British Columbia, Natural Resources Management, Nature and Wildlife Conservation

BC government is challenged in court over Coastal Douglas-fir

Ecojustice lawyers are representing the Wilderness Committee and ForestEthics Solutions in a legal challenge against the BC government, arguing the province is bound by law to protect an endangered old-growth Coastal Douglas-fir ecosystem. Continue reading BC government is challenged in court over Coastal Douglas-fir

British Columbia, Natural Resources Management, Nature and Wildlife Conservation

Conservation groups use the law to protect coastal Douglas fir forests in BC

Environmental groups — Wilderness Committee, ForestEthics Solutions and Ecojustice — are seeking a court order stating that the province has violated its own laws to protect these forests from extinction. The case is expected to be heard this year. Continue reading Conservation groups use the law to protect coastal Douglas fir forests in BC