Two draft agreements on BC caribou protection: One offers hope, the other falls short, says Greenpeace

22nd March, 2019 (Vancouver) – The British Columbia and Federal governments have just released two draft agreements regarding the province’s Southern Mountain Caribou. The draft agreement between the B.C. and federal government and the West Moberly and Saulteau First Nations, proposes a significantly new protected area in the Peace region, with an interim moratorium area and a caribou recovery review area. Eduardo Sousa, Senior forest campaigner with Greenpeace Canada said this on the matter:

“We’re really encouraged to see a First Nations led Partnership Agreement to finally protect and restore caribou habitat in the central Peace Region. Without the leadership of the Salteau and West Moberly First Nations, caribou in this region of B.C. would be struggling to survive.

On the other hand, while the also-released Conservation Agreement is an important step forward between the governments of BC and Canada, it fails to address the scale of the problem and doesn’t sufficiently address industrial activity in caribou habitat. It’s going to take a lot more ambition from our governments if we want to stop this caribou crisis in our forests.”

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For more info:

Marie Moucarry, Communications Officer, Greenpeace Canada, 438-993-6127, [email protected]

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About the author

Marie Moucarry is a Communications Officer at Greenpeace Canada living in Montreal. Born in Paris to a Danish mother and a Syrian father, then growing up in London (UK), she has an… eclectic cultural background. Her Master's is in International Development and she's worked for many human rights organizations across the world. She spends most of her time with her daughter, going out on family hikes and in cosy library and coffee shops!

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Hi Marie. Thank you for the work you and other Greenpeace members are doing to raise awareness about the state of the Mountain Caribou in BC. I have a concern that there is a great disconnect of information about the specific companies who are directly causing the habitat loss, such as Canfor and Mercer, and who the purchasers / processors and merchants of those forest products are. I think the public and purchasing companies need the knowledge of what is happening in the saw-milling / pulping industry and how to be a conscientious purchaser of sustainable forest products. I think this is something worth advertising.

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