The Collectif Mashk Assi, along with the protectors of the Innu ancestral land, are determined to demand an immediate cessation of logging activities in the northern region of the Laurentides wildlife reserve and the watershed of Lake Kénogami in Saguenay. During the weekend, activists took advantage of the logging sites being inactive to attach eviction notices onto the harvesters. Their demand is for a temporary halt to all logging...
Activists have criticized the government's old-growth forest protection plan, citing photographs of a historical tree felled in western Canada. They argue that logging companies are endangering fragile ecosystems by hastily harvesting timber. In an attempt to document potential old-growth forests, TJ Watt, a photographer, and Ian Thomas from the environmental advocacy group Ancient Forest Alliance journeyed to a stand of western red cedars...
Ontario Commits to Extending Logging Moratorium around Grassy Narrows First Nation for Additional Decade until 2034 "We wholeheartedly applaud this decision. Our fight for over 20 years has finally paid off, and we are immensely satisfied," said Joseph Fobister, an activist advocating for the protection of ancestral lands in the Whiskey Jack forest, in response to the announcement. Joseph Fobister, hailing from the Grassy Narrows First Nation,...
The growing maple syrup industry in New Brunswick is calling on the province to impose a moratorium on logging in areas with a high concentration of sugar maple trees. The request comes as the New Brunswick Maple Syrup Association awaits a response from the province about an expansion plan. It is claiming 12,000 hectares of more Crown land for syrup production, which is almost double the current allocation. Louise Poitras, the organization's...
The answer may not be as simple as you think. The debate about choosing a real or artificial Christmas tree has been raging for years. Fresh trees smell great but can also be contaminated with various pesticides and metals; artificial trees are less of a hassle, but require year-round storage. But there is another, more important point: which type of spruce is a more climate-resilient option? To understand the essence of the issue, we have...
Finnish environmental organizations have filed a lawsuit against the government for the first time in the country's history for allegedly failing to fulfill its own obligations to combat climate change. In the summer, Finland passed a climate change law that calls for the country to achieve so-called carbon neutrality by 2035. The suing organizations - among which the Finnish Association for the Conservation of Nature (FANC) and Greenpeace -...
Two types of stands will benefit from this cutting: a cedar forest and a pine forest. The operation will last a few months. Logging will begin at the end of November in the Bès State Forest managed by the Office National des Forêts, at a place called "Le Saumon" along the access road to the Andran branch in the town of Digne- The baths. Two types of stands will benefit from this cutting: a cedar forest and a pine forest. The operation will...
According to the Federal Environment Ministry, heating with wood is not climate-neutral. Forest farmers are angry about this statement, environmentalists in turn about the promotion of wood heating. Many people are currently looking for alternatives to gas and oil heating. For the Federal Environment Ministry, wood heating systems are not one of them. "Contrary to popular belief, heating with wood is not climate-neutral," the ministry writes on...
Eco Log is now a complete forestry machine manufacturer, following the introduction of its own line of harvester heads. The four-model lineup is based on SP Maskiner, a technique that has now been adjusted and optimized to make a perfect match for Eco Log harvesters. All models are designed according to the low-friction concept, where the combination of five different innovations result in harvester heads with impressive productivity, high...
More than 100 leaders pledge to stop and reverse deforestation and land degradation by 2030, The Guardian reports Preserving the world's forests will be one of the cornerstone achievements of the Cop26 climate summit, with some of the biggest forest nations and consumers of forest products signing an "unprecedented" deal to save forests, according to UK Environment Secretary Zac Goldsmith. On Tuesday, more than 100 world leaders will pledge to...
