Entries by Kristen Bounds

At COP15, Indigenous leaders to show how their conservation efforts can shape global biodiversity agreement

Indigenous leaders are hoping COP15 will be an opportunity to showcase how Indigenous-led conservation can be at the heart of a new global biodiversity agreement. Over the past few years, Indigenous-led conservation has picked up momentum in Canada and abroad, reflecting a growing body of research that highlights the connections between traditional Indigenous territories and biodiversity.

Giant trees still fall amid old-growth funding lag for BC First Nations

November 27, 2022 The Canadian Press By Brenna Owen British Columbia has asked First Nations if they want old-growth forests set aside from logging, allowing time for long-term planning of conservation and sustainable development, but it has yet to fund the process on a large scale, advocates say. In the meantime, some of the biggest […]

Before and after photos show devastating effects of intensive logging on BC’s old-growth forests

November 22, 2022 Canadian Geographic  By Madigan Cotterill  Conservation photographer TJ Watt advocates for the protection of old-growth ecosystems by documenting the loss of giant trees For hundreds of years, British Columbia’s old-growth forests have stood as markers of time; storing carbon, supporting biodiversity, providing habitat and performing other ecosystem services. But intensive logging is […]

Businesses join environmentalists to push BC’s premier to protect biodiversity

November 21, 2022 Vancouver Sun By Rochelle Baker  Federal government is willing to spend millions to reach its international commitments to products natural areas Businesses are urging the BC government to capitalize on Ottawa’s offer to spend hundreds of millions to save threatened ecosystems in the run-up to the UN Biodiversity Conference in Montreal next […]

Thank you to our recent business supporters

From donations and dedicated fundraisers to in-kind support and everything in between, we’re incredibly grateful to the business community for generously supporting the ancient forest campaign! This month, we’d like to give a huge thank you to the following supporters: First Growth Reclaimed Design for donating partial proceeds from sales of their sustainable Big Lonely […]

Join us for our Year-End Celebration & Fundraiser on Weds. Nov. 30th

You’re invited to our Year-End Celebration & Fundraiser at the Victoria Event Centre (1415 Broad St.) on Wednesday, November 30th from 6 pm – 9 pm! Join us for our first in-person Ancient Forest Alliance year-end event in three years to celebrate our 12th year of operation and the amazing community that has helped us […]

Conservation group buys stand of majestic old-growth as gift for First Nation

October 11th National Observer By Dani Penaloza  A rare section of diverse old-growth forest in BC, where the coastal rainforest meets the dry interior, has been purchased by a conservation organization and handed back to the Kanaka Bar Indian Band to protect. In August, the Nature-Based Solutions Foundation (NBSF) bought the eight acres known as […]