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Released on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, the B.C. government's update reports on work underway in response to the 14 recommendations made by an independent panel in a 2020 review of B.C.'s old forests.
Andy MacKinnon spoke about the inherent value of old-growth forests—and why they should be protected
The province says its commitment of $150 million, which will be matched by the B.C. Parks Foundation, will be used to purchase and protect land from development or industrial activities, such as logging, by designating them as parks or Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas.
Conservationists have used the B.C government's own data to show that the logging of old-growth trees in the province went up in 2021 compared to 2020 — contradicting assurances that more old forests have been left standing since an overhaul to forestry practices was announced three years ago.
‘We don’t have another 500 years for that ecosystem to regenerate’