By investing in forest sector technologies, we can provide greener solutions that will tackle climate change and transition toward a low-carbon economy. That is why the Government of Canada is joining the ‘Namgis First Nation in celebrating the successful expansion of operations of the Beaver Cove Chip Plant, now operating as Atli Chip LP. This expansion opens up forestry-related opportunities, businesses, careers and governance within ‘Namgis traditional territories and other communities in the region. The Government of Canada invests in projects to help equip communities with the tools to build greener businesses, create sustainable jobs, and promote further economic opportunities within the sector. The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, announced over $1.4 million in funding to Atli Chip LP through the Indigenous Forestry Initiative (IFI) program which provides financial support to Indigenous-led economic development projects in Canada’s forest sector.
Indigenous-managed conservation areas are key to Canada’s pledge to designate nearly one third of its land and ocean waters for biodiversity protection by the end of this decade, according to a new report. The report from World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Canada stresses that protected areas should be “co-developed and implemented with Indigenous consent” as part of Canada’s reconciliation process. Its release coincides with efforts by a group of world leaders, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, to press their counterparts on biodiversity preservation ahead of international negotiations in Montreal later this year. …Canada is playing a pivotal role in the global discussion around conserving nature as the host of the next meeting of signatories to the UN Convention on Biodiversity. …Canada faces a significant task with its own commitments. …Above all, however, the report stresses that Indigenous protected and conserved areas, or IPCAs, should be given high priority for protected status. 
MANITOBA — The provincial government announced that it has signed memorandums of understanding on forestry revenue-sharing with two more Northern Manitoba First Nations. One of the agreements is with Norway House Cree Nation and the other is with Chemawawin Cree Nation. The new MOUs commit the province to sharing 45 per cent of timber harvesting dues from areas in proximity to NHCN and CCN with the First Nations. The two-year pilot projects are retroactive to Jan. 1 of this year. …A memorandum of agreement was signed by the province and NHCN on Aug. 2, with the government committing to creating a tree-planting program to train and employ youth and community members. …Timber will also be provided for NHCN’s sawmills to support the goal of building approximately 500 homes in the community. …The province previously signed similar MOUs with Opaskwayak Cree Nation and Mosakahiken Cree Nation in August.
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Next month’s municipal election could determine the future of North Cowichan’s forests, according to local forest activist and film maker Icel Dobell. Dobell has just released Voice of the Unexpected, her third video about the community forests, to remind citizens to get out to vote and to protect the local forest ecosystems. …Dobell said what’s unexpected is the story of the past four years of North Cowichan’s ongoing review of its 5,000-hectare municipal forest reserve. …Dobell is one of the founders of Where Do We Stand, a public platform advocating for the protection of the Six Mountain Forest, as her group calls North Cowichan’s MFR. …Dobell said her fourth video, New Old Growth: Voice of Promise, which will be released soon.
The Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture will be supporting and participating in several events taking place throughout the province to mark National Forest Week 2022, being celebrated from September 18 – 24 and National Tree Day on Wednesday, September 21. The theme for National Forest Week this year is “Canada’s Forests: Solutions for a Changing Climate”. On September 21, the department will host ‘Explore Forestry Day’ taking place at Margaret Bowater Park in Corner Brook. This all-day event will feature a variety of forestry related exhibits and demonstrations designed to educate and inform youth about our forests outside in a natural, fun-filled setting. Throughout the week, Forestry and Wildlife district staff will also be visiting elementary schools in Gander, Pasadena and L’Anse au Loup to deliver various forestry themed activities, demonstrations and discussions about issues such as tree planting, forest fire prevention, wildlife control and forest management.
When it’s time to build a birdhouse, design your deck or replace your rocking chair, your wood purchasing choices can make a difference for the planet. By purchasing sustainable wood products, American consumers can encourage companies to implement policies that will protect the forests in their supply chains. …Considering the state of the world’s forests, it’s time for consumers to flex their power and shift demand towards forest-friendly products. …Recycled products are the most sustainable wood derived option because they reduce pressure on forests and prevent older wood-derived products from entering the waste stream. …There is a promising alternative to wood: bamboo. …Greenwashing in the marketplace makes it difficult. The only way to ensure that a product is produced sustainably and ethically is to confirm that it has been certified by the Forest Stewardship Council.
OREGON — A court battle is shaping up over a coast range timber plan. Oregon-based conservation organizations Cascadia Wildlands and Oregon Wild have 
Greenville, SC and Bethesda, MD – The Enviva Forest Conservation Fund (the Fund) today announced the recipients of its 2022 grants. The projects funded this year will help conserve more than 3,000 acres and protect ecologically sensitive bottomland hardwood forests in the Virginia-North Carolina coastal plains. Including those announced today, the Fund has awarded 29 projects totaling more than $3,100,000 in grants over the past seven years. An estimated 33,000 acres will be protected when these projects reach completion. The forests conserved as a part of the Fund help clean drinking water, purify the air, buffer structures from storms, and provide habitat for many species of wildlife, while at the same time, providing jobs and economic opportunity for rural families and private landowners.
The lawns are dead. Trees that should be green have turned brittle and brown. And highway signs caution drivers not to flick cigarettes out the window. These conditions have become the norm of summer and its high fire risk in the western US. But this is not California. This is New Jersey. Data from the 
Environmentalists warn that hundreds of thousands of acres of forest are being torn down each year in the U.S. southeast to make wood pellets to fuel European power plants in a deluded bid to fight climate change. The Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) and other groups say logging in woodlands stretching from Texas to Virginia is ravaging a biodiversity hotspot, including century-old hardwood trees that will take decades to replace. More than two dozen pellet mills operate across the so-called North American Coastal Plain, which has already lost some 70 percent of its historic vegetation thanks in part to a $11 billion global industry that is set to grow to $20.5 billion by 2030. The European Union this week voted to phase out the multibillion dollar subsidies that make wood pellet fuels economically viable, but environmentalists say it is too little, too late.
Climate change threatens the health and survival of urban trees, with more than half of species already feeling the heat, according to a new study. City-dwelling oaks, maples, poplars, elms, pines and chestnuts are among more than 1,000 tree species flagged at risk due to climate change. Scientists want better protection of existing trees and for drought-resistant varieties to be planted. Trees have cooling effects and provide shade, making cities more liveable. Many trees in urban areas are already stressed because of climate change, and as it gets warmer and drier, the number of species at potential risk will increase, said Manuel Esperon-Rodriguez of Western Sydney University in Penrith, Australia. …Of the 164 cities analysed, more than half of tree species are already at risk in some cities due to rising temperatures and changes in rainfall. And by 2050, this proportion is predicted to rise to more than two-thirds.
JAKARTA – A new deal between Indonesia and Norway to combat deforestation does not go far enough, activists say. The agreement comes a year after Indonesia backed out of the decade-long REDD+ US$1-billion agreement, which was part of a United Nations-backed global initiative criticized for its ineffectiveness. While few substantive details have been announced, Norway has said it is prepared to grant monetary rewards for Indonesia’s efforts to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation from 2016 onward to support the country’s ambitious goal of becoming a net carbon sink – storing more carbon than it releases into the atmosphere – by 2030. …Greenpeace Indonesia forest campaigner Iqbal Damanik said the “reduce deforestation” terminology used by both parties showed the government’s lack of commitment, as it appeared content with slowing deforestation instead of halting it entirely.
Last month the Prime Minister of France, Elisabeth Borne, visited the south-west of the country to offer her support to firefighters tackling a series of large forest fires. It was also a good opportunity to broach a subject close to her heart. ‘More than ever,’ she 