Forests & Land Use

Forests and sustainable land use are essential climate solutions.

They can mitigate climate change, benefit people, and protect the environment.

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But today, land use—from deforestation, land degradation, and the draining and burning of tropical peatlands, to fertilizer application and rice and cattle production—is responsible for about 25 percent of human-related greenhouse gas emissions. More effective land use can protect the climate by reducing carbon emissions and preserving natural carbon sinks.

The Climate and Land Use Alliance

The ClimateWorks Forests and Land Use program is led by the Climate and Land Use Alliance (CLUA), which supports policies, practices, and partnerships that halt and reverse forest loss, advance sustainable land use and development, and secure the rights and livelihoods of indigenous and forest communities.

Effective Land Use Policy & Finance

Advancing land use policies and finance that help countries achieve ambitious climate targets and contribute to sustainable development.

Secure Community Rights & Management

Supporting indigenous and traditional communities’ land rights and management of their forests, and stopping the killing and criminalization of environmental defenders.

Deforestation- & Conflict-Free Agricultural Commodities

Eliminating deforestation, land degradation, illegality, and social conflict from global supply chains and related financial investments.

Strong Standards & Transparency for Infrastructure and Extractive Industries

Establishing strong environmental, social, and governance standards, and increasing transparency and oversight of investments in infrastructure and extractive industries.

Awareness of Forests and Lands as Climate Solutions

Increasing understanding of forests and lands as essential to people and the planet to improve policy outcomes and land use practices.

Natural Carbon Capture

Increasing the role of forests and lands as carbon sinks, while ensuring forests retain ecosystem, livelihood, and other values for local communities.

Healthy Diets/Healthy Planet

Shifting consumption toward protein sources that are healthier for people and the planet.

Partners

CLUA Member Foundations

Packard Foundation
Ford Foundation
4. Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation

CLUA Aligned Foundations

Margarate A. Cargill Philanthropies
Forests & Land Use
EarthRights International
AdaptationAviationCarbon Dioxide RemovalCoolingFood & AgricultureForests & Land UseGlobal IntelligenceGovernance & DiplomacyIndustryJust TransitionJustice & EquityMaritime ShippingPowerRoad TransportationSuper PollutantsSustainable Finance

Program team

Lindsey Allen

Executive Director, Climate and Land Use Alliance
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Kat Clark

Strategic Communications Manager, Climate and Land Use Alliance

Matt Daggett

Director of Strategic Communications, Climate and Land Use Alliance

Liesel Davis

Grants Associate, Climate and Land Use Alliance

Isis Dennis-Powell

Special Assistant to Executive Director, Climate and Land Use Alliance
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Carolina Elia Genin

Brazil Initiative Lead, Climate and Land Use Alliance

Janene Lucero

Senior Contracts Associate, Climate and Land Use Alliance
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Esther Lunkuse

Staff Accountant, Climate and Land Use Alliance

Katie O’Gara

Natural Carbon Capture Lead, Climate and Land Use Alliance

Elizabeth O’Neill

Associate Director of Impact and Learning, Climate and Land Use Alliance

Julia Plume

Grants Manager, Climate and Land Use Alliance

Michael Ryken

Accounting Manager, Climate and Land Use Alliance

Kelly Scott

Senior Director of Operations, Climate and Land Use Alliance

Melissa Tupper

Communications Director, Climate and Land Use Alliance
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Ruby Viramontes

Program Associate, Climate and Land Use Alliance
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Carl Walker

Human Resources Director, Climate and Land Use Alliance

Johanna Weaver

Associate Director, Planning & Development, Climate and Land Use Alliance