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Nova Scotia's official Natural Resources Strategy, The Path We Share, says the province will reduce clearcutting on Crown lands to no more than 50% of the total by 2016. Instead, over 90% is being clearcut. While it may be the best practice in some circumstances, the huge preponderance of clearcutting is a result of market pressures, not wise forest management. The deleterious effects are well documented and long lasting. Just take a read of some of the documents posted here.
HFC has produced maps that reveal dramatic changes in Nova Scotia Forests; largely the disappearance of Acadian Forest and older stands due to clearcutting. |
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BAN CLEARCUTTING:
An HFC Summary
HFC Calls for Radical Changes in Forest Policy
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Forests Under Siege: What Will Happen to Nature? by Bob Bancroft
Broadleaved tree replacement w/ conifers increases Climate Change
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