Resource Links

• 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.  
• 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.  
• 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.
• Urban Forests and Climate Change
  US Forest Service website on urban forests and climate change, which includes background, research documents, tools and 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.