Forests

• British Columbia moves to defer old growth forests within 2.6 million hectares of land

  Logging deferrals are seen as a temporary measure to prevent biodiversity loss while developing a new approach to sustainable forest management.

  Politics

  Nov 2
• Thousands flee as fire devours forests, homes on Greece’s second largest island

  Greek and European officials have blamed climate change for the large number of fires in southern Europe this summer, from Italy to the Balkans, Greece and Turkey.

  World

  Aug 8
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• Gypsy moth caterpillars wreaking havoc on Kingston area forests

  Gypsy moth caterpillars have made their way to the Kingston region and are decimating forested areas. Experts say they're pesky but there are things you can minimize their impact.

  Canada

  Jun 18
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• B.C. promises to double the amount of forest tenures for First Nations

  The B.C. government is overhauling the province's forest sector with a focus on getting First Nations more access to forest tenures.

  Economy

  Jun 1
• Alberta must retract Forest Act before it becomes law: Treaty 8 grand chief

  The Alberta government must pull back its new Forest Act before it becomes law next month, says the grand chief of the province's northern First Nations.

  Environment

  Apr 9
• B.C. government protecting nine areas of at risk and old-growth forest in logging policy shift

  The B.C. government is banning the logging of at risk and old-growth forests in nine different areas throughout the province.

  Environment

  Sep 11, 2020
• Forestry crews ‘on alert’ for mountain pine beetle in Saskatchewan

  “As we know from the COVID situation, epidemiology knows no jurisdictional boundaries," entomologist says.

  Environment

  Jul 14, 2020
• Clearcutting B.C. forests contributing more to climate change than fossil fuels: report

  The report from Sierra Club BC found 3.6 million hectares of clearcut forest are contributing more carbon emissions than they can absorb until new trees mature.

  Environment

  Dec 15, 2019
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• Dozens attend community water forum at Kelowna library hosted by UBC Okanagan

  A panel of experts weighed in on the need for better forest management in order to combat flooding and wildfires.

  Canada

  Nov 19, 2019
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• Reality check: Will planting 1 billion hectares of trees slow down climate change?

  "We all knew that restoring forests could play a part in tackling climate change but we didn’t really know how big the impact would be," said one of the study's authors.

  Canada

  Jul 9, 2019