Forests: The Georgia Climate Information Portal’s newest page
April 15, 2022
The Georgia Climate Project is proud to announce the launch of the forests page on the Georgia Climate Information Portal!
Did you know that Georgia’s forestry industry contributes $36 billion to the statewide economy and provides salaries and pensions to over 140,000 workers? Georgia’s forests also sequester enough carbon to offset 23% of the state’s annual CO2 emissions.
Georgia’s forests play a vital role in the health and economy of the state, but these forests may be negatively impacted by climate change. Droughts, cold snaps, intensifying storms, and more threaten to damage the natural resources that forests have to offer.
To learn more about how climate impacts Georgia’s forests and some solutions to these impacts, visit the new Forest page on the Georgia Climate Information Portal.
Thank you to Chambers English(University of Georgia), Puneet Dwivedi(University of Georgia), Steve McNulty(USDA Southeast Regional Climate Hub), Jill Gambill(University of Georgia), Rachel Usher(Emory University), Maria Walawender(Emory University), and Carl Schmidt (US Fish and Wildlife Service) for their contributions to this page.
