The new funding is welcomed by conservation groups that say the province has voiced support for old forest protections while continuing to allow clearcut logging in rare ecosystems and in the habitat of endangered species.
Almost 1,400 acres of Whatcom County forest that might have fallen under the logger’s axe will instead stay standing as part of a plan to fight climate change.
Guitar manufacturers use a small volume of some of the rarest exotic woods, but have come under the most pressure to adopt sustainable practices because of their high profile.
David Kaimowitz describes his career as a "a 30-year quest to understand what causes deforestation," one that has brought him full circle to where he started: at the issue of land rights.
