Open letter to Premier Christy Clark: Fulfill provincial commitments to protect the Great Bear
February 8, 2012 - CARRIE SAXIFRAGE - Vancouver Observer
Green groups: government moving too slowly on protecting Canada’s Great Bear rainforest
February 8, 2012 - JEREMNY HANCE - mongabay.com
Eco groups urge government to complete protection promise for Great Bear Rainforest
February 7, 2012 - GORDON HAMILTON - Vancouver Sun
Enviros want BC premier to protect more of Great Bear sooner
February 7, 2012 - ANDREW MACLEOD - The Tyee
Only half of Great Bear Rainforest off-limits to logging, 6 years after historic agreement
February 7, 2012 - Today marks the sixth anniversary of the Great Bear Rainforest Agreements, an initiative that was lauded across B.C. and around the world for its commitment to preserve this rare rainforest. But instead of celebrating, environmental groups are warning that current rules still allow logging in 50 per cent of the Great Bear Rainforest.
Pipeline Through Paradise
August 1, 2011 - BRUCE BARCOTT - National Geographic
Jens Wieting: TimberWest out of step in Great Bear Rainforest
July 5, 2011 - JENS WIETING - The Georgia Straight, Commentary
It’s time for Christy Clark to do her part for the Great Bear Rainforest
June 30, 2011 - JUSTINE HUNTER - The Globe and Mail
Logging laggard threatens Great Bear Rainforest conservation
June 29, 2011 - TYLER HARBOTTLE - The Tyee
Fulfill promise of Great Bear Rainforest pact, Clark urged
June 28, 2011 - JUSTINE HUNTER - The Globe and Mail
Logging threatening Great Bear Rainforest
June 28, 2011 - JUSTINE HUNTER - Globe and Mail Update
TimberWest logging threatens Great Bear Rainforest Solution
June 28, 2011 - ForestEthics, Greenpeace and Sierra Club BC released photos today that show increased TimberWest logging activity in the southern part of the Great Bear Rainforest is jeopardizing success of the conservation model that was established to protect the area. The forests where TimberWest operates are already the hardest hit and the least protected in the region.
Premier Clark: Protect the Great Bear Rainforest, urge conservation groups from three continents
April 1, 2011 - Environmental organizations working to protect tropical rainforests around the equator have asked the British Columbia government to take the necessary steps to protect the Great Bear Rainforest in British Columbia, as announced on March 31, 2009. The letter comes on the second anniversary of the signing of the landmark Great Bear Rainforest Agreements, and serves as a reminder to the new premier that there is still much work left to be done.
Environmental groups urge Clark to protect B.C. rainforest
April 1, 2011 - MATTHEW ROBINSON - The Globe and Mail
Section of Great Bear Rainforest made off-limits to foresters
February 18, 2011 - Business in Vancouver
Great Bear Rainforest tours set
January 29, 2011 - Times Colonist
First Nations receive Real Estate Foundation of BC Award for Great Bear Rainforest Agreements
November 19, 2010 - First Nations governments whose territories cover the Great Bear Rainforest — the Coastal First Nations-Great Bear Initiative and the Nanwakolas Council — have received the prestigious Land Award from the Real Estate Foundation of British Columbia. The Great Bear Rainforest First Nations have been leaders of a landmark initiative that has already seen two million hectares protected, initial changes made to logging practices to increase conservation and first steps taken in restoring community well-being.
Logging plan’s delay puts species at risk: study
March 5, 2010 - MARK HUME - The Globe and Mail
Critical Species in the Great Bear Rainforest Falling Through the Cracks
March 5, 2010 - A new report, entitled “Slipping Through the Cracks? The Fate of Focal Species in the Great Bear Rainforest”, was released by Greenpeace, ForestEthics and Sierra Club BC. The report shows there is still a risk of extinction for a number of important species of conservation concern, including grizzly bears, marbled murrelets, mountain goats, northern goshawks and tailed frogs.
Group of Companies Receive International Eco-certification in the Great Bear Rainforest
December 11, 2009 - Nearly one million hectares of temperate rainforest have been newly certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) in BC's Great Bear Rainforest. The forest companies who have been newly certified are Western Forest Products, Interfor, and BC Timber Sales. As buyers of wood products from the forest, Catalyst Paper and Howe Sound Pulp and Paper supported the certification process for the companies.