Maine’s Climate Future: The Role of Carbon Management in Farms and Forests with Dr. Ivan Fernandez
Title
Maine’s Climate Future: The Role of Carbon Management in Farms and Forests with Dr. Ivan Fernandez
Description
This presentation on January 25, 2022 addressed three main topics. Dr. Ivan Fernandez from the Climate Change Institute at the University of Maine summarized key findings from climate assessments focused on Maine, primarily the Maine’s Climate Future reports and the assessment report of the Maine Climate Council’s Scientific and Technical Subcommittee.
He discussed how farms and forests can contribute to what is often called ‘Natural Climate Solutions’. He talked about soils and soil health, primarily considering soils on farms, and how enhancing soil organic carbon can promote both the resilience of the soil in light of climate risks as well as contribute to reducing atmospheric carbon concentrations. The presentation also summarizes forest management recommendations from the recent Governor’s Task Force on a Forest Carbon Program in Maine.
Dr. Fernandez is a Professor in the School of Forest Resources, Climate Change Institute, and School of Food and Agriculture at the University of Maine. He has served on various U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Science Advisory Board committees in Washington DC since 2000. He represents the University of Maine in the USDA Northeast Climate Hub and has been involved in leading the Maine’s Climate Future assessments in 2009, 2015, and 2020.
This presentation was part of the Belfast Garden Club Evening Lecture Series co-sponsored by All of Belfast Climate Dialogues, a project of the Belfast Free Library. This Winter 2022 series focuses on the effects of the climate crisis on our forests, farms, gardens and food supply.
Watch the full recording here on the Library's YouTube channel.
He discussed how farms and forests can contribute to what is often called ‘Natural Climate Solutions’. He talked about soils and soil health, primarily considering soils on farms, and how enhancing soil organic carbon can promote both the resilience of the soil in light of climate risks as well as contribute to reducing atmospheric carbon concentrations. The presentation also summarizes forest management recommendations from the recent Governor’s Task Force on a Forest Carbon Program in Maine.
Dr. Fernandez is a Professor in the School of Forest Resources, Climate Change Institute, and School of Food and Agriculture at the University of Maine. He has served on various U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Science Advisory Board committees in Washington DC since 2000. He represents the University of Maine in the USDA Northeast Climate Hub and has been involved in leading the Maine’s Climate Future assessments in 2009, 2015, and 2020.
This presentation was part of the Belfast Garden Club Evening Lecture Series co-sponsored by All of Belfast Climate Dialogues, a project of the Belfast Free Library. This Winter 2022 series focuses on the effects of the climate crisis on our forests, farms, gardens and food supply.
Watch the full recording here on the Library's YouTube channel.
Creator
ABCD Team
Date
January 25, 2022
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Belfast Garden Club
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Ivan Fernandez transcript 2022_0125.txtCitation
ABCD Team, “Maine’s Climate Future: The Role of Carbon Management in Farms and Forests with Dr. Ivan Fernandez,” All of Belfast: Climate Dialogues, accessed April 19, 2024, https://abcdbelfast.omeka.net/items/show/49.
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