Giant Pandas at Risk from New Chinese Forestry Policies

Working Paper — Dec 12, 2024

From Catastrophe to Caution: The Effect of Wildfires on Community Hazard Mitigation Investments

In this working paper, the authors examine the impact of wildfires on community-level hazard mitigation efforts, specifically focusing on participation in the Firewise USA program.

Working Paper — Dec 9, 2024

Accounting for Biodiversity Loss Raises the Social Cost of CO2

In this working paper, the authors examine how climate change contributes to biodiversity loss and incorporate its nonuse value into the Social Cost of Carbon, emphasizing its role in guiding more comprehensive climate policies.

Media Highlight — Dec 5, 2024

E&E News: “Report Finds Southeast Forest Fire Risks Could Top Western Threats”

This article details the findings of a new paper coauthored by RFF Senior Fellow Dave Wear; as climate change worsens and populations grow, the Southeast is increasingly at risk of wildfire damage.

Journal Article — Dec 4, 2024

Land-Use Change, No-Net-Loss Policies, and Effects on Carbon Dioxide Removals

A peer-reviewed paper shows that because mature forests store substantially more carbon than young forests, avoiding losses of existing forests provides more carbon storage benefits than adding new forests.