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• 1. [Article] Does Collective Action Sequester Carbon? Evidence from the Nepal Community Forestry Program

  Highlights • Presumed open access forests have as little as 34% of those under collective action. • No evidence that Community Forestry Programme forests store more carbon .• Carbon from collective action ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Does Collective Action Sequester Carbon? Evidence from the Nepal Community Forestry Program Author: Bluffstone, Randall, Somanathan, Eswaran, Jha, Prakash, Luintel, Harisharan, Bista, Rajesh, Toman, Mike, Paudel, Naya, Adhikari, Bhim Year: 2018 Highlights • Presumed open access forests have as little as 34% of those under collective action. • No evidence that Community Forestry Programme forests store more carbon .• Carbon from collective action not conditional on Community Forestry Programme. Title: Does Collective Action Sequester Carbon? Evidence from the Nepal Community Forestry Program Author: Bluffstone, Randall, Somanathan, Eswaran, Jha, Prakash, Luintel, Harisharan, Bista, Rajesh, Toman, Mike, Paudel, Naya, Adhikari, Bhim Year: 2018 Highlights • Presumed open access forests have as little as 34% of those under collective action. • No evidence that Community Forestry Programme forests store more carbon .• Carbon from collective action not conditional on Community Forestry Programme. Close

• 2. [Article] Interview with Jeff Luebbers, US Forest Service, 2010 (audio)

  Interview of Jeff Luebbers by Chelsea Saurman on May 13th, 2010. The interview index is available for download.

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Interview with Jeff Luebbers, US Forest Service, 2010 (audio) Author: Luebbers, Jeff Year: 2010 Interview of Jeff Luebbers by Chelsea Saurman on May 13th, 2010. The interview index is available for download. Title: Interview with Jeff Luebbers, US Forest Service, 2010 (audio) Author: Luebbers, Jeff Year: 2010 Interview of Jeff Luebbers by Chelsea Saurman on May 13th, 2010. The interview index is available for download. Close

• 3. [Article] Economics of REDD+ and Community Forestry

  Reducing Emission from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) is a payment for ecosystem services (PES) system created under the Framework Convention on Climate Change (FCCC) that tries to reduce ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Economics of REDD+ and Community Forestry Author: Bluffstone, Randall Year: 2013 Reducing Emission from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) is a payment for ecosystem services (PES) system created under the Framework Convention on Climate Change (FCCC) that tries to reduce deforestation and degradation in countries not subject to requirements under the convention (non-Annex 1 countries) and, therefore, release less and sequester more carbon. Other cobenefits have been added, such as biodiversity protection, poverty reduction and afforestation, which make up the '+' in REDD+. The '+', therefore, attempts to address potentially negative, unintended effects on non-carbon ecosystem services and take account of effects on those who currently have claims to forests. Many of the forest areas where the '+' is most important are community managed. Community forestry is therefore at the heart of REDD+. Title: Economics of REDD+ and Community Forestry Author: Bluffstone, Randall Year: 2013 Reducing Emission from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) is a payment for ecosystem services (PES) system created under the Framework Convention on Climate Change (FCCC) that tries to reduce deforestation and degradation in countries not subject to requirements under the convention (non-Annex 1 countries) and, therefore, release less and sequester more carbon. Other cobenefits have been added, such as biodiversity protection, poverty reduction and afforestation, which make up the '+' in REDD+. The '+', therefore, attempts to address potentially negative, unintended effects on non-carbon ecosystem services and take account of effects on those who currently have claims to forests. Many of the forest areas where the '+' is most important are community managed. Community forestry is therefore at the heart of REDD+. Close

• 4. [Article] Interview with Janet Corbett, Warm Springs Forest Products, 2006 (audio)

  Interview of Janet Corbett by Margie Crawford at Warm Springs, Oregon on August 10th, 2006. The interview index is available for download.

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Interview with Janet Corbett, Warm Springs Forest Products, 2006 (audio) Author: Corbett, Janet Year: 2006 Interview of Janet Corbett by Margie Crawford at Warm Springs, Oregon on August 10th, 2006. The interview index is available for download. Title: Interview with Janet Corbett, Warm Springs Forest Products, 2006 (audio) Author: Corbett, Janet Year: 2006 Interview of Janet Corbett by Margie Crawford at Warm Springs, Oregon on August 10th, 2006. The interview index is available for download. Close

• 5. [Article] Interview with Sarah Deumling, Zena Timber, 2006 (audio)

  Interview of Sarah Deumling by Glenn Esler at Rickreall, Oregon on August 4th, 2006. The interview index is available for download.

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Interview with Sarah Deumling, Zena Timber, 2006 (audio) Author: Deumling, Sarah Year: 2006 Interview of Sarah Deumling by Glenn Esler at Rickreall, Oregon on August 4th, 2006. The interview index is available for download. Title: Interview with Sarah Deumling, Zena Timber, 2006 (audio) Author: Deumling, Sarah Year: 2006 Interview of Sarah Deumling by Glenn Esler at Rickreall, Oregon on August 4th, 2006. The interview index is available for download. Close

• 6. [Article] Interview with Peter Hayes, Hyla Woods, 2006 (audio)

  Interview of Peter Hayes by Glen Esler on July 28th, 2006. The interview index is available for download.

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Interview with Peter Hayes, Hyla Woods, 2006 (audio) Author: Hayes, Peter Year: 2006 Interview of Peter Hayes by Glen Esler on July 28th, 2006. The interview index is available for download. Title: Interview with Peter Hayes, Hyla Woods, 2006 (audio) Author: Hayes, Peter Year: 2006 Interview of Peter Hayes by Glen Esler on July 28th, 2006. The interview index is available for download. Close

• 7. [Article] Interview with Steve Jones, US Forest Service, 2010 (audio)

  Interview of Steve Jones by Scott Swenson at Hood River, Oregon on May 25th, 2010. The interview index is available for download.

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Interview with Steve Jones, US Forest Service, 2010 (audio) Author: Jones, Steve Year: 2010 Interview of Steve Jones by Scott Swenson at Hood River, Oregon on May 25th, 2010. The interview index is available for download. Title: Interview with Steve Jones, US Forest Service, 2010 (audio) Author: Jones, Steve Year: 2010 Interview of Steve Jones by Scott Swenson at Hood River, Oregon on May 25th, 2010. The interview index is available for download. Close

• 8. [Article] Interview with Jim Labbe, Portland Audubon Society, 2011

  Interview of Jim Labbe by Tony Smith on March 11th, 2011. The interview index is available for download.

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Interview with Jim Labbe, Portland Audubon Society, 2011 Author: Labbe, Jim Year: 2011 Interview of Jim Labbe by Tony Smith on March 11th, 2011. The interview index is available for download. Title: Interview with Jim Labbe, Portland Audubon Society, 2011 Author: Labbe, Jim Year: 2011 Interview of Jim Labbe by Tony Smith on March 11th, 2011. The interview index is available for download. Close

• 9. [Article] Interview with Ryan Temple, HFHC, 2006 (audio)

  Interview of Ryan Temple by Amber Kinter at Portland, Oregon on August 4th, 2006. The interview index is available for download.

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Interview with Ryan Temple, HFHC, 2006 (audio) Author: Temple, Ryan Year: 2006 Interview of Ryan Temple by Amber Kinter at Portland, Oregon on August 4th, 2006. The interview index is available for download. Title: Interview with Ryan Temple, HFHC, 2006 (audio) Author: Temple, Ryan Year: 2006 Interview of Ryan Temple by Amber Kinter at Portland, Oregon on August 4th, 2006. The interview index is available for download. Close

• 10. [Article] Street Trees in the Urban Forest Canopy: Portland, Oregon

  Attempts to identify the contribution of street trees to the overall urban forest of a city have been rare and lack consensus on how to measure that contribution – percentage of trees, percentage of canopy ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Street Trees in the Urban Forest Canopy: Portland, Oregon Author: Poracsky, Joseph, Banis, David Year: 2005 Attempts to identify the contribution of street trees to the overall urban forest of a city have been rare and lack consensus on how to measure that contribution – percentage of trees, percentage of canopy cover, or percentage of leaf area. The actual numeric values presented in the literature also vary over a broad range and often are based on estimates, extrapolations from aggregated data, or simply stated with no empirical data referenced. This study was undertaken to evaluate the contribution of street trees to canopy in Portland, Oregon. The study involved both visual and digital analysis of multi-band aerial images, field observation, and GIS analysis involving several ancillary data themes. The strategy was to calculate the street tree component (STC) of the urban forest canopy within a sample of areas in the city and generalize that pattern to the whole city. The analysis indicates that street trees constitute 3.4% of the whole study area. In commercial / industrial areas the value drops to only 1.1% and in residential areas rises to 4.8%. For the overall study area the STC of the canopy is 17.2%, a value in the middle of the range of values found in the published literature. In commercial / industrial areas we found a value of 23.7% and a value of 16.6% for residential areas. Residential areas are overall better treed than commercial / industrial areas, but do not rely on street trees to contribute as large a percentage to overall canopy as do commercial / industrial areas. Available planting space in the right-of-way (ROW) is much more nearly constant (or independent of land cover) than the amount of planting space available inside a block. Therefore, the STC tends to vary inversely with the total amount of vegetated area. As the vegetated (read, plantable) area decreases, the ROW becomes a more significant space for planting and the STC increases. Conversely, as the vegetated area increases, the ROW becomes a less significant space for planting and the STC decreases. For both residential and commercial / industrial areas, the percentage of street tree area within the total canopy varies from locale to locale. The relatively small sampling used in this study suggests that neighborhood age and physical characteristics influence the STC in a given neighborhood, particularly for residential areas. Analysis allowed division of the study area into five residential neighborhood groups that attempt to reflect local differences. A larger / more detailed sampling would allow for improved delineation, perhaps below the level of neighborhood. Three generalized spatial patterns emerge for Portland. Street tree canopy as a percent of area seems to follow an east-west gradient, with lower values to the east and higher values to the west. Street trees as a component of the total canopy takes on an inverted-U shape, with higher values in the Inner Eastside and lower values to the east and to the west. The overall tree canopy category takes on just the opposite pattern – a standard-U – with lower values in the Inner Eastside and higher values to the east and west. This study represents a useful starting point for understanding the dynamics of an important and highly visible component of the urban forest. Title: Street Trees in the Urban Forest Canopy: Portland, Oregon Author: Poracsky, Joseph, Banis, David Year: 2005 Attempts to identify the contribution of street trees to the overall urban forest of a city have been rare and lack consensus on how to measure that contribution – percentage of trees, percentage of canopy cover, or percentage of leaf area. The actual numeric values presented in the literature also vary over a broad range and often are based on estimates, extrapolations from aggregated data, or simply stated with no empirical data referenced. This study was undertaken to evaluate the contribution of street trees to canopy in Portland, Oregon. The study involved both visual and digital analysis of multi-band aerial images, field observation, and GIS analysis involving several ancillary data themes. The strategy was to calculate the street tree component (STC) of the urban forest canopy within a sample of areas in the city and generalize that pattern to the whole city. The analysis indicates that street trees constitute 3.4% of the whole study area. In commercial / industrial areas the value drops to only 1.1% and in residential areas rises to 4.8%. For the overall study area the STC of the canopy is 17.2%, a value in the middle of the range of values found in the published literature. In commercial / industrial areas we found a value of 23.7% and a value of 16.6% for residential areas. Residential areas are overall better treed than commercial / industrial areas, but do not rely on street trees to contribute as large a percentage to overall canopy as do commercial / industrial areas. Available planting space in the right-of-way (ROW) is much more nearly constant (or independent of land cover) than the amount of planting space available inside a block. Therefore, the STC tends to vary inversely with the total amount of vegetated area. As the vegetated (read, plantable) area decreases, the ROW becomes a more significant space for planting and the STC increases. Conversely, as the vegetated area increases, the ROW becomes a less significant space for planting and the STC decreases. For both residential and commercial / industrial areas, the percentage of street tree area within the total canopy varies from locale to locale. The relatively small sampling used in this study suggests that neighborhood age and physical characteristics influence the STC in a given neighborhood, particularly for residential areas. Analysis allowed division of the study area into five residential neighborhood groups that attempt to reflect local differences. A larger / more detailed sampling would allow for improved delineation, perhaps below the level of neighborhood. Three generalized spatial patterns emerge for Portland. Street tree canopy as a percent of area seems to follow an east-west gradient, with lower values to the east and higher values to the west. Street trees as a component of the total canopy takes on an inverted-U shape, with higher values in the Inner Eastside and lower values to the east and to the west. The overall tree canopy category takes on just the opposite pattern – a standard-U – with lower values in the Inner Eastside and higher values to the east and west. This study represents a useful starting point for understanding the dynamics of an important and highly visible component of the urban forest. Close