Unlocking the power of America's family forests to fight climate change
The potential in America’s family-owned forests has largely been undervalued.
Our Mission
The mission of the American Forest Foundation is to deliver meaningful conservation impact through the empowerment of family forest owners. Working together, we strive to tackle climate change and positively impact the health of America's family forests, our communities and the planet.
How We Do It
Tools & Support for Landowners
We’re connecting family forest owners to the resources they need.
From the Family Forest Blog
October 15, 2024
American Forest Foundation to Launch First U.S. Nature-Based Carbon Credit Auction in Early 2025
The American Forest Foundation Carbon Auction — the first of its kind for a U.S. nature-based carbon project — will offer buyers a transparent and streamlined way to secure high-quality carbon credits while supporting rural communities and family forest owners.
October 15, 2024
A New Way to Buy Carbon Credits: The American Forest Foundation Carbon Auction
We believe there is a better way to buy carbon credits – a way to create contracts which more directly tie buyers and landowners to one another as true partners in a great enterprise. A way which reduces the friction, opacity and transaction costs of the current market.
September 19, 2024
Family Forest Owners Are in the Climate Fight. Now We Need You to Join Us.
Together, all of us FFCP landowners from the woodlands of the Northeast to the pasturelands of Georgia are making an impact. Together, every tree we nurture is making a difference for climate change.
September 16, 2024
Early Investment is the Key to Carbon Market Success
AFF is exploring a new method of upfront investment that will offer corporations lower prices, more insight into their purchase, and a pathway to make a truly transformative investment.
September 5, 2024
Greenfreezing and How We Begin to Thaw
Far more harmful than greenhushing, greenfreezing is when a company significantly slows or halts their climate action efforts or net zero strategies.
August 14, 2024
Statement: USDA’s Advisory Council to Support Market Transparency and Credibility
"USDA’s creation of this council is a major step in creating the enabling conditions needed to build and scale a market that works for people and the planet."
Careers
Interested in joining our growing team in tackling our nation’s most pressing conservation issues?