Actually protect 'other conserved areas'
We crunched the data and took a close look at Old Growth Management Areas - a type of ‘other conserved area’ (aka OECM) in BC that is intended to protect rare and important biodiverse old growth forests. These areas are counted as protected by the BC government, but we found active and harvested cutblocks inside Old Growth Management Areas, and very little old growth forest!
We need BC to take action to protect at risk old growth and to make sure Old Growth Management Areas are actually fostering biodiversity, protecting old growth, and meeting conservation standards.
Email your MLA and tell them you want to see areas they claim as protected, actually protected!