
• US Forest Service Center for Urban Forest Research
  The US Forest Service's Center for Urban Forest Research was established in 1992 and its website provides information and relevant research on urban forestry, often focusing on the community benefits of trees in cities.
• Urban Forests and Climate Change
  US Forest Service website on urban forests and climate change, which includes background, research documents, tools and links.
• Alliance for Community Trees   
  Alliance for Community Trees is a coalition of organizations dedicated to restoring community forests for the benefits of all people.  ACT is the only national organization solely focused on the needs of nonprofit and community organizations engaged in urban forest protection.
• i-Tree 
  i-Tree is a peer-reviewed software suite from the USDA Forest Service that provides urban and commnunity forestry analysis and benefits assessment tools.
• TreeLink 
  TreeLink provides knowledge and technology for users to learn about and also to fund urban and community forestry practicies.
  

• Kyoto:  Think Global, Act Local
  Technology and Sustainable Development (TSD) website provides information on the opportunities and challenges of including community-based forestry as an eligible carbon mitigation activity under future international climate change agreements similar to the Kyoto Protocol.  
• The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
  The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the leading scientific body for the assessment of cliamte change, established by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) to provide the world with a current state of climate change and its potential environmental and socio-economic consequences.
• Pew Center for Global Climate Change
  This site provides fairly up-to-date information on state- and regional- level climate legislation, policy and initiatives. Click on your state to find out emissions targets, climate action plans, vehicle standards, and other useful information that may help to illuminate options for participation in carbon markets.  The site also provides basic information on the science behind climate change.
• Union of Concerned Scientists
  Union of Concerned Scientiests-Global Warming site is a user-friendly primer on the role of forests in mitigating global warming based on scientific research.  Including related fact sheets, articles and policy news.
• The Chicago Climate Exchange
  The Chicago Climate Exchange is a financial institution whose objectives are to apply financial innovation and incentives to advance social, environmental, and economic goals through North America's only cap and trade system for all six greenhouse gases, with global affiliates and projects worldwide.

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