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Meet the Cheakamus, the only community forest to develop carbon offsets in B.C.

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"It may be lesser known than the poster-child Great Bear Rainforest, but the humble Cheakamus forest near Whistler is charting new territory when it comes to sustainable timber harvest that outlaws clearcuts, respects Indigenous governance and combats the climate emergency."

Part of File - The Narwhal 2021 Publications

Creators and Contributors Steph Wood (Kwetásel'wet) (Creator)

SubjectLeigh Joseph (Styawat)

IdentifierARC.News.TN.20210814

DateAugust 14 2021

General Material DesignationElectronic record

Record TypeNewspaper Articles

ThemesAnimals and Nature

LanguageEnglish

URLhttps://thenarwhal.ca/bc-forests-carbon-offsets-cheakamus/

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