What government and industry aren't telling you. At the start of the 21st century we are faced with the reality that only 22% of the world's original forest remains. Russia, Canada and Brazil hold 70% of that forest. In 1980's Conservation groups began campaigning in earnest for the protection of BC's. A decade later, while the area of land protected has increased, forest ecosystems throughout the province are in greater risk.

B.C.'s Endangered Forests

Wilderness Committee Educational Report Vol.22 - No.02, Spring 2003

CREDITS

Writing & Editing: Adapted with permission by the Wilderness Committee from the ForestEthics report “BC’s Endangered Forests: What government and industry aren’t telling you”© ForestEthics 2003. The full report is available on www.forestethics.org. Special thanks to Candace Batycki for her patience and assistance with production of this paper.

Design: Adapted from report design (Brad Hornick Communications) by the Wilderness Committee

Photographs: As noted. Where not specified, Wilderness Committee files.

Web Publishing 2005: Aimee Taylor, Gil Aguilar

Materials can be used without permission but credit must be given to ForestEthics/Wilderness Committee.

Vol. 22, No. 2, Winter 2003. Press run 110,000. Printed in Canada on recycled newsprint with vegetable-based inks.

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