Rural Climate Change Policy
Effective policy is the result of a vibrant dialog between decision makers within the government and rural community leaders. To forward this goal, EWP provides several resources to empower and educate rural community leaders in the area of climate change policy.
Climate Change Policy Guide for Rural Communities
Learn the nuts and bolts of the major climate change policy initiatives currently under consideration and evaluate their impact on your community. Questions, information and data provide the framework for rural community leaders to engage in the decision making process.
Climate Digest
This collaborative blog provides up-to-date resources and information including the latest on climate change policy, how to contact key decision makers and clear information abut climate issues important to rural communities.
Climate Change Power Maps
These visual power maps illustrate the climate change policy decision making process as it moves through House and Senate committees and sub-committees in the U.S. Congress and how these groups interact with other administrative agencies involved in the establishment of climate change policy.
Carbon Trading and Forestry Protocols
In the absence of comprehensive national climate change policy, it is critical to understand the network of regional and state-level carbon trading initiatives and forestry protocols already at work in our communities. This guide—originally written by the Forest Guild—helps community leaders view the big picture of climate change policy in the Western United States.
The Implications of Climate Change
This paper by Rick Brown reviews the latest scientific research about climate change and its implications for conservation, restoration and the management of national lands.
