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[https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/dec/19/biden-forest-logging-ban-old-trees by Lauren Aratani 19/12/23 The Guardian] | [https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/dec/19/biden-forest-logging-ban-old-trees by Lauren Aratani 19/12/23 The Guardian] | ||
Joe Biden’s administration on Tuesday announced a new proposal aimed at banning logging in old-growth forests, a move meant to protect millions of trees that play a key role in fighting the climate crisis. | Joe Biden’s administration on Tuesday announced a new proposal aimed at banning logging in old-growth forests, a move meant to protect millions of trees that play a key role in fighting the climate crisis. | ||
=====Canada's British Columbia to defer logging of at-risk ancient trees===== | |||
[https://www.reuters.com/business/cop/canadas-british-columbia-defer-logging-at-risk-ancient-trees-2021-11-02/ by Reuters 2/11/21] | |||
Nov 2 (Reuters) - Canada's British Columbia province said on Tuesday it would work with indigenous groups to defer logging of rare and ancient trees as part of a strategy to modernize the timber industry and protect the province's shrinking old-growth forests. | |||
The deferral of harvesting of trees at B.C.'s most at-risk old-growth forests is designed to buy time while local leaders develop a longer-term plan for forest management. | |||
