The Sustainable Forestry Initiative Inc.'s 2014 Conservation and Community Partnerships Grant Program awarded more than $400,000 to 10 projects focused on sustainable forest management and forest conservation in North America.
"The 2014 conservation grant recipients represent a wide and invaluable cross section of research supporting future forests across the United States and Canada," said Kathy Abusow, president and CEO of SFI Inc. "The SFI program is the only forest certification standard in North America that requires participants to support and engage in research activities to improve forest health, productivity and sustainable management of forest resources. We're looking forward to supporting each of these worthy projects."
The recipients are:
Communities for Healthy Forests Inc.The American Bird ConservancyFPInnovationsFundy Model ForestHeiltsuk First NationLongleaf AllianceNCASI CanadaStephen F. Austin State UniversityThe Nature Conservancy, North Carolina ChapterUS Endowment for Forests and Communities
SFI has awarded more than 50 grants totaling more than $1.9 million since 2010.
For more information about The SFI Conservation Grant Program, visit SFI's website.
