BC government's Old Growth strategy

This is the Ancient Forest Newsletter View this email in your browser ACTION ALERT: Have your say on the BC government's Old Growth Strategy For decades, we’ve been telling the BC government that the way it manages old-growth forests is unsustainable, unethical, and is putting species, the climate, and communities at risk. But the liquidation of ancient forests has continued unabated while ecosystems and species are pushed further to the brink.   Finally, our movement has forced the province to review the way it manages old-growth. An independent, two-person panel is seeking public feedback until January 31st and will present recommendations to the BC government this spring that will inform a new provincial Old Growth Strategy. SPEAK UP FOR ANCIENT FORESTS This is a rare and critical opportunity to call for the science-based protection of BC’s endangered old-growth forests. In their 2017 election platform, the NDP said they would listen to science and use the ecosystem-based management approach of the Great Bear Rainforest (where 85% of the forests are reserved from logging) to sustainably manage BC’s old-growth forests. But they have yet to act on their promise. The NDP’s proposed Old Growth Strategy presents the perfect opportunity for the BC government to take bold and ambitious action for old-growth forests, to become a leader in science-based conservation, and to champion Indigenous-led protection efforts for the benefit of all British Columbians while also supporting sustainable, second-growth forestry jobs. Please email the panel with your feedback, then go a step further and complete the BC government's online questionnaire about old-growth forest management using our handy guide. We need thousands of British Columbians to speak up and tell the BC government that it’s past time we protected BC’s ancient forest ecosystems. Please join us and spread the word far and wide! ADD YOUR VOICE For the forests, TJ Watt, Andrea Inness, Joan Varley, Rachel Ablack, Tiara Dhenin, Amanda Evans, Dani Bell, and Jacob Swain Ancient Forest Alliance Copyright © 2019 Ancient Forest Alliance, All rights reserved. info@ancientforestalliance.org Ancient Forest Alliance Victoria Main PO, PO Box 8459, Victoria, BC V8S 3S1 Canada