[birdky] Good news for birds
- From: "Jeanne Hibberd" <Jeanne_Hibberd@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2003 17:04:41 -0500
THE GREAT GREEN NORTH
Massive Agreement Aims to Save Canada's Boreal Forests
A huge forest-protection initiative will get off the ground in Canada=20
today, aiming to put half of the nation's northern boreal forests --=20
some 650 million acres -- off-limits to logging and development, and=20
to ensure that activity in the other half is carefully controlled and=20
eco-friendly. A coalition of energy and timber companies, native=20
communities, and environmental groups today will announce their=20
commitment to protect the boreal forest, and their intention to=20
persuade others to join their effort, including the provincial and=20
federal governments. This is being billed as the largest=20
conservation agreement in the world: Canada's boreal forest=20
stretches from the Atlantic Ocean to Alaska, covering about half of=20
the nation's landmass and providing habitat for more than a billion=20
birds and large populations of caribou, bears, wolves, and other=20
wildlife. The scale of the deal is overwhelming even to=20
participants. "I'm scared," said Bill Hunter, president of=20
Alberta-Pacific Forest Industries Inc., a big pulp mill and key=20
player in the agreement. "But if this works, man, oh, man, what a=20
model it will be for the world."
straight to the source: The Globe and Mail, Alanna Mitchell, 01 Dec =
2003
<http://www.gristmagazine.com/forward.pl?forward_id=3D1772>
straight to the source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Robert McClure,=20
01 Dec 2003
<http://www.gristmagazine.com/forward.pl?forward_id=3D1773>
Jeanne Hibberd
Berea, KY
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