Tag Archives: forestry
B.C. defers logging across an additional 1.7 million hectares of old-growth forests
VICTORIA — The British Columbia government has worked with First Nations to defer logging across more than a million hectares of old-growth forests at risk of permanent loss, an area greater than 4,100 Stanley Parks, the forests minister said Friday. A...
Federal emissions reduction plan still undercounts forestry, environmentalists say
The federal government's new emissions reduction plan continues to undercount emissions from forestry, an environmental group says, throwing doubt on Canada's ability to reach its goal of carbon neutrality by 2050. "They're not reporting their carbon i...
Canadians want forest protections but are concerned about jobs: survey
Canadians of all political stripes and from all regions support greater protection for the country's forests but are concerned about what that could mean for the economy, according to a new survey. The survey, commissioned by three environmental groups...
‘Ignored’: Climate change fight should shift to look at forest policy, scientist says
Canada hasn't paid enough attention to what could be a leafy, green ally in the fight against climate change, says one of the country's most prominent scientists. "We need to talk about forests," said Suzanne Simard, the University of British Columbia
Environmental group gives guarded support for company’s old-growth forest plan
VANCOUVER — An environmental organization is offering cautious support for an announcement by the largest private landowner in British Columbia that will defer logging in 400 square kilometres of old-growth forest for the next 25 years. Mosaic Forest M...
90 scientists ask feds to protect carbon-rich old forests in upcoming climate plan
Days before the federal government is expected to explain how it will meet greenhouse gas targets, 90 prominent scientists have written a letter urging it to ensure that old-growth forests are a big part of that plan. "We are deeply concerned
B.C. wildfire service to increase prevention work from backyards to forests: official
KAMLOOPS, B.C. — The director of provincial operations for British Columbia's wildfire service says the province needs a "holistic," large-scale program to reduce wildfire risk, starting in backyards, moving to communities then extending to forested la...
Budget funding for BC Wildfire Service garners mixed reaction from experts
VANCOUVER — A fire ecologist says new provincial funding to expand the BC Wildfire Service to a year-round endeavour is a welcome step toward preventing disasters, while others in the field say the funds could be better spent elsewhere. Bob Gray
B.C. forest watchdog recommends improving forest management to protect water
VICTORIA — British Columbia's forest watchdog has identified four key areas where the management of forestry practices can negatively affect water and outlines potential opportunities for the province to improve regulations. A report by the Forest Prac...
B.C. Appeal Court extends injunction against old-growth logging protests
VANCOUVER — A court injunction against old-growth logging protests on Vancouver Island has been extended until next fall in a British Columbia Court of Appeal decision that overturns a lower-court ruling. In a unanimous decision Wednesday, a panel of...