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Preservation of Forests and Carbon Sinks

MCLI Recommendation: “The federal government could institute urban growth boundaries around cities of a certain population, or develop other density and urban infill requirements for American cities.”

LPDD Recommendation: “Congress could require the use of forested or vegetative buffer zones to protect watersheds in agricultural areas, reducing nonpoint source water pollution, while creating small carbon sinks that could be significant when aggregated.”

LPDD Recommendation: “Congress could restrict the conversion of “natural” forests to monoculture plantations.”

LPDD Recommendation: “To maintain forest and agricultural lands, state legislatures may develop programs to prohibit development of lands in one area and allow the transfer of development rights to other areas.”

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Example Local Governments

Rockville Forest and Tree Preservation Ordinance

Rockville, MD’s Forest and Tree Preservation Ordinance establishes requirements that protect trees and forests during and after development activity, and requirements for afforestation and reforestati...
Example States and State Governments

Tennessee Growth Policy Act

Tennessee’s Growth Policy Act established a comprehensive growth policy for the state, part of which was a requirement to designate urban growth boundaries, planned growth areas, and rural areas based...
Resource Private Entities

ConservationTools.org (Pennsylvania Land Trust Association)

The Pennsylvania Land Trust Association publishes guides on topics including transferrable development rights and conservation easements, as well as model documents, maps and GIS, and lists of regiona...
Example States and State Governments

California EO B-52-18

California EO B-52-18 was issued to support the state’s resilience to wildfire and other climate impacts, address extensive tree mortality, increase forests’ capacity for carbon capture, and improve f...
Example States and State Governments

Oregon’s Urban Growth Boundary Plan

The state of Oregon’s Urban Growth Boundary Plan requirements protects rural agricultural and forestlands outside the boundary. To meet the requirements of SB 100 (1971), the Columbia Region Associati...
Example States and State Governments

Maryland Forest Conservation Act

The Maryland Forest Conservation Act requires counties in the state with less than 200,000 acres of forest to set aside forest acreage for preservation. Examples of community plans include Washington ...