Newsletter: October & November 2025
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EmailWe've been up to a lot this fall and would like to share some exciting updates and resources with you! In this newsletter, you’ll see some exciting things we’ve been working on as well as some upcoming events.
Hello FCCP Community,
We've been up to a lot this fall and would like to share some exciting updates and resources with you! In this newsletter, you’ll see some exciting things we’ve been working on as well as some upcoming events. Please find these announcements below.
- Professional Online Courses
- News + Events
- Career Opportunities
- Research + Resources
—The Forest Carbon and Climate Program Team
Professional Online Courses
The next course period for our online professional courses begins January 9! For more information, visit our Professional Courses page. This page includes registration instructions, course pricing information, and an onboarding video that outlines what to expect after registration.
News + Events
Upcoming Forest + Climate Learning Exchange Series Webinars!
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Empowering Young Voices and the Power of Narrative Date: December 3, 3-4 PM Eastern Time |
Forest Growth and Yield Models to Support Adaptive Management Date: January 14, 3-4 PM Eastern Time |
See the remaining lineup on the Learning Exchange Series webpage here.
NEW! Carbon Stewardship of National Forests and Grasslands” short course launched and freely available
FCCP releases new “Carbon Stewardship of National Forests and Grasslands” short course co-developed in collaboration with the Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science, freely available to interested learners.
Carbon and Climate Landowner Resource Hub
We’re developing a carbon and climate landowner resource hub for Michigan and beyond with partners across the lake states. If you would like to contribute to this effort, please fill out this quick 5-minute survey.
Bosques + Gentes Partnership publishes new paper in a special issue of Sustainability
Our Peruvian collaboration, led by former FCCP director Lauren Cooper and research associate Rowenn Kalman, co-authored a paper titled “Partnering on Forests and Climate with Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities: Improving Success Indicators with Insights from a Conservation Incentive Program in Perú” in a special issue of Sustainability.
Bosques + Gentes Partnership Learn More
FCCP presented a talk titled “Discovering Forest Carbon Science and Management through Hybrid Education and Outreach” at the 2025 SAF National Convention
FCCP had the opportunity to share our exciting outreach and education programming with students, practitioners, and academics to push forward climate-informed management and decision-making.
FCCP organizes panel at the International Conference on Forest Carbon & Resilience
FCCP director Chad Papa organized a panel titled “Informing Forest Carbon Management and Policy through Integrated Modeling Approaches” at the ICFCR conference in Auburn, Alabama.
Career Opportunities
Senior Associate, Impact Investing and Natural Climate Solutions – Manulife Forest Management
Manulife Investment Management (MIM) is seeking candidates interested in managing projects related to an expansion of forest carbon projects in North America, South America and Asia Pacific.
Director, Co-benefits Certification – ACR at Winrock International
The Director, Co-benefits Certification, is senior position within the ACR team responsible for developing and executing a comprehensive Co-benefits Certification Program as an option alongside existing ACR carbon credit certification. ACR’s technical work spans multiple sectors – forestry, methane, refrigerants and Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS).
Senior Project Manager – American Forests
The senior project manager will oversee four major projects: (1) an IT systems analysis and alignment project, (2) the development and implementation of cross functional Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Policies, (3) the IT update and refresh of its financial system, and (4) related change management, training, and documentation efforts.
Director, Texas Reforestation – American Forests
The director will advance conservation of imperiled ecosystems, working lands, and watersheds through skilled development of restoration projects, cross-organizational collaboration, and management of a talented regional team of American Forests staff.
Research + Resources
Announcing the international conference ForestCORE - Sustainability, Ecosystem Services and Nature-based Solutions
The conference will be held in Medellin, Colombia, during the week of June 23-26, 2026. This conference invites a global and interdisciplinary dialogue on sustainable forest management, expanding beyond traditional timber-focused approaches to integrate ecosystem services and nature-based solutions.
Learn more about the conference.
Beyond Paris and net-zero ledgers: Restoring trust in US forest climate solutions via tree-centric digital MRV architecture
A new commentary arguing for a paradigm shift away from legacy MMRV frameworks to a more tree-centric digital MRV systems in the post-Paris World.
Ground-Truth: Can Forest Carbon Protocols Ensure High-Quality Credits?
Learn more about whether existing protocols can consistently ensure real, high-quality, and accurate emission avoidance, reductions, or removals.
FAO Report – Global Forest Resources Assessment 2025
The newest FAO report has shown a continual decrease in global deforestation rates since 1990.
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Sincerely,
MSU FCCP
