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When logging began in British Columbia, Canada, in the late 19th century, the overriding concern was to harvest timber in the most economical fashion. Reforestation, aesthetics and protection of fish and wildlife habitat were not issues of great concern.[1]
In a presentation to the Natural Resources Committee of the Canadian House of Commons in April 1994, Patrick Moore, an early member of Greenpeace, said destructive forest practices – not the concept of clearcutting – led to a high level of public concern over clearcutting and other forest management issues.[2]
The use of clearcutting with reserves and variable retention has increased in British Columbia since the late 1990s, and the average size of clearcuts has decreased, improving the balance of environmental and economic objectives.[3]
- ^ BC Forest Practices Branch 2006 Alternatives to Conventional Clearcutting
- ^ Greenspirit Clearcutting – Right or Wrong? . . . Both!
- ^ "The State of British Columbia's Forests P. 150" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-04-14. Retrieved 2011-03-28.