News: Natural Climate Solutions Initiative
In the Media
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NCSI Managing Director Tara O'Shea discusses ways AI can be used improve the measurements used to measure forest structure and carbon stocks over time, and related implications for policymakers.
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Woods Fellow Kate Maher shares recent findings about the role biochar can play in storing carbon. Improving crop yields could be a co-benefit, she says.
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Kate Maher shares how important it is for policymakers and buyers to understand biochar's ability to capture carbon dioxide.
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Chris Field says once communities are burning, "it doesn't really have anything to do with forest management." A large fire break couldn't keep fire out at that point.
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Felicia Marcus discusses different nature-based solutions and water rights in California.
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Anthropocene Magazine | Chris Field comments on the role that animals can play in sequestering carbon.
News Coverage
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A Stanford report and preprint study reveals that uncertainty about risk and liability is stopping reforestation carbon credits from scaling up. Its findings point to possible solutions, such as clear risk allocation frameworks, expanded insurance options, and enhanced transparency.
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White paper details how research institutions can support methodological evolutions in forest carbon
Uncommon Dialogue workshop focused on advancing interoperable Measurement, Reporting, Verification (MRV) systems.
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Testing and comparing AI models can verify and build trust in their ability to measure and map carbon stored in forests, according to findings of researchers at Stanford University, Brown University, and Planet Labs. The breakthrough could transform how companies and countries track — and pay for — nature’s help with combatting climate change.
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Stanford team helped lead a series of projects integrating nature’s benefits to people in policy, lending, and operational decisions.
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A new paper reveals major gaps in how companies disclose their impacts on the ocean.
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A new global analysis shows age and education strongly shape who migrates in response to severe heat, cold, floods, and droughts.
