Associate Professor West Virginia University MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, United States
Provides information regarding private forest landowners role in climate change mitigation and guidance in designing forest carbon offset programs. This explores WV forest landowners' insights and understanding of forest carbon offset programs and program preferences. Results can provide inputs to carbon policy initiatives to reduce barriers to landowner participation.
Learning Objectives:
Identify motivations of private forest landowners in nature-based climate solutions.
Identify forest landowner preferences for forest carbon offset program attributes.
Analyze the accessibility challenges faced by private forest landowners in participating in forest carbon offset programs.
