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‘We can feel our ancestors’: one First Nation’s fight to save Canada’s old forests

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Just 20% of British Columbia’s old-growth forests remain.

In 2020 , after decades of activist pressure, the province identified about a quarter of the remaining old growth as at high risk for logging.

But today , logging has been deferred in less than half of the high-risk area.

In summer 2023 , more than 150,000 sq km burned across Canada , an all-time record.

Caas Tl’aat Kwah is the jurisdiction of British Columbia Timber Supply , a commercial arm of its Ministry of Forests .

The Wet’suwet’en Nation is comprised of five clans, each made up of several houses.

The province's old-growth plan is supposed to protect the area but maps show BCTS had already mapped some of the area for potential cuts.

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