by John Mullinder | Oct 1, 2024 | Boreal Forest, Canada's forests, Certified Forest, Old Growth, Primary Forest
A recent Reuters’ “special report” on Canadian forestry opens with the assertion that timber firms “are harvesting large swaths of Canada’s older forests, which are critical to containing global warming.” But is the first part true? Since no...
by John Mullinder | Jun 10, 2024 | Canada, Definitions, Primary Forest, Proxies
The environmental media is full of grim warnings about how much primary forest the world is losing and the impact this is having on biodiversity and our ability to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But what exactly is “primary” forest, and how much does Canada have?...
