SFI CONSERVATION IMPACT WORKSHOP

Register for both the 2025 SFI Annual Conference and the Conservation Impact Workshop OR only the stand-alone, free, and open-to-all Workshop. If you have already registered for the conference but didn’t register for the Workshop, please use this link to register. Click here for the SFI Annual Conference Schedule at a Glance.

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 will explore practical climate-related interventions and available resources for responsible forest management. The event is organized by the Conservation Pillar at SFI, whose focus is in advancing conservation outcomes of the SFI standards. We welcome diverse participation by various natural resource and conservation professionals interested in forests, climate, certification, and conservation.
The workshop is divided into two sessions:
  • Part I will include 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 will include updates from the Conservation pillar and will have an interactive engagement session on the development of climate informed practices for forest management.
 This event is open to all and free to attend! The event occurs immediately after the SFI Annual Conference but does not overlap. Participants are encouraged to attend both but conference participation is not required to join the Conservation Impact Workshop.
 
WHY YOU SHOULD ATTEND:
  1. Understand available resources on climate and forest data and potential applications as they relate to forest management strategies and outcomes.
  2. Learn about the Climate Smart Forestry objective in the SFI Forest Management standard, and how it is being applied on the ground.
  3. Explore how SFI Conservation Pillar partnerships provide nature-positive solutions for the forest sector.
  4. Contribute your perspectives to SFI conservation priorities to ensure continual improvement, conservation outcomes, and utility for certified organizations and verifiers in fulfillment of SFI standards.
SFI CONSERVATION RESEARCH
SFI CONSERVATION GRANTS
FEATURED GRANT STORIES

Kendall DeLyser

Director, Climate Science
American Forests

Maria Janowiak

Director, Northern Forests Climate Hub
Director, Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science
USDA Forest Service

Robert Perschel

Senior Advisor
New England Forestry Foundation

Sean Ross

Managing Director
The Lyme Timber Company

Lauren Cooper portait

Lauren Cooper

Chief Conservation Officer
Sustainable Forestry Initiative

Greg Cooper

Director, Conservation Implementation
Sustainable Forestry Initiative

Dr. Francesco Cortini

Director, Conservation, Research and Practices
Sustainable Forestry Initiative

PAST EVENT:
2024 SFI Conservation Impact Workshop – Atlanta, Georgia, June 7, 2024
  • Theme: Development and application of biodiversity data and tools to support the conservation objectives of the SFI standards and engagement session on the evolving direction of the SFI Conservation Impact Project.
  • Access video recording of speaker session
  • Access pdf summary of engagement session