Greenpeace is celebrating an enormous success—the protection of the Great Bear Rainforest.
The government of British Columbia has announced the implementation of the most comprehensive rainforest conservation plan in North American history for the Great Bear Rainforest.
With only one week left to fulfill the promise to protect the Great Bear Rainforest, Greenpeace has released an ad in newspapers across the metropolitan Vancouver area of British Columbia to remind Premier Campbell that while he is almost there, it’s not quite time to rest.
With only weeks left until the March 31st deadline to fulfill the Great Bear Rainforest agreements, Greenpeace and its allies have released an important new report that draws yet another critical link between intact forests and mitigating climate change.
With the eleventh hour looming over the Great Bear Rainforest agreements, a new online outreach campaign from Greenpeace, Sierra Club B.C. and ForestEthics has already prompted thousands of people to email Premier Campbell to remind him to "Keep the Promise" to the Great Bear Rainforest.
The online outreach is galvanizing the support of influential blogs while social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook are mobilizing users from around the world to encourage the B.C. government to keep its promise.
The countdown is on for British Columbia's provincial government to implement the promises they made to protect the Great Bear Rainforest, and Greenpeace needs your help to ensure that Premier Gordon Campbell and his government "Keep the Promise."
The magnificent, rare Clayoquot Sound is one of the most famous forests in the world. More than a decade ago, the fight to save Clayoquot Sound inspired global interest in the area, making it known the world over. Clayoquot is again under threat.
Greenpeace Forests Campaign Coordinator Richard Brooks has been named to a "Top 50 Power List" of people considered the most influential in the global pulp and paper industry.
In February of 2006, British Columbia Premier Gordon Campbell and First Nations announced the Great Bear Rainforest agreements - a historic conservation plan for the Great Bear Rainforest, to take full effect in March of 2009.
Today, the Coastal Forest Conservation Initiative (CFCI) - an industry coalition of Western Forest Products, Interfor, BC Timber Sales, Canfor and Catalyst Paper – is implementing three groundbreaking milestones as part of a voluntary milestone agreement with Greenpeace, ForestEthics and Sierra Club BC. These new milestones bring us closer to our goal: full implementation of the Great Bear Rainforest agreements by 2009.
Exactly two years before the opening of the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, a new spotlight is being shone on the Games’ environmental footprint. The website, GoodWoodWatch.ca, was launched today to ensure environmentally and socially responsible Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified wood is included in venue construction.
Find out about what is happening in Canada's forests with Forest Views newsletter. Published by Greenpeace, Forest Views is aimed at customers and investors of British Columbia's wood products. In this issue, gain a new tool for tracking progress of the implementation of the Great Bear Rainforest Agreements, read about the invigorated interest in the region on the behalf of Socially Responsible Investors and more.
Find out about how Greenpeace and other environmental groups assess progress on implementation of the Great Bear Rainforest Agreements announced in February 2006. The report card grades the performance of both the logging industry and provincial government over the course of the year.
Find out about what is happening in Canada's forests with Forest Views newsletter. Forest Views is published by Greenpeace and other groups and aimed at customers and investors of British Columbia's wood products. In this issue, learn about the Great Bear Rainforest Agreement announced on February 7, 2006 the largest rainforest protection package in Canadian history. Also, read about the new Forest Stewardship Council - BC regional standards and the latest ancient forest friendly success for the magazine industry.
A newletter for customers and investors of Canadian logging companies
Find out about what is happening in Canada's forests with Forest Views newsletter, aimed at consumers in Canada. In this issue, learn about the BC governments ambivalence on protecting the Great Bear Rainforest, and the impact of ecotourism on Grizzly bears.
In April 2001, environmental groups, First Nations, logging companies, workers, communities and the provincial government agreed to a new approach to conservation and sustainable management in the Great Bear Rainforest and Haida Gwaii (the Queen Charlotte Islands).
Greenpeace and other environmental groups say Gordon Campbell's Liberal government is sending mixed messages about its willingness to live up to the Great Bear Rainforest Agreement.
At this time, there is only one viable forest certification system. The Forest Stewardship Council's system holds out the best hope for on-the-ground improvements.
