After failing to assess elevated risks of drought, wildfire, and flooding resulting from its standard logging practices, British Columbia urgently needs to address impacts of forest clearcutting that were left out of its 2019 Strategic Climate Risk Assessment, according to a report released Monday by Sierra Club BC.“Forest conservation, forestry reforms, and Indigenous expertise and knowledge are urgently needed to mitigate climate disaster risks,” the organization says in a release. The report, commissioned from University of Toronto sustainable forests specialist Peter Wood, implicates contemporary logging practices—especially clearcutting—in the majority of the 15 climate risks identified in the 2019 assessment, including several with potential for “catastrophic” impacts.
Source: B.C. Logging Practices Drive Up Climate Risk, Sierra Club Warns – The Energy Mix
