American Forests

American Forests protects and restores forests, helping to preserve the health of our planet for the benefit of its inhabitants.

A world in which forests are thriving and valued for their significant environmental, societal, and economic benefits.

• Forests are healthy and forest cover is expanding, both in urban and rural areas.
• Ecosystem services (such as clean water, carbon sequestration, fish and wildlife habitat, or sustainable recreation) are given high priority in the management of public and private forests.
• People recognize that healthy forests are vital to life.
• Threatened forests are restored to health.
• Major threats to forests such as climate change, invasive species, insects, disease, wildfire, and conversion of forestlands to non-forest uses are proactively addressed by policymakers.