Commercial Forestry in Nature and Climate Action: Building Trust, Integrity and Scale
As the world looks for credible, scalable climate solutions, forests are increasingly central to the conversation. Yet the role of managed and commercial forests remains contested. Done badly, logging and weak forest management can damage ecosystems, communities and trust. Done well, sustainable forest management can support large-scale carbon storage, nature restoration, biodiversity, livelihoods and long-term stewardship.
This invite-only workshop will bring together leaders from conservation, forestry, carbon markets, corporate climate and finance to ask a practical question: what would it take for commercial forestry to earn confidence as a high-integrity nature-based climate solution? The initial focus will be on the global south, where questions around the appropriate role of commercial tree farms and durability drive much of the public discussion.
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This event is co-funded by the European Union. Its contents are the sole responsibility of The Nature Hub and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union.
The Nature Hub is convened by the Nature4Climate Coalition and KPMG. To learn more about the full-day programme, visit: Nature Hub at Climate Week NYC 2026.
The Nature Hub is also hosted by ACR & ART, aDRYADA, American Forest Foundation, Arbor Day Foundation, Arizona State University (ASU), Audubon, Beyond Alliance, BTG Pactual Timberland Investment Group, Chloris Geospatial, CAFI, Conservation International, Forest & Climate Leaders’ Partnership (FCLP), Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), IDH, Oceans 5/ORCA, Root Capital, Satelligence, Sustainable Forestry Initiative, The Nature Conservancy, Trust for Public Land, UNDP, UNEP-WCMC, UN-REDD, WCS, Weyerhaeuser, and Woodwell.
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The Nature Hub counts with expertise and contributions from, CLUA, Interfaith Rainforest Initiative, LEAF Coalition/Emergent, SHIFT-CM, Yale University, WBCSD, Global Optimism, Tropical Forest Alliance, Tierra, Rockefellers Brothers Funds, Intrinsic Exchange Group, WRI, KFW DEG and Ocean and Climate Platform.