SFI CONSERVATION IMPACT WORKSHOP

Thank you for joining us at the 2025 SFI Conservation Impact Workshop in Minneapolis, Minnesota! We hope you join us next year in Montreal, Canada in early May.

As our forests face growing challenges for resilience, effective stewardship requires innovative management practices, sound data, and strong partnerships. Through technical dialogue with field experts and SFI certified organizations, this year’s SFI Conservation Impact Workshop  explored practical climate-related interventions and available resources for responsible forest management. The event was organized by the Conservation Pillar at SFI, whose focus is in advancing conservation outcomes of the SFI standards. We welcomed diverse participation by various natural resource and conservation professionals interested in forests, climate, certification, and conservation.

The workshop was divided into two sessions:

• Part I included expert speakers on various applications of evolving management practices and data that can support alignment with Climate Smart Forestry – now an objective SFI Forest Management standard.
• Part II included updates from the Conservation pillar and will have an interactive engagement session on the development of climate informed practices for forest management.

This event was open to all and free to attend! The event occurred immediately after the SFI Annual Conference but does not overlap. Participants were encouraged to attend both but conference participation is not required to join the Conservation Impact Workshop.