Land Sinks

A structured scoring framework to prioritize brownfield redevelopment by evaluating ownership, site use, land traits, community context, incentives, infrastructure, environmental risk, and building characteristics.

In this cost-benefit analysis, Scioto Analysis estimate the specific economic benefits and costs a treeplanting campaign will generate for eight Ohio cities: Athens, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, Findlay, Toledo, and Youngstown.

How federal subsidies for crop insurance and the Renewable Fuel Standard have inadvertently incentivized the conversion of grasslands. It also discusses how grasslands can be prioritized through programs and legislation.

This issue brief explains the critical role peatlands play in carbon storage, water regulation, wildfire mitigation, and biodiversity across the United States. It outlines the economic value of peatlands through ecosystem services and emphasizes the need for protection and restoration to avoid carbon emissions from degradation while strengthening climate resilience.

An interactive tool to assess, preserve, and expand tree canopy in Dane County, Wisconsin

The Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission is commonly known by its acronym, GLIFWC. Formed in 1984, GLIFWC represents eleven Ojibwe tribes in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan who reserved hunting, fishing and gathering rights in the 1836, 1837, 1842, and 1854 Treaties with the United States government. GLIFWC provides natural resource management expertise, conservation […]

A global conservation nonprofit that works on land and water protection, climate mitigation, and nature-based solutions, and produces regional assessments and tools.

Municipal government leading climate mitigation, green infrastructure, and urban forestry initiatives.

A global conservation nonprofit working on climate, nature, and sustainability, including analyses and recommendations related to grasslands conservation.

Nonprofit focused on urban forestry, tree planting, and environmental stewardship.