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Tag: deforestation

Loopholes for the Forestry Industry Could Threaten Canada’s Climate Action

December 9, 2021–Graeme Smith

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Boreal Forest•Climate Change•Habitat•Land-use planning•Wild Species

Clearcut © Ontario Nature

On the heels of the recent 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) and Canada’s commitments to natural climate solutions and ending deforestation, it is imperative to take a critical ...

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Province Puts Industrial Logging Interests Before Wildlife, Again – Blog

December 11, 2020–Julee Boan

Categories

Boreal Forest•Land-use planning•Species at Risk

Boreal caribou © Troy B Thompson CC BY-NC-NC 2.0

When Ontario’s Endangered Species Act (ESA) was brought into force in 2007, the Ministry of Natural Resources granted a one-year exemption to the forestry industry on the premise that industry ...

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COVID-19 Showed Us That We Care About Toilet Paper – A Lot – But Does it Need to Come Directly From Wildlife Habitat?

September 8, 2020–Julee Boan

Categories

Boreal Forest•Community Science•Habitat•Land-use planning

Bobcat © Chase Dekker CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

When the federal and provincial governments started to announce pandemic-related shutdowns in March, the first things that crossed my mind were the safety of my aging parents, and whether I could keep my job, work from ...

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