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Southern Group of State Foresters “Leaders in sustaining the environmental, economic and social benefits of the South’s forests.”

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1 Southern Group of State Foresters “Leaders in sustaining the environmental, economic and social benefits of the South’s forests.”

2 Regional Climate Change Meeting May 27 th, 2008 SGSF - Membership State Foresters Georgia Bob Farris Alabama Linda Casey Mississippi Charlie Morgan Kentucky Leah MacSwords Louisiana Wade Dubea North Carolina Wib Owen Oklahoma John Burwell Puerto Rico Dr. Edgardo González South Carolina Gene Kodama Virginia Carl Garrison Tennessee Steve Scott Texas Jim Hull Florida Mike Long US Virgin Islands Dr. Lewis Peterson Arkansas John Shannon USVI

3 Regional Climate Change Meeting May 27 th, 2008 SGSF - Ex-Officio Members Ex-Officio Members (5) Executive Director, SGSF Director International Institute of Tropical Forestry Regional Forester USDA FS Southern Region Deputy Regional Forester Southern Region Director USDA FS Southern Research Station

4 Regional Climate Change Meeting May 27 th, 2008 Knowledge Acquisition SGSF Services, Utilization and Marketing Task Force Southern Forest Futures Project Southern Forest Land Assessment National Forestry Strategies/Discussions – Forest Carbon Education Group – Forest Carbon Working Group – SAF Climate Change Task Force

5 Regional Climate Change Meeting May 27 th, 2008 Regional Activities Development of a unified SGSF Message Regional Carbon meeting scheduled for August – state-to-state learning. Landowner Education materials (and national activities) Incentive based systems being developed The Southern Forest Land Assessment and an regional scale analysis.

6 Regional Climate Change Meeting May 27 th, 2008 State Activities GeorgiaCarbon Registry Completed Kentucky Soil Carbon Trading Initiative and Forestland Pilot Project Initial phases Texas CCX Verifier Approved Completed Oklahoma CCX Verifier Application Initial phase Puerto Rico Legislative Advisory Group – Carbon Storage Ongoing Virginia Gov Climate Commission and “carbon credit calculator” Ongoing

7 Regional Climate Change Meeting May 27 th, 2008 Key Challenges in Forestry Communication and information shearing Estimating leakage Wood products Permanence Stakeholders and public support

8 Regional Climate Change Meeting May 27 th, 2008 www.southernforests.org Southern Group of State Foresters

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