Greenpeace reveals its long-term strategy and dedication to protect the Boreal Forest
Greenpeace is one of the largest environmental organizations in the world and our campaigns and tactics are big, bold and hard to miss. Though we are often more known for our larger than life direct actions, which directly stop environmental and social injustice from happening, what most people forget is that the majority of our work takes years or decades to make the news. We know that is what it takes to stop injustices and make change.
The Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement is a great example. Signed in May 2010, it's one of the largest and most ambitious conservation planning processes ever conceived, and it has been years in the making - it will also take years to make sure it reaches its potential. The agreement is an opportunity to ensure the protection of vast areas of Canada's Boreal Forest, save endangered species like the Woodland Caribou, empower and support Indigenous and forest-dependent communities economically and socially, and change the way logging is done in Canada.
Check out my recent article published in the Ecologist to gain some insight into the vision for the agreement, the strategies and tactics of Greenpeace and the long-term commitment Greenpeace has to see forests protected here and around the world.
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