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forest conservation & human survival
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What we owe our trees

Forests fed us, housed us, and made our way of life possible. But they can’t save us if we can’t save them.
Politics
B.C. Supreme Court rules on Nootka Island Indigenous land rights
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Will B.C’s Supreme Court set new First Nations title precedent?

For weeks, the B.C. Supreme Court has been hearing arguments by the Nuchatlaht First Nation and province about who has the right to 20,000 hectares of Nootka Island.

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what it will take to end deforestation by 2030

This is what it will take to end deforestation by 2030

Nations around the world made a vital climate crisis declaration to save forests within the next decade. Can they actually do it?
Good News
climate-smart forest management

Dani Miller dreams of a healthy future for Maritime forests

As the co-ordinator of the Common Ground project for Community Forests International, Dani Miller uses knowledge-sharing and storytelling to support the 80,000 family landowners in the Wabanaki forest in climate-smart forest management to protect their land for generations.
Impacts
B.C. hunting, conservation advocates join forces
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B.C. hunting, conservation advocates call on NDP to protect fish, wildlife

As B.C. faces a biodiversity crisis, a new coalition of unlikely allies is calling on the provincial government to live up to its promises and protect ‘Beautiful British Columbia’
Impacts
German forests decimated by insects & drought
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Germany′s forests decimated by insects, drought

Rising temperatures and droughts have made trees in Germany more vulnerable to attacks by bark beetles and other insects. That's led to a nearly sixfold jump in trees destroyed by pests over the past two years.
Causes
Brazil nut harvesters forest preservation
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In famed Chico Mendes reserve, Brazil nut harvesters fight to save the forest

The Chico Mendes Extractive Reserve turns 30 this year, but the spirit of sustainable forest use that drove its creation is fading away amid economic and environmental pressures.

ORIGINAL REPORTING
New research seeks to address climate change’s impact on Nova Scotia’s air quality

New research seeks to address climate change’s impact on Nova Scotia’s air quality

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Cancer Alley Louisiana

Op-ed: “I’m sorry, I can’t hear you” — disabling environments in Cancer Alley and the Ohio River Valley

Scientists warn that 2023's extreme ocean heat may signal a major climate shift

Scientists warn that 2023's extreme ocean heat may signal a major climate shift

CLIMATE
marine oil spills pollution

How a 2010 oil spill still shapes cleanup strategies today