| Great Bear Rainforest Protection | 2 April 11 |
The new Premier of British Columbia, Christy Clark, is being challenged to act on the 2009 agreements signed by her government to protect the coastal Great Bear Rainforest. The 2009 agreement with First nations, environmental groups and logging companies aimed to protect the rain forest, increase First Nations role in decisions, and support sustainable economic practices. The letter to the Premier from Canadian and international environmental organizations, sent on the second anniversary of the signing of the Great Bear Forest Agreements, serves as a reminder to the new premier that she needs to fulfill the agreements, rapidly.The ancient Great Bear Rainforest is one of the largest contiguous tracts of temperate rainforest left in the world. It is also home to the Spirit Bears. The Great Bear Rainforest stretches along the BC coast starting opposite the north end of Vancouver Island all the way to Alaska, and covers 2 million hectares. Sierra Club, Greenpeace, and Forest Ethics work together for the protection of the Great Bear Rainforest. "It's the largest, mostly intact temperate rain forest on the planet and it's both a global ecological treasure and ... a remarkable story of collaboration," said Jen Wieting of Sierra Club BC. "We have a unique responsibility in this part of the world to follow through and implement this model." View Sierra Club BC April 1, 2011 press releaseView Globe and Mail April 1, 2011 article Send letters to BC Premier and Minister about protection for the Great Bear Rain Forest View Rain Forest Solutions Project website Source: Globe and Mail, Sierra Club BC |
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