Delays in final implementation of GBR Agreements creating ecological uncertainty
February 12, 2020 - On the fourth anniversary of the landmark Great Bear Rainforest Agreements, environmental organizations are warning that the implementation of remaining key protection measures for the regionâs coastal temperate old-growth rainforests are significantly delayed. Greenpeace, Sierra Club BC, and Stand.earth are calling on governments and the major logging companies to address the delays, especially in light of the climate and biodiversity crises.
Logging plans in the Phillips watershed in the southern Great Bear Rainforest
May 26, 2017 - Greenpeace, Sierra Club BC and Stand.earth, collectively known as Rainforest Solutions Project (RSP), acknowledge the Kwiakah First Nationâs Indigenous rights and title. We expect the BC government and Western Forest Products (WFP) to seek agreement in the Phillips watershed with the Nation consistent with their Indigenous rights and title and the requirements for meaningful First Nations consultation found in the Great Bear Rainforest Agreements Land Use Order (GBRO) proclaimed February 1, 2016.
Great Bear Rainforest Progress Update: 1rst Anniversary of the Legal and Policy Framework
February 1, 2017 - February 1, 2017 marks one year since the announcement of the Great Bear Rainforest Legal and Policy Framework
B.C. Groups Win Prestigious Buckminster Fuller Award for Role in Safeguarding Great Bear Rainforest
October 5, 2016 - Fuller Challenge Award 2016 goes to Rainforest Solutions Project, a project of Tides Canada Initiative with Greenpeace, Stand.earth and Sierra Club BC
Jens Wieting: Great Bear agreements show the way
March 24, 2016 - JENS WIETING - Times Colonist
Canada Just Protected A Rainforest Twice The Size Of Belgium
February 3, 2016 - NICK VISSER - Huffington Post
‘War of the Woodsâ Over a Massive Canadian Rainforest Ends With a Peace Agreement
February 2, 2016 - JAKE BLEIBERG - Vice.com
Landmark deal to protect Canada Great Bear Rainforest
February 2, 2016 - UNSIGNED - BBC
Deal reached to protect Canada’s Great Bear Rainforest
February 2, 2016 - UNSIGNED - Al Jazeera America
Final Agreement Will Permanently Safeguard 85 Percent of Great Bear Rainforest
February 1, 2016 - Today First Nations governments and the BC government, with the support of ForestEthics Solutions, Greenpeace, Sierra Club BC and five forestry companies, announced the fulfilment of the Great Bear Rainforest Agreements. Eighty-five percent (3.1 million hectares) of the remote wilderness regionâs coastal temperate rainforests are now permanently off-limits to industrial logging. The remaining 15 percent (550,000 hectares) of the forest will be subject to the most stringent commercial logging legal standards in North America. First Nations oversight of their lands has been strengthened and new community development opportunities negotiated as a result of the government-to-government implementation process.
Solutions Are Possible’: Great Bear Rainforest Land-Use Deal Reached
February 1, 2016 - ANDREW MACLEOD - The Tyee
Great Bear Rainforest agreement creates ‘a gift to the world’
February 1, 2016 - FIONA MORROW - CBC News
Key players in Great Bear Rainforest deal find common ground
February 1, 2016 - JUSTINE HUNTER - Globe and Mail
Final agreement reached to protect B.C.âs Great Bear Rainforest
February 1, 2016 - JUSTINE HUNTER - Globe and Mail
Landmark deal protects huge swath of central B.C. coast from logging
January 31, 2016 - LARRY PYNN - Vancouver Sun
Special Report: The Great Bear Rainforest
January 27, 2016 - LINDA SOLOMON WOOD - National Observer
End in sight for decades-long battle to protect B.C.‘s Great Bear Rainforest
June 17, 2015 - JUSTINE HUNTER - Globe and Mail
Saving the Great Bear Rainforest with good marketing
June 17, 2015 - JUSTINE HUNTER - The Globe and Mail
BC gov’t invites letters on Great Bear Rainforest land use
June 10, 2015 - Vancouver Observer
Proposed deal to preserve large swaths of B.C.‘s Great Bear Rainforest
June 10, 2015 - JUSTINE HUNTER - Globe and Mail
Logging company takes heat for cutting old growth trees in the Great Bear Rainforest
May 29, 2015 - JENNY UECHI - Vancouver Observer
TimberWest logging in the Great Bear Rainforest like there is no tomorrow
May 21, 2015 - New information compiled by Greenpeace, ForestEthics Solutions and Sierra Club B.C reveals that logging company TimberWest has dramatically sped up logging in the Great Bear Rainforest and targeted globally endangered rainforest ecosystems before stricter logging regulations come into effect. The environmental organizations are calling on the company to freeze their logging operations in the region until planning is completed to ensure that endangered rainforests will be safe. Additionally the organizations are asking the BC government to ensure they arenât approving new cutting permits until new stricter logging regulations are in place. These are currently under negotiation with the BC Government and the regionâs First Nations.
Groups call on TimberWest to reduce logging in Great Bear Rainforest
May 21, 2015 - JUSTIN MCELROY - Global News
Environmentalists call on TimberWest to suspend logging in Great Bear Rainforest
May 21, 2015 - LARRY PYNN - Vancouver Sun
Groups say TimberWest went on logging-spree ahead of new rules
May 21, 2015 - SUNNY DHILLON - Globe and Mail
Jens Wieting: Finishing the Great Bear Rainforest Agreements akin to climbing Mount Everest
March 31, 2015 - JENS WIETING - Special to the Georgia Straight
War-in-the-woods peace talks hit snags
March 29, 2015 - JUSTINE HUNTER - Globe and Mail
The Great Bear: worth more alive than dead
January 1, 2015 - BRIONY PENN - Focus Magazine
Nineteen year battle over Great Bear Rainforest on brink of peace as momentous deadline approaches
October 22, 2014 - CLAIRE HUME - Vancouver Observer
Environmental Organizations Welcome Province and First Nations Great Bear Rainforest Commitments
March 31, 2014 - Greenpeace, ForestEthics Solutions and Sierra Club B.C. welcome the commitments received by letter today from the B.C. government and First Nations organizations - Great Bear Initiative and Nanwakolas Council - to deliver the remaining measures required for the final implementation of the Great Bear Rainforest Agreements by the end of 2014.
Great Bear Rainforest carbon credits offer economic lifeline to First Nations
January 31, 2014 - CHARLIE SMITH - The Georgia Straight
Conservation groups, timber companies reach deal to protect more of Great Bear Rainforest
January 29, 2014 - GORDON HOEKSTRA - Vancouver Sun
Forest Companies & Environmental Groups Deliver Joint Recommendations for the Great Bear Rainforest
January 29, 2014 - Joint recommendations to achieve final implementation of ecosystem-based management (EBM) in the Great Bear Rainforest have been reached among five forest product businesses and three leading environmental groups who together form the Joint Solutions Project (JSP).
Stakeholders reach deal on Great Bear Rainforest
January 29, 2014 - MARK HUME - The Globe and Mail
Environmentalists look to insert Great Bear Rainforest into B.C. election agenda
February 7, 2013 - JONATHAN FOWLIE - Vancouver Sun
British Columbians Want the Great Bear Rainforest Conservation Agreements Finished, New Poll Shows
February 7, 2013 - On the seventh anniversary of the Great Bear Rainforest Agreements, Greenpeace, ForestEthics Solutions and Sierra Club BC are calling on BCâs political parties to commit to wrapping up the agreements in their election platforms.
Great Bear carbon offsets need scrutiny
February 4, 2013 - BOB SIMPSON - Vancouver Sun
Great Bear Rainforest needs both protection and a new economy
January 22, 2013 - VALERIE LANGER - Special to The Vancouver Sun
Opinion: Great Bear Forest Carbon Project offers prosperous future for Coastal First Nations
January 21, 2013 - ART STERRIT - Special to the Sun
Great Bear Rainforest’s green gold
January 19, 2013 - GORDON HOEKSTRA - Vancouver Sun
Environmentalists, forest industry struggle to complete Great Bear Rainforest conservation plan
January 18, 2013 - GORDON HAMILTON - Vancouver Sun
Protection sought for full rainforest
July 20, 2012 - JUDITH LAVOIE - Times Colonist
Over 10,000 People Ask Premier Clark to Complete the Great Bear Rainforest Agreements
July 19, 2012 - ForestEthics Solutions, Greenpeace and Sierra Club BC today presented BC Premier Christy Clark with a scroll of signatures from more than 10,000 people calling on the BC government to finish the job it started over a decade ago and complete the Great Bear Rainforest Agreements. The event marked a major milestone in public support to safeguard the Great Bear Rainforest.
Vancouver, BC Artist Wins âGreat Bear’s Got Talentâ Contest
July 11, 2012 - A selection committee, including famed Canadian wildlife artist Robert Bateman and Kitasoo-XaiâXais First Nation photographer Doug Neasloss, has selected British Columbia artist Laura Wasylyshen and her work âSpirit in the Waterâ as the winner of the Great Bearâs Got Talent contest.
Island artist’s work reflects on rainforest
July 11, 2012 - AMY SMART - Times Colonist
Can a Single B.C. Forest Change the World?
June 22, 2012 - JENS WIETING - Huffington Post
Scientists Urge BC to Speed up Protection of Iconic Rainforest
June 21, 2012 - JUSTINA REICHEL - Epoch Times
Great Bear Rainforest agreement under Rio summit microscope: scientists
June 14, 2012 - HANAH REDMAN - The Tyee
‘Great Bearâs Got Talentâ Contest Launches on Facebook
May 30, 2012 - A new talent contest called âGreat Bearâs Got Talentâ just launched on Facebook, challenging applicants from British Columbia, Canada and around the world to create the most âartful and stirring homageâ to the Great Bear Rainforest.
Open letter to Premier Christy Clark: Fulfill provincial commitments to protect the Great Bear
February 8, 2012 - CARRIE SAXIFRAGE - Vancouver Observer
Green groups: government moving too slowly on protecting Canada’s Great Bear rainforest
February 8, 2012 - JEREMNY HANCE - mongabay.com
Eco groups urge government to complete protection promise for Great Bear Rainforest
February 7, 2012 - GORDON HAMILTON - Vancouver Sun
Enviros want BC premier to protect more of Great Bear sooner
February 7, 2012 - ANDREW MACLEOD - The Tyee
Only half of Great Bear Rainforest off-limits to logging, 6 years after historic agreement
February 7, 2012 - Today marks the sixth anniversary of the Great Bear Rainforest Agreements, an initiative that was lauded across B.C. and around the world for its commitment to preserve this rare rainforest. But instead of celebrating, environmental groups are warning that current rules still allow logging in 50 per cent of the Great Bear Rainforest.
Pipeline Through Paradise
August 1, 2011 - BRUCE BARCOTT - National Geographic
Jens Wieting: TimberWest out of step in Great Bear Rainforest
July 5, 2011 - JENS WIETING - The Georgia Straight, Commentary
Itâs time for Christy Clark to do her part for the Great Bear Rainforest
June 30, 2011 - JUSTINE HUNTER - The Globe and Mail
Logging laggard threatens Great Bear Rainforest conservation
June 29, 2011 - TYLER HARBOTTLE - The Tyee
Fulfill promise of Great Bear Rainforest pact, Clark urged
June 28, 2011 - JUSTINE HUNTER - The Globe and Mail
Logging threatening Great Bear Rainforest
June 28, 2011 - JUSTINE HUNTER - Globe and Mail Update
TimberWest logging threatens Great Bear Rainforest Solution
June 28, 2011 - ForestEthics, Greenpeace and Sierra Club BC released photos today that show increased TimberWest logging activity in the southern part of the Great Bear Rainforest is jeopardizing success of the conservation model that was established to protect the area. The forests where TimberWest operates are already the hardest hit and the least protected in the region.
Premier Clark: Protect the Great Bear Rainforest, urge conservation groups from three continents
April 1, 2011 - Environmental organizations working to protect tropical rainforests around the equator have asked the British Columbia government to take the necessary steps to protect the Great Bear Rainforest in British Columbia, as announced on March 31, 2009. The letter comes on the second anniversary of the signing of the landmark Great Bear Rainforest Agreements, and serves as a reminder to the new premier that there is still much work left to be done.
Environmental groups urge Clark to protect B.C. rainforest
April 1, 2011 - MATTHEW ROBINSON - The Globe and Mail
Section of Great Bear Rainforest made off-limits to foresters
February 18, 2011 - Business in Vancouver
Great Bear Rainforest tours set
January 29, 2011 - Times Colonist
First Nations receive Real Estate Foundation of BC Award for Great Bear Rainforest Agreements
November 19, 2010 - First Nations governments whose territories cover the Great Bear Rainforest â the Coastal First Nations-Great Bear Initiative and the Nanwakolas Council â have received the prestigious Land Award from the Real Estate Foundation of British Columbia. The Great Bear Rainforest First Nations have been leaders of a landmark initiative that has already seen two million hectares protected, initial changes made to logging practices to increase conservation and first steps taken in restoring community well-being.
Logging plan’s delay puts species at risk: study
March 5, 2010 - MARK HUME - The Globe and Mail
Critical Species in the Great Bear Rainforest Falling Through the Cracks
March 5, 2010 - A new report, entitled âSlipping Through the Cracks? The Fate of Focal Species in the Great Bear Rainforestâ, was released by Greenpeace, ForestEthics and Sierra Club BC. The report shows there is still a risk of extinction for a number of important species of conservation concern, including grizzly bears, marbled murrelets, mountain goats, northern goshawks and tailed frogs.
Group of Companies Receive International Eco-certification in the Great Bear Rainforest
December 11, 2009 - Nearly one million hectares of temperate rainforest have been newly certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) in BC's Great Bear Rainforest. The forest companies who have been newly certified are Western Forest Products, Interfor, and BC Timber Sales. As buyers of wood products from the forest, Catalyst Paper and Howe Sound Pulp and Paper supported the certification process for the companies.
In B.C. where the grizzly bears (still) roam
September 18, 2009 - CINDA CHAVICH - Special to the Globe and Mail
Great Bear Rainforest Plan
April 13, 2009 - GreenMuze
Former foes celebrate rainforest plan
April 10, 2009 - Williams Lake Tribune
BC’s first Indigenous Nations awaken
April 9, 2009 - TOM FLETCHER - Alberni Valley News
Promise to Protect Great Bear Rainforest Becomes Reality â Five Year Plan in Place
March 31, 2009 - The promise made three years ago to protect one-third of British Columbiaâs globally unique Great Bear Rainforest and develop the foundations for a conservation-based economy in the region has been fulfilled. The announcement lays out the tremendous ecological and economic gains for the region and the long-term commitment to ensure the health of the rainforest and communities.
‘The war is over’: Great Bear Rainforest plan reached
March 31, 2009 - GORDON HAMILTON - Vancouver Sun
B.C. government meets commitment to protect so-called Great Bear Rainforest
March 31, 2009 - The Canadian Press
Plan aims to protect Canadian coastal rainforest
March 31, 2009 - ALLAN DOWD - Reuters
BC’s ‘Great Bear Rainforest’ gets protection
March 31, 2009 - JOEL CONNELLY - Seattle Post Intelligencer
Campbell shines up his enviro credentials
March 31, 2009 - MICHAEL SMYTH - The Province
Great Bear Rainforest protected from heavy logging
March 31, 2009 - KIM MURPHY - LA Times
Province will meet Great Bear deadline
March 30, 2009 - COLLEEN KIMMETT - The Tyee
Great Bear Rainforest to be saved as ‘global treasure’
March 30, 2009 - GORDON HAMILTON - Vancouver Sun
Province to reveal managing plan for Great Bear Rainforest
March 30, 2009 - MARK HUME - The Globe and Mail
Great Bear a critical carbon sink, study finds
March 3, 2009 - MARK HUME - The Globe and Mail
New Report Shows Great Bear Rainforest a Safe Carbon Storehouse
March 3, 2009 - A new report released by Greenpeace, Forest Ethics, And Sierra Club BC concludes that an âecosystem basedâ approach to logging in the Great Bear Rainforest would maintain old growth forest with approximately 108 million tons of carbon storage, and shows that British Columbiaâs Great Bear Rainforest not only stores massive amounts of carbon per hectare, but is also well positioned to withstand some of the effects of climate change because of its old growth forest and location.
Protected areas legislated on Haida Gwaii
January 13, 2009 - Environmental groups ForestEthics, Greenpeace and Sierra Club BC welcome the legislation of nine new conservancies on Haida Gwaii on BCâs coast.
On the hunt for the elusive spirit bears
November 29, 2008 - The Calgary Herald
Rona vows to buy only eco-certified lumber
November 22, 2008 - The Vancouver Sun
Stage set for next steps
April 29, 2008 - Environmental groups welcome provinceâs move to complete legislation of protected areas in the Great Bear Rainforest.
High Risk Areas in the Great Bear Rainforest Require Action
April 1, 2008 - ForestEthics, Sierra Club BC and Greenpeace have collectively released a report with new scientific analysis that shows critical ecosystems are at high risk in the Great Bear Rainforest. The data shows a clear gap between the current state of conservation and full ecosystem health for the region.
Forest companies and environmentalists reach agreement
February 22, 2008 - GORDON HAMILTON - Vancouver Sun
Milestone agreement bears fruit
February 22, 2008 - A set of milestones negotiated between environmental organizations and logging companies to significantly advance the implementation of the Great Bear Rainforest Agreements (announced in February 2006) has begun to bear fruit.
New Forestry Laws Legislated
February 7, 2008 - Environmental groups congratulate the Province and First Nations for establishing legal regulations that take us one step closer to conserving some of the world's last ancient coastal temperate rainforest.
Haida Gwaii Land Use Plan Announced
December 12, 2007 - Environmental groups ForestEthics, Greenpeace and Sierra Club of Canada, BC Chapter welcome the announcement of a new land use plan for Haida Gwaii.
Land-use agreement shows the way
May 11, 2007 - The Vancouver Sun
WWF Gift to the Earth Award
May 10, 2007 - ForestEthics, Greenpeace and Sierra Club of BC, along with coastal First Nations, several logging companies and BC Premier Gordon Campbell accepted the World Wildlife Fundâs international Gift to the Earth Award for their collaborative work on a conservation plan for BCâs Great Bear Rainforest.
B.C. stakeholders harvest kudos for rainforest deal
May 7, 2007 - The Vancouver Sun
New conservancies, new parks in B.C.
April 17, 2007 - CBC News
Rainforest clear-cuts persist, groups complain
March 30, 2007 - MARK HUME - Globe and Mail Update
Time Ticking Down for Great Bear Rainforest
March 29, 2007 - Time is running out to keep the Great Bear Rainforest conservation plan on track, say environmental groups. And with only two years remaining to meet the March 31st, 2009 deadline for the internationally heralded agreements, three leading groups today put Premier Campbell and logging company CEOs on notice that time is ticking down â and they are keeping track.
Ottawa vows $30-million to protect Great Bear
March 15, 2007 - ROD MICKLEBURGH - The Globe and Mail
Government, Industry Must Pick up the Pace
February 7, 2007 - Environmental groups working on the conservation plan are cautiously optimistic about implementation. But the pace of change must pick up if government is to meet its goal of full implementation by March 2009.
Canada acts to protect rainforest
January 22, 2007 - BBC UK
Canada pledges $30 million for Great Bear Rainforest
January 22, 2007 - mongabay.com
$30M forest pledge ‘clear signal’ of green Tories: Baird
January 22, 2007 - CBC News
Ottawa to give $30-million to ‘Canada’s Amazon’ - B.C.‘s Great Bear Rainforest
January 22, 2007 - ELIANNA LEV - Canadian Press
Groundbreaking Great Bear Rainforest Agreement Secures $120 million
January 21, 2007 - Environmental groups welcomed the federal government's announcement that it will add $30M to complete a $120M groundbreaking conservation management & economic development initiative.
Great Bear Rainforest Agreements Stalled
September 22, 2006 - When Will Real Change Hit the Ground?
Spirit Bear guide bears witness to Canada’s Great Bear Rainforest white-bear secret
September 5, 2006 - ESPN
I spy a grizzly: Ecotourists in British Columbia track bears, very carefully
June 29, 2006 - LAUREN KRAMER - Special to the Boston Herald
Take a trip with BC First Nations
May 24, 2006 - Penticton News
Environmental Groups support new conservancy designation with caution
May 5, 2006 - Conservancy designation must safeguard biodiversity over economic development in new protected areas of the Great Bear Rainforest.
Great Bear conservancy allows roads and hydro
April 25, 2006 - LARRY PYNN - Vancouver Sun
First Nations welcome rainforest opportunities
April 24, 2006 - CBC
Friendlier Footprints
April 10, 2006 - JENNY HOLTZ - Newsweek International
Environmental groups call for consultation on new conservancy designation
March 15, 2006 - Environmental groups call for provincial briefing and consultation of environmental community on a new conservancy designation.
Canada’s Huge New Preserve Protects Rare “Spirit Bears”
March 6, 2006 - ANNA PETHERICK - National Geographic News
A Bear of a Deal
March 6, 2006 - YUILL HERBERT - The Dominion
Protection of Canada’s Great Bear Rain Forest Can Be a Model for Future Conservation Efforts
February 22, 2006 - MELINDA TUHUS - Between the Lines Q&A (New Zealand)
Two Lost Worlds Give us Hope
February 17, 2006 - DAVID SUZUKI - Science Matters
Great Bear Agreement won’t shift pressure
February 16, 2006 - THOM BARKER - The Interior News
They’re not out of the woods yet, but Great Bear is quite an achievement
February 13, 2006 - Vancouver Sun
B.C. rainforest pact heralds new era
February 13, 2006 - Toronto Star
Canada unveils 16m acre park
February 12, 2006 - ASSOCIATED PRESS - The Jamaica Observer, Internet Ed.
First Nations’ new reality arrives
February 10, 2006 - Paul Willcocks - The Daily Courier (Kelowna)
Deal makes peace in the rainforest
February 10, 2006 - TOM FLETCHER - Blackwood Press
Great Bear plan praised
February 10, 2006 - DAN MACLENNAN - Courier-Islander
Great Bear changes the rules
February 10, 2006 - RICHARD BOYCE - Parksville Qualicum News
Great Bear deal marks new world
February 10, 2006 - The StarPhoenix
Parkland for bears, wolves, salmon
February 10, 2006 - Zee News (India)
Great Bear Compromise sets stage for Wilderness Future
February 10, 2006 - HILLARY ROSNER - The Wilderness Blog: www.newwest.net
Canada’s Coastline Tagged for Preserve
February 9, 2006 - JEREMY HAINSWORTH, AP - The Moscow Times
Canada unveils rainforest project
February 9, 2006 - AP , VANCOUVER - Taipei Times
Conservation boost for Great Bear Rainforest
February 9, 2006 - Green Consumer Guide (UK)
Victory for Canadian forest campaign
February 9, 2006 - RAINFOREST ACTION - www.peopleandplanet.net
Canada creates massive ‘working’ park
February 8, 2006 - UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL - WebIndia
Bears finally saved from chainsaws
February 8, 2006 - IAN BAILEY - The Province
Huge Canadian park to dwarf Yellowstone
February 8, 2006 - JEREMY HAINSWORTH, AP - The Chicago Sun-Times
New, 16-million acre park to protect Canada wildlife
February 8, 2006 - STAR NEWS SERVICES - Indianapolis Star
Vast area of new parks ends coastal controversy
February 8, 2006 - GORDON HAMILTON - Vancouver Sun
Canadian forest granted protection against logging
February 8, 2006 - AFP - Australian Broadcasting Corporation, online
Loggers and green lobby strike deal to save vast rainforest
February 8, 2006 - TIM REID - The Times (UK)
Winning woods war may be easier than enjoying the peace
February 8, 2006 - EDITORIAL - The Province
Conflict to Consensus: British Columbia Protects Great Bear Rainforest
February 8, 2006 - Environmental News Service
Canada signs deal with loggers to save ancient rainforest
February 8, 2006 - RUPERT CORNWELL - The Independent
Canada unveils huge wildlife park
February 8, 2006 - AP - Irish Examiner
Deal protects Canada Rainforest
February 8, 2006 - BBC News
BC Commits to Legislate Protection of 2 Million Hectares of Great Bear Rainforest
February 7, 2006 - A coalition of three leading environmental groups, along with industry leaders and indigenous groups, announced success after a decade long campaign to protect the globally unique Great Bear Rainforest. The long awaited government announcement sets the stage to protect one third of the Great Bear Rainforest from all logging and will require the use of more sustainable logging practices for the remaining area.
Huge park created, ending rainforest feud
February 7, 2006 - MSNBC News Services
Land-use plan unveiled for B.C. coastal region
February 7, 2006 - CANADIAN PRESS
A victory in the fight to preserve B.C.‘s rainforest
February 7, 2006 - MARK HUME - Globe and Mail
Deal reached to protect coast rainforest
February 7, 2006 - Reuters
Singin in the Rainforest
February 7, 2006 - Grist.org
B.C.‘s giant park could become a world blueprint
February 7, 2006 - DOUG STRUCK - The Washington Post
Land-use plan unveiled for B.C. coastal region dubbed Great Bear Rainforest
February 7, 2006 - CAMILLE BAINS - Canadian Press on Canada.com
Canada to protect animals unveiling massive park
February 7, 2006 - Pravda.ru
The creation of a unique 4.4 million acre environmental “working” park was announced Tuesday
February 7, 2006 - UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL - Physorg.com
Provincial government will preserve 1.8 million hectares of B.C. coast
February 7, 2006 - CKNW(AM980) - CKNW.com
CBC- B.C. protects large coastal area
February 7, 2006 - CBC News- BC
Canada Unveils Park to Protect Grizzlies
February 7, 2006 - JEREMY HAINSWORTH - Forbes.com
B.C. land dubbed Great Bear Rainforest
February 7, 2006 - CANADIAN PRESS - The Edmonton Journal
Canada Unveils Park to Protect Grizzlies
February 7, 2006 - JEREMY HAINSWORTH - The Associate Press
Woods for the bears
February 7, 2006 - JULIAN RUSH - Channel 4 News, UK
Canada to protect wildlife, logging in huge B.C. park
February 7, 2006 - P-I NEWS SERVICES - Seattle Post Intelligencer
Plan to protect eco-forest on B.C. coast unveiled
February 7, 2006 - CANADIAN PRESS - CTV News
Land-use plan unveiled for B.C. coastal region dubbed Great Bear Rainforest
February 7, 2006 - CAMILLE BAINS - The Hamilton Spectator
Canada to Shield 5 Million Forest Acres
February 7, 2006 - CLIFFORD KRAUSS - New York Times
B.C. to unveil huge new park
February 7, 2006 - The Bellingham Herald, online
After an endless hibernation, Great Bear deal is stirring
February 6, 2006 - MARK HUME - The Globe and Mail
Huge Canadian Park is Born of Compromise
February 6, 2006 - DOUG STRUCK - Washington Post Foreign Service
Could there finally be peace in the Great Bear Rainforest?
February 6, 2006 - ROBERT McCLURE - Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Finally, a deal on rainforest protection
February 4, 2006 - LES LEYNE - Victoria Times Colonist
Canadian loggers and foes end a long battle
February 4, 2006 - CLIFFORD KRAUSS - International Herald Tribune
Canada to protect wildlife, logging in huge B.C. park
February 4, 2006 - P-I NEWS SERVICES - Seattle Post Intelligencer
Deal reached in the Great Bear Rainforest
February 4, 2006 - GORDON HAMILTON - Vancouver Sun
Group pays to end killing on Central Coast
December 13, 2005 - NICHOLAS READ - Vancouver Sun
The War for the woods
November 17, 2005 - BRYNNA HALLAM - The Martlet
Best chance for coastal rainforest
October 27, 2005 - ART STERRITT & GUUJAAW - Special to the Vancouver Sun
The millions of hectares around B.C.‘s Great Bear Lodge are rich with the big critters
October 8, 2005 - JUDI LEES - The Standard (St. Catherine's, Niagara)
Premier Campbell fails to meet commitment
September 30, 2005 - Premier Campbell has failed to keep his promise to finalize vital land use agreements for the Great Bear Rainforest by the âend of summerâ according to Greenpeace, Sierra Club of Canada, BC Chapter, ForestEthics and Rainforest Action Network.
Enviros test premier’s fax
September 29, 2005 - ANDREW MACLEOD - Monday Magazine
Rainforest campaign showered with support
September 22, 2005 - JEFF HODSON - Metro Vancouver
B.C. First Nation files historic land-use plan
September 20, 2005 - CANWEST NEWS SERVICE - The Edmonton Journal
Heiltsuk unveil plan for Great Bear
September 20, 2005 - MARK HUME - Globe and Mail
Court action in tribal council’s arsenal
September 20, 2005 - LARRY PYNN - The Vancouver Sun
Native band bids for control of coast forest
September 19, 2005 - GORDON HAMILTON - Vancouver Sun
B.C. band seeks control of resources
September 19, 2005 - CANADIAN PRESS - Globe and Mail
Landmark Great Bear Agreement Is Down to the Wire
September 11, 2005 - HEATHER RAMSAY - The Tyee: Special Report
German visitors here to check on ‘eco-based’ logging process
September 9, 2005 - GORDON HAMILTON - Vancouver Sun
Global Forest and Paper Summit: Bottom Line vs Conservation
June 3, 2005 - ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS SERVICE
Hundreds Protest Canadaâs Forest Destruction At Global Forest Summit
June 1, 2005 - Hundreds of concerned citizens and activists from across Canada and the United States rallied outside the worldâs largest forest industry gathering to demand more forest protection and a shift to ecosystem-based logging practices for all of Canadaâs endangered forests and endangered species habitat.
Ecogroups see conflicts over land use
April 29, 2005 - GORDON HAMILTON - Vancouver Sun
Government Inaction Threatens Great Bear Rainforest Agreement
April 28, 2005 - ForestEthics, Greenpeace, Rainforest Action Network and Sierra Club of Canadaâs BC Chapter released their annual report card on the Great Bear Rainforest. The groups awarded dismal grades to the B.C. government and logging companies for not finalizing and implementing the consensus solutions package for the region, forged by First Nations and multiple stakeholders.
Environmental Groups Give Government and Industry Failing Grade
April 28, 2005 - CKNW News
Enviros and Industry ring alarm over Great Bear Project
April 28, 2005 - CHARLES CAMPBELL - The Tyee
D grade for BC on forest protection
April 28, 2005 - CANADIAN PRESS - The Province
Final push needed on coastal logging deal
March 18, 2005 - CATHERINE STEWART, LISA MATTHAUS, MERRAN SMITH - Vancouver Sun: Issues & Ideas
‘Joint Solutions Project’ Receives Forest Leadership Award
March 1, 2005 - The Joint Solutions Project, a British Columbia-based cooperative initiative formed by nine environmental groups and forestry companies to collaborate on finding new solutions to longstanding environmental disagreements in the Great Bear Rainforest, received the 2005 ForestLeadership Partnership Award for commendable teamwork between different organizations to further sustainable forestry.
Protection good for economy, according to report
February 21, 2005 - HEIDI BEVINGTON - Queen Charlotte Islands Observer:
Cut logging, gain jobs: report
February 14, 2005 - SCOTT SIMPSON - Vancouver Sun
‘Great Bear’ Economy Goes after $200 Million
November 26, 2004 - HEATHER RAMSAY - The Tyee
A Canopy of Hope
April 30, 2004 - The BC Environmental Report
Half of B.C. needed to save grizzlies, report says:
February 12, 2004 - NICHOLAS READ - The Vancouver Sun
Radical land-use plan proposed on central coast
January 16, 2004 - The Vancouver Sun
Diverse Interests Reach Consensus on Land-use Recommendations for B.C.‘s Central Coast
January 13, 2004 - The Central Coast Land and Resource Management Planning (CCLRMP) table, consisting of representatives from communities, labour, environmental groups, tourism, forest companies and recreation interests, has reached an unprecedented consensus on land-use recommendations for B.C.'s Central Coast.
Science can help Judge Conservation
December 1, 2003 - CHUCK RUMSEY - Vancouver Sun: editorial
Preserve half of rainforest, scientists urge
November 20, 2003 - The Vancouver Sun
Journey to the Heart of the Great Bear Rainforest
July 15, 2003 - Cascadia Times
BC government renews short-term protection in the Great Bear Rainforest
June 30, 2003 - On June 25, the British Columbia government extended interim protection of the rainforest valleys identified in the Great Bear Rainforest Agreement. The executive Orders in Council will continue to safeguard these valleys from logging through June 30, 2004.
BC Puts Off Logging in ‘Spirit Bear’ Forest for a Year
June 26, 2003 - CBC
Four different ways to use our land: Government looks to balance environment and employment
June 26, 2003 - Victoria Times Colonist
Government extends logging ban on central coast to allow for land-use plan
June 26, 2003 - Victoria Times Colonist
Kermode-bear champion fears resumption of central-coast logging: Forest firms say nothing is planned
June 25, 2003 - The Vancouver Sun
B.C. may see return to war in the woods
June 17, 2003 - Canadian Press
Business shifts attitudes on forest products
May 5, 2003 - MICHELLE BENJAMIN - Victoria Times Colonist: Opinion
New War of the Woods shaping up in B.C. forests
April 9, 2003 - The Vancouver Sun
Logging moratorium to end soon in contentious rainforest
April 8, 2003 - The Vancouver Sun
Great Bear Rainforest Two Years Later: BC Government Still Not Making the Grade
April 7, 2003 - ForestEthics, Greenpeace, Rainforest Action Network and the Sierra Club of Canada, BC Chapter released their second annual Great Bear Rainforest Report Card, giving the BC government dismal grades on most aspects of its commitment to uphold the precedent-setting April 2001 agreement.
Greens accuse certification schemes of rubber-stamping bad practices
April 7, 2003 - UK Timber Trade Journal
First Nations, environmental activists unite against Victoria
April 4, 2003 - GORDON HAMILTON - The Vancouver Sun
Environmentalists re-enter fight over B.C. forests: Ecogroups turn attention to rest of the Province
April 3, 2003 - GORDON HAMILTON - The Vancouver Sun
Environmentalists Release Report Warning of Bogus Forest Certification Schemes
March 26, 2003 - Environmental groups released a report documenting the environmentally destructive forest practices endorsed by industry-backed certification schemes - Canadian Standards Association (CSA) and the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI).
International Body Asked To End Overcutting of Canadian Cedar
March 23, 2003 - The Heiltsuk First Nation and Greenpeace, representing several First Nations and environmental groups, today petitioned the implementation body of the Convention for Biological Diversity to help end the over-harvesting of Western Red Cedar in British Columbia, Canada.
Corporate buyers look to eco-certified forest companies
March 15, 2003 - GORDON HAMILTON - The Vancouver Sun
Natives seek probe of cedar overcutting
March 14, 2003 - GORDON HAMILTON - The Vancouver Sun
Green’ forest products gain: poll: Greenpeace claims victory
March 11, 2003 - National Post/'
B.C. environmentalists buoyed by ‘green’ report
March 11, 2003 - CTV
Green products more popular: lobbyists
March 11, 2003 - The Vancouver Sun
Global buyers of wood products “going green”, IBM report shows
March 1, 2003 - Environmental groups applauded the release of a new report demonstrating that major customers of BC forest products are shifting their purchasing toward greener, more environmentally friendly products.
Environmentalists say forest cut ‘alarming’
January 15, 2003 - Vancouver Sun
Old-Growth âWar of Wordsâ in New York Times
December 19, 2002 - Environmental groups ran an ad in the New York Times to correct a statement made there last week by B.C. Premier Gordon Campbell regarding spotted owl management and the state of B.C.âs old growth forests
Fishing with wolves
October 14, 2002 - The Vancouver Sun
Buying Power
October 2, 2002 - LINDA COADY - Truckloggers Magazine
In Crisis Lies Opportunity
October 2, 2002 - MERRAN SMITH - Truckloggers Magazine
Under the Great Bears spell
October 2, 2002 - The Globe and Mail
That’s the spirit: Simon Birch visits the rainforest of British Columbia to admire the spirit bear
August 24, 2002 - The Guardian (UK)
Fish and the Forest: New research shows salmon are feeding B.C.‘s coastal ecosystems
August 8, 2002 - The Georgia Straight
Tours & Cruises Focusing on Grizzlies in British Columbia Forest
August 4, 2002 - Los Angeles Times
Co-op Sells First Eco-lumber
August 1, 2002 - The Georgia Straight
Cabinet orders protection of ‘Great Bear Rainforest’
May 23, 2002 - Vancouver Sun
BC government orders short-term protection in the Great Bear Rainforest
May 22, 2002 - The BC cabinet formalized interim protection of the 20 intact rainforest valleys identified in the Great Bear Rainforest Agreement. In this first step toward more permanent protection, the government established executive Orders In Council that safeguard these valleys from logging and development through June 30, 2003.
Travel Paradise Preserved: Schooner shows off natural treasure of Great Bear Rain Forest in BC
May 12, 2002 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Forest forum unites age-old rivals
May 6, 2002 - CNN
Delay stirs trouble in Great Bear Rainforest
April 4, 2002 - The Vancouver Sun
Truce Over Canadian Rainforest Seen Fraying
April 4, 2002 -
Great Bear Rainforest deal at risk if Liberals don’t follow through
April 4, 2002 - CATHERINE STEWART - The Vancouver Sun: Opinion
Great Bear deal in tatters: Environmentalists
April 4, 2002 - The Province
Cracks appear in year-long forest-war truce in British Columbia
April 4, 2002 - Canadian Press
New debate over Great Bear Rainforest
April 4, 2002 - CBC News
Trust Established
April 3, 2002 - The Vancouver Province: Business in Brief
Workers displaced by coastal land preservation to be compensated
April 3, 2002 - CKNW/AM980
One year after Great Bear Agreement, the fate of BC’s ancient rainforests is still uncertain
April 1, 2002 - One year after the precedent-setting Great Bear Rainforest Agreement was announced to protect 603,000 hectares of British Columbia's ancient forests, Gordon Campbell's Liberal government is not living up to many of its commitments. Today a coalition of environmental groups said the government's lack of progress in implementing critical components of the accord could threaten this hard-won truce between environmentalists and logging companies.
B.C. not implementing accord, groups say
April 1, 2002 - The Globe and Mail
Environmental Groups Sign Strategic Protocol with Haida Nation
March 6, 2002 - March 6 marks an historic moment with the launch of the Haida title case and with the signing of a protocol with four key environmental groups - ForestEthics, Greenpeace, Sierra Club of BC, and Rainforest Action Network - to work in a strategic alliance to respect the earth, waters and culture of Haida Gwaii.
Do Bears Fish in the Woods?
November 22, 2001 - ROBERT SEMENIUK - The Ecologist
Liberals sign on to NDP forest plan
November 16, 2001 - The Vancouver Sun
Environmental Groups Express Cautious Optimism about Government Plans for BC’s Coast
November 15, 2001 - ForestEthics, Greenpeace, Rainforest Action Network (RAN) and the Sierra Club of British Columbia are cautiously optimistic about Sustainable Resource Management Minister Stan Hagen's announcement endorsing the Central Coast Land Use Planning Table Phase 1 decision, and completing land-use planning for the central and north coasts.
Huge Victory for Canada’s Rainforests: Environmentalists Vow to Suspend Markets Campaign
April 1, 2001 - Conservationists won a major victory today as government endorsed an historic agreement between environmentalists, First Nations, logging companies and communities on British Columbia's Central and North coast rainforests, known as the Great Bear Rainforest.
Peace-in-the-woods deal imminent
March 17, 2001 - Vancouver Sun
Interfor halts pristine valley work
March 15, 2001 - Vancouver Sun
Forestry legislation on course despite mounting opposition
March 6, 2001 - Victoria Times Colonist
Working forest idea concerns tourism lobby
March 5, 2001 - CANADIAN PRESS - Prince George Citizen