The Yale Forest Forum serves as the special events hub of The Forest School at the Yale School of the Environment.
Current YFF Speaker Series
Frontiers in Forest Carbon Crediting
September 2 - December 2, 2025
Meeting the goals of the Paris Agreement—particularly limiting global warming to 1.5°C—requires reducing greenhouse gas emissions and removing excess carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
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A History of Scientific Forestry: From Extraction to Ecosystem Management
September 4 - December 4, 2025
The second part in this series explores the history of “scientific forestry,” tracing its origins in early-modern European views of nature, where scientific expertise was seen as a tool for dominion over the natural world and its colonial expansion.
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YFF Review: Conserving Mature and Old-Growth Forests in a Changing Climate
YFF welcomed over 3,300 registered attendees to the speaker series “Conserving Mature and Old-Growth Forests in a Changing Climate” in fall 2024. The series focused on responses to and discussions...
