Authors Maya Glicksman

Centering BIPOC leadership in agroforestry

This summer, the Carbon180 team gathered with an all-star cast of experts in their field, excited to get to know each other, exchange stories, and get to work. The convening was unique, purposeful, and powerful: all eight experts were Black,…

Maya Glicksman

Collaborative projects are scaling agroforestry

Last week, USDA celebrated the one year anniversary of the Partnership for Climate-Smart Commodities program’s selection of 141 climate-smart projects to advance agriculture’s role in mitigating climate change. Demand for these grants proved overwhelming, transforming the initial $1…

Maya Glicksman

Agroforestry can shine in the upcoming Farm Bill

As we envision a future where farms and forests store more carbon than they emit, we can turn to the oldest ways of knowing and growing, which harmonize agricultural production systems with natural processes. This includes co-managing trees, shrubs,…

Maya Glicksman

How we jumpstart climate-smart farms and forests

US farms and forests hold immense potential to remove and store carbon from the atmosphere if managed with climate-smart practices. And as landowners become more interested in adopting these practices, the question remains — how can the federal government…

Maya Glicksman

How to use the carbon removal policy tracker

From DAC hubs to tax credits, carbon removal legislation is moving faster than ever. We’ve been monitoring it closely, and today we’re excited to roll out our new carbon removal policy tracker. It’s a custom-built,…

Maya Glicksman and Courtni Holness

We can’t just plant our way out of the climate crisis

As technological carbon removal has garnered widespread attention, one response resurfaces repeatedly: Why complicate climate solutions with expensive, experimental technology when Earth’s most efficient carbon removal machines already exist in nature? Why not just plant more trees? While…

Maya Glicksman