Publication Date
6-10-2024
Abstract
Climate change threatens the very existence of the world’s forests as temperature increases outpace forests’ ability to adapt. Society must implement adaptation policies aimed at making forests more resilient. This Article describes how we can better manage for more resilient forests by first detailing some of the scientific and policy complexity affecting our ability to do so. The Article then details the primary adaptation solutions for creating greater forest resiliency (reducing fire risk and integrating more climate resilient species into forests), some of the impediments to implementing those solutions (federalism, geographic and ecological differences in forests, and scientific unknowns), and how to overcome those impediments (incentivizing market development, increasing government investment, reforming federal administrative law, and harnessing expertise in regional forestry programs to build trust).
Recommended Citation
Hudson, Blake
(2024)
"Resilient Forest Management and Climate Change,"
Georgia Law Review: Vol. 58:
No.
4, Article 7.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.law.uga.edu/glr/vol58/iss4/7