International Sustainable Forestry Coalition welcomes new member Aurora Sustainable Lands
The International Sustainable Forestry Coalition (ISFC) welcomes a new member company, Aurora Sustainable Lands.
Aurora Sustainable Lands stewards 1.7million acres in 14 states in the USA which includes about 5,500 miles of streams.
Independent Chair of the ISFC, Dr. David Brand said, “The ISFC Board is pleased to welcome Aurora Sustainable Lands to the Association and Board. This is a company which exemplifies best practice sustainable forest management with a strong focus on nature and climate outcomes. Aurora Sustainable Lands is a leading forestry investor with an emphasis on strategies that deliver natural capital uplift. They will make a great contribution to the work of the ISFC.”
Blake Stansell, President and Chief Operating Officer said, “Aurora Sustainable Lands is proud to join the International Sustainable Forestry Coalition in advancing a circular, nature-positive economy. We are committed to science-based forest stewardship that restores ecosystems, boosts biodiversity, and supports climate resilience - redefining growth through regeneration and ecological balance.”
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About ISFC
The ISFC was formed as a new global not-for-profit Association in January 2024. Its mission is to bring the voice and perspective of the global forest sector to the world decision making tables where policy impacts the sector. The ISFC strongly advocates for a climate and nature positive circular forest based bioeconomy as a key need for a world which must accelerate a decarbonisation journey. The ISFC is currently 18 companies stewarding some 20million hectares (50million acres) of forests in 37 countries on all six forest growing continents.
About Aurora Sustainable Lands
Aurora Sustainable Lands is one of the world’s leading carbon removal platforms and climate-focused asset managers. To date, Aurora has acquired over 1.7 million acres of U.S. forestland with a history of industrial logging and now manages these lands with a carbon stewardship management strategy that focuses on maximizing natural carbon removal and storage potential. By actively managing with this strategy and utilizing cutting-edge proprietary technologies, Aurora taps into the oldest and most effective carbon removal tool, trees, to offer nature-based carbon credits with unrivaled reliability, durability, and quality and at an unprecedented scale. Aurora is a joint venture between Anew Climate and a group of equity investors led by Oak Hill Advisors, AB CarVal, EIG and GenZero among other leading financial sponsors.