B.C.'s premier says he wants to double the amount of protected land in the province, support new Indigenous Protected and Conserved areas, and move faster on recommendations around the logging of old growth trees.
Vancouver Island’s old growth forests still being logged as funds for First Nations who are open to alternative economic opportunities lag, advocates say.
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.
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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.