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NB Researchers Outline New Approaches to Forest Management to Protect Biological Diversity

Bill Will Open Door Crown Timber Exports

Government Failing to Protect Acadian Forest: CCNB Report, April 14, 2005
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A Look at the Select Committee’s
Recommendations for Crown Lands (pdf)
By David Coon, CCNB Policy Director, April 2005
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Save the Acadian Forest Postcards
The Conservation Council of New Brunswick is pleased to announce the release of the new "Save the Acadian Forest Postcards" as the next phase in our Acadian Forest Campaign. These cards provide a fun and easy method for raising the awareness on the beautiful but endangered Acadian forest. People can share these cards with politicians, friends and family and help send the message to save New Brunswick's Acadian forest. Read more…

Jaakko Poyry Report and the
Select Committee on Wood Supply
In 2004, the New Brunswick Forest Products Association and the Department of Natural Resources commissioned a consultant company – Jaakko Poyry, to see if more wood could be harvested per year on Crown lands, while still maintaining the current wildlife and non-timber objectives. The results of this report suggested that more wood could be harvested if the levels of planting and pre commercial thinning were greatly increased on Crown lands. This conclusion and the report met with much opposition from scientists, environmental groups and many concerned citizens all over the Province. Harvesting more wood on Crown lands would result in dramatic reductions of biodiversity of tree species and likely the animal species that rely on the Acadian forest. Read more...