Restoring the United States’ lands and coastal wetlands could have a much bigger role in reducing global warming than previously thought. A peer-reviewed study published in Science Advances from The Nature Conservancy and 21 institutional partners found that nature’s contribution could equal 21% of the nation’s current net annual emissions, by adjusting 21 natural management practices to increase carbon storage and avoid greenhouse emissions. The study is the first to include the climate benefits of coastal wetlands and grasslands in a comprehensive mix along with forests and agriculture.       David Shoch of TerraCarbon was one of the paper's co-authors and led the assessment of natural forest management pathways. TerraCarbon is thrilled to work with The Nature Conservancy and its partners on this important paper which affirms our conviction in the essential role of natural climate solutions in solving the climate crisis. Read the press release. Read the paper.​

We are excited to announce that Ben Rifkin has joined TerraCarbon as a Project Associate.  Ben will be supporting the design and monitoring of forest and wetland carbon projects for TerraCarbon's clients. He brings strong field and research experience in forest ecology and sustainable forest ecosystem management and in using advanced statistical methods. Ben worked most recently as a researcher at the Yale Myers Forest and Harvard Forest in New England. He has also worked as a technician for the US Forest Service in southeast Alaska and for the Forest Inventory and Analysis program in California.  Ben earned his Master's in Forest Science from the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies where he researched the impact of protected areas on forest ecology in Madagascar. For more information on Ben's background, click here.​