Publication - April 2, 2002
Failing Our Forests? - How the Liberal Government Measures Up on the Great Bear Rainforest Agreement
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Executive summary: In April, 2001 British Columbia moved from global pariah to the environmental hero of the day with the announcement of the historic Great Bear Rainforest Agreement, which established the framework for what could become the largest conservation initiative in North America.The agreement suspended years of environmental conflict and an international markets campaign that saw high-profile customerslike Home Depot and Ikea resolve to stop buying forest products from B.C.'scoastal rainforests if unsustainable logging continued.One year later, what has the province's Liberal government done to ensure this unprecedented "peace in the woods" accord between forest companies andenvironmental groups remains intact?
Num. pages: 6