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Our Mission

The Ancient Forest Alliance works to protect endangered old-growth forests in British Columbia and to ensure a sustainable, value-added, second-growth forest industry.

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What are Ecosystem-Based Protection Targets, and why does BC need them?

To truly safeguard biodiversity, BC needs “Ecosystem-Based Protection Targets” for every ecosystem type—rainforests, grasslands, dry forests, wetlands, etc.—on a scale large enough to ensure their long-term health and stability.
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Thank you to these foundation donors for their generosity!

Thank you to these foundations for their generosity toward Ancient Forest Alliance and the old-growth campaign.
Thank You

My Cowichan Valley Now: Conservationists call for BC forestry industry to be modernized

Conservationists call for BC’s forestry industry to be modernized amid ongoing US tariff threats.
News Coverage

Toronto Star: The best place to go forest bathing? The ancient groves of Vancouver Island offer a meditative journey back in time

British Columbia is home to some of the most enormous trees on the planet. Credit for the rise of tall-tree tourism here goes to the Ancient Forest Alliance, a charitable organization that advocates for protecting B.C.’s endangered old-growth forests.
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Explore Our Photo Galleries

The photos you see on this website were captured by AFA Photographer, Campaigner, and Co-Founder, TJ Watt. TJ has been photographing both the beauty and destruction of BC’s old-growth forests for over a decade now and his images play a vital role in making these remote areas visually accessible for people across the globe.