How B.C.’s long-awaited forestry law updates leave gaps around protecting old-growth and Indigenous Rights
While environmental advocates are cautiously optimistic about proposed amendments to B.C.'s 2004 Forest Ranges and...
Canada’s reputation as a nation of “hewers of wood and drawers of water” is at least half correct, historically. Forestry has always been one of the biggest industries in the country, economically, by reputation and by environmental impact. About 94 per cent of forests in Canada are publicly owned and about 70 per cent of Canada’s Indigenous population lives in forested areas.
Over half of the world’s boreal region is in Canada, which boasts a staggering 270 million hectares of boreal forest.
Increasing privatization of forest lands, however, combined with the threats of climate change, industrial activity, pine beetle infestations and wildfires, has put Canada’s forests at risk.
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While environmental advocates are cautiously optimistic about proposed amendments to B.C.'s 2004 Forest Ranges and...
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With no provincial endangered species legislation to rely on, the race is on to find...
The treasured high-elevation Dakota Bowl has been slated for auction with BC Timber Sales every...
In ‘long overdue’ initial agreement, the province will support the nations’ efforts to restore habitat...
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