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Conservationists decry lack of progress 5 years after B.C.'s old-growth logging review | CBC News

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It's been five years since the B.C. government promised to overhaul how old-growth trees are logged in the province — a process that was supposed to take three years — and conservationists say the province's heel-dragging is resulting in preventable biodiversity loss. In early September 2020, the provincial government released a review of the way old, huge trees are logged in B.C. The independent report, A New Future for Old Forests, sought to usher in a "paradigm shift" in the management of one of the province's most iconic natural resources. "This isn't just about trees. It's about climate, community safety, Indigenous rights and the future of forests in B.C.," said Tobyn Neame, a campaigner with the Wilderness Committee, in one of several releases from similar groups marking the anniversary of the report. "The longer the province delays, the more we'll all lose." Conservationists argue the province has not moved deliberately to accomplish the 14 recommendations in the report, the cu

Conservationists decry lack of progress 5 years after B.C.'s old-growth logging review | CBC News Conservationists decry lack of progress 5 years after B.C.'s old-growth logging review | CBC News Loaded British Columbia Conservationists decry lack of progress 5 years after B.C.'s old-growth logging review It's been five years since the B.C. government promised to overhaul how old-growth trees are logged in the province — a process that was supposed to take three years — and conservationists say the province's heel-dragging is resulting in preventable biodiversity loss. 14 recommendations meant

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