The Tyee: BC ‘Going Backwards’ on Ecosystem Protections
Advocates, the BC Greens, and a former cabinet minister take aim at the NDP’s stalled efforts to protect ecosystems, such as old-growth forests.
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Advocates, the BC Greens, and a former cabinet minister take aim at the NDP’s stalled efforts to protect ecosystems, such as old-growth forests.
BC is increasing logging while lagging on old-growth protection. Experts say the province should fund First Nations to conserve forests instead.
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The Ancient Forests Alliance (AFA) are concerned that legislation changes in BC could put endangered old-growth forests at risk.
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The Ancient Forest Alliance (AFA) is hiring a dedicated Canvass Director to drive our fundraising and awareness-raising efforts in Victoria.
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Two private land parcels in Kanaka Bar territory are secured for Indigenous-led conservation, protecting rare old-growth forests, species at risk, and critical Fraser River habitat.
Every member of a former panel the BC government appointed to identify old-growth for potential protection in 2021 now says they’re concerned about continued logging in those same rare and “irreplaceable” forests.
