Protect Old-Growth Forests

British Columbia’s forests are among the most diverse and carbon-rich on Earth. Yet every year, British Columbia continues to log vast areas of remaining primary and old-growth forests – ecosystems that are globally rare and irreplaceable.

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The results of this mismanagement are everywhere: collapsed wildlife populations, degraded watersheds, shuttered mills, and hollowed-out forestry towns. Jobs and small forestry businesses have declined alongside the forests, while profits flow to shareholders and investments leave the province.

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Over five years ago, BC’s provincial government made significant commitments to transition from timber extraction to ecosystem health and a value-based forest economy. Yet little has been implemented in terms of policy changes, stewardship and industry transition.

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These commitments have already been made — but not kept.

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The Province of British Columbia must now breathe life back into its forests and waters and get on the right side of history — fulfilling its moral and legal obligations to biodiversity, climate stability, and future generations.