Reuters: ‘Sustainable’ Logging Operations are Clear-Cutting Canada’s Climate-Fighting Forests
Nonprofit environment watchdogs put their stamps of approval on countless wood products that get touted as responsibly produced. But Reuters found that the timber firms these groups certify are harvesting large swaths of Canada’s older forests, which are critical to containing global warming.
10/08/2024
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“Increased wildfire activity should not be used as a Trojan horse to give the forestry industry even more power over decisions that affect forests in Canada under the guise of “fixing” a problem. Expanding industrial logging into remaining unlogged forests is not the solution; more comprehensive forest management is.” — Chris Kirkham, Grant Smith, and Jessica Dinapoli – Reuters
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