Rainforest Solutions Project

Promoting conservation and economic alternatives in British Columbia's Great Bear Rainforest

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Media Coverage

Jens Wieting: Great Bear agreements show the way

March 24, 2016   -   JENS WIETING - Times Colonist


Canada Just Protected A Rainforest Twice The Size Of Belgium

February 3, 2016   -   NICK VISSER - Huffington Post


‘War of the Woods’ Over a Massive Canadian Rainforest Ends With a Peace Agreement

February 2, 2016   -   JAKE BLEIBERG - Vice.com


Landmark deal to protect Canada Great Bear Rainforest

February 2, 2016   -   UNSIGNED - BBC


Deal reached to protect Canada’s Great Bear Rainforest

February 2, 2016   -   UNSIGNED - Al Jazeera America


Solutions Are Possible’: Great Bear Rainforest Land-Use Deal Reached

February 1, 2016   -   ANDREW MACLEOD - The Tyee


Key players in Great Bear Rainforest deal find common ground

February 1, 2016   -   JUSTINE HUNTER - Globe and Mail


Final agreement reached to protect B.C.’s Great Bear Rainforest

February 1, 2016   -   JUSTINE HUNTER - Globe and Mail


Landmark deal protects huge swath of central B.C. coast from logging

January 31, 2016   -   LARRY PYNN - Vancouver Sun


Special Report: The Great Bear Rainforest

January 27, 2016   -   LINDA SOLOMON WOOD - National Observer


End in sight for decades-long battle to protect B.C.‘s Great Bear Rainforest

June 17, 2015   -   JUSTINE HUNTER - Globe and Mail


Saving the Great Bear Rainforest with good marketing

June 17, 2015   -   JUSTINE HUNTER - The Globe and Mail


BC gov’t invites letters on Great Bear Rainforest land use

June 10, 2015   -   Vancouver Observer


Proposed deal to preserve large swaths of B.C.‘s Great Bear Rainforest

June 10, 2015   -   JUSTINE HUNTER - Globe and Mail


Logging company takes heat for cutting old growth trees in the Great Bear Rainforest

May 29, 2015   -   JENNY UECHI - Vancouver Observer


Groups call on TimberWest to reduce logging in Great Bear Rainforest

May 21, 2015   -   JUSTIN MCELROY - Global News


Environmentalists call on TimberWest to suspend logging in Great Bear Rainforest

May 21, 2015   -   LARRY PYNN - Vancouver Sun


Groups say TimberWest went on logging-spree ahead of new rules

May 21, 2015   -   SUNNY DHILLON - Globe and Mail


Jens Wieting: Finishing the Great Bear Rainforest Agreements akin to climbing Mount Everest

March 31, 2015   -   JENS WIETING - Special to the Georgia Straight


War-in-the-woods peace talks hit snags

March 29, 2015   -   JUSTINE HUNTER - Globe and Mail


The Great Bear: worth more alive than dead

January 1, 2015   -   BRIONY PENN - Focus Magazine


Nineteen year battle over Great Bear Rainforest on brink of peace as momentous deadline approaches

October 22, 2014   -   CLAIRE HUME - Vancouver Observer


Great Bear Rainforest carbon credits offer economic lifeline to First Nations

January 31, 2014   -   CHARLIE SMITH - The Georgia Straight


Conservation groups, timber companies reach deal to protect more of Great Bear Rainforest

January 29, 2014   -   GORDON HOEKSTRA - Vancouver Sun


Stakeholders reach deal on Great Bear Rainforest

January 29, 2014   -   MARK HUME - The Globe and Mail


Environmentalists look to insert Great Bear Rainforest into B.C. election agenda

February 7, 2013   -   JONATHAN FOWLIE - Vancouver Sun


Great Bear carbon offsets need scrutiny

February 4, 2013   -   BOB SIMPSON - Vancouver Sun


Great Bear Rainforest needs both protection and a new economy

January 22, 2013   -   VALERIE LANGER - Special to The Vancouver Sun


Opinion: Great Bear Forest Carbon Project offers prosperous future for Coastal First Nations

January 21, 2013   -   ART STERRIT - Special to the Sun


Great Bear Rainforest’s green gold

January 19, 2013   -   GORDON HOEKSTRA - Vancouver Sun


Environmentalists, forest industry struggle to complete Great Bear Rainforest conservation plan

January 18, 2013   -   GORDON HAMILTON - Vancouver Sun


Protection sought for full rainforest

July 20, 2012   -   JUDITH LAVOIE - Times Colonist


Island artist’s work reflects on rainforest

July 11, 2012   -   AMY SMART - Times Colonist


Can a Single B.C. Forest Change the World?

June 22, 2012   -   JENS WIETING - Huffington Post


Scientists Urge BC to Speed up Protection of Iconic Rainforest

June 21, 2012   -   JUSTINA REICHEL - Epoch Times


Great Bear Rainforest agreement under Rio summit microscope: scientists

June 14, 2012   -   HANAH REDMAN - The Tyee


Open letter to Premier Christy Clark: Fulfill provincial commitments to protect the Great Bear

February 8, 2012   -   CARRIE SAXIFRAGE - Vancouver Observer


Green groups: government moving too slowly on protecting Canada’s Great Bear rainforest

February 8, 2012   -   JEREMNY HANCE - mongabay.com


Eco groups urge government to complete protection promise for Great Bear Rainforest

February 7, 2012   -   GORDON HAMILTON - Vancouver Sun


Enviros want BC premier to protect more of Great Bear sooner

February 7, 2012   -   ANDREW MACLEOD - The Tyee


Pipeline Through Paradise

August 1, 2011   -   BRUCE BARCOTT - National Geographic


Jens Wieting: TimberWest out of step in Great Bear Rainforest

July 5, 2011   -   JENS WIETING - The Georgia Straight, Commentary


It’s time for Christy Clark to do her part for the Great Bear Rainforest

June 30, 2011   -   JUSTINE HUNTER - The Globe and Mail


Logging laggard threatens Great Bear Rainforest conservation

June 29, 2011   -   TYLER HARBOTTLE - The Tyee


Fulfill promise of Great Bear Rainforest pact, Clark urged

June 28, 2011   -   JUSTINE HUNTER - The Globe and Mail


Logging threatening Great Bear Rainforest

June 28, 2011   -   JUSTINE HUNTER - Globe and Mail Update


Environmental groups urge Clark to protect B.C. rainforest

April 1, 2011   -   MATTHEW ROBINSON - The Globe and Mail


Section of Great Bear Rainforest made off-limits to foresters

February 18, 2011   -   Business in Vancouver


Great Bear Rainforest tours set

January 29, 2011   -   Times Colonist


Logging plan’s delay puts species at risk: study

March 5, 2010   -   MARK HUME - The Globe and Mail


In B.C. where the grizzly bears (still) roam

September 18, 2009   -   CINDA CHAVICH - Special to the Globe and Mail


Great Bear Rainforest Plan

April 13, 2009   -   GreenMuze


Former foes celebrate rainforest plan

April 10, 2009   -   Williams Lake Tribune


BC’s first Indigenous Nations awaken

April 9, 2009   -   TOM FLETCHER - Alberni Valley News


‘The war is over’: Great Bear Rainforest plan reached

March 31, 2009   -   GORDON HAMILTON - Vancouver Sun


B.C. government meets commitment to protect so-called Great Bear Rainforest

March 31, 2009   -   The Canadian Press


Plan aims to protect Canadian coastal rainforest

March 31, 2009   -   ALLAN DOWD - Reuters


BC’s ‘Great Bear Rainforest’ gets protection

March 31, 2009   -   JOEL CONNELLY - Seattle Post Intelligencer


Campbell shines up his enviro credentials

March 31, 2009   -   MICHAEL SMYTH - The Province


Great Bear Rainforest protected from heavy logging

March 31, 2009   -   KIM MURPHY - LA Times


Province will meet Great Bear deadline

March 30, 2009   -   COLLEEN KIMMETT - The Tyee


Great Bear Rainforest to be saved as ‘global treasure’

March 30, 2009   -   GORDON HAMILTON - Vancouver Sun


Province to reveal managing plan for Great Bear Rainforest

March 30, 2009   -   MARK HUME - The Globe and Mail


Great Bear a critical carbon sink, study finds

March 3, 2009   -   MARK HUME - The Globe and Mail


On the hunt for the elusive spirit bears

November 29, 2008   -   The Calgary Herald


Rona vows to buy only eco-certified lumber

November 22, 2008   -   The Vancouver Sun


Forest companies and environmentalists reach agreement

February 22, 2008   -   GORDON HAMILTON - Vancouver Sun


Land-use agreement shows the way

May 11, 2007   -   The Vancouver Sun


B.C. stakeholders harvest kudos for rainforest deal

May 7, 2007   -   The Vancouver Sun


New conservancies, new parks in B.C.

April 17, 2007   -   CBC News


Rainforest clear-cuts persist, groups complain

March 30, 2007   -   MARK HUME - Globe and Mail Update


Ottawa vows $30-million to protect Great Bear

March 15, 2007   -   ROD MICKLEBURGH - The Globe and Mail


Canada acts to protect rainforest

January 22, 2007   -   BBC UK


Canada pledges $30 million for Great Bear Rainforest

January 22, 2007   -   mongabay.com


$30M forest pledge ‘clear signal’ of green Tories: Baird

January 22, 2007   -   CBC News


Ottawa to give $30-million to ‘Canada’s Amazon’ - B.C.‘s Great Bear Rainforest

January 22, 2007   -   ELIANNA LEV - Canadian Press


Spirit Bear guide bears witness to Canada’s Great Bear Rainforest white-bear secret

September 5, 2006   -   ESPN


I spy a grizzly: Ecotourists in British Columbia track bears, very carefully

June 29, 2006   -   LAUREN KRAMER - Special to the Boston Herald


Take a trip with BC First Nations

May 24, 2006   -   Penticton News


Great Bear conservancy allows roads and hydro

April 25, 2006   -   LARRY PYNN - Vancouver Sun


First Nations welcome rainforest opportunities

April 24, 2006   -   CBC


Friendlier Footprints

April 10, 2006   -   JENNY HOLTZ - Newsweek International


Canada’s Huge New Preserve Protects Rare “Spirit Bears”

March 6, 2006   -   ANNA PETHERICK - National Geographic News


A Bear of a Deal

March 6, 2006   -   YUILL HERBERT - The Dominion


Protection of Canada’s Great Bear Rain Forest Can Be a Model for Future Conservation Efforts

February 22, 2006   -   MELINDA TUHUS - Between the Lines Q&A (New Zealand)


Two Lost Worlds Give us Hope

February 17, 2006   -   DAVID SUZUKI - Science Matters


Great Bear Agreement won’t shift pressure

February 16, 2006   -   THOM BARKER - The Interior News


They’re not out of the woods yet, but Great Bear is quite an achievement

February 13, 2006   -   Vancouver Sun


B.C. rainforest pact heralds new era

February 13, 2006   -   Toronto Star


Canada unveils 16m acre park

February 12, 2006   -   ASSOCIATED PRESS - The Jamaica Observer, Internet Ed.


First Nations’ new reality arrives

February 10, 2006   -   Paul Willcocks - The Daily Courier (Kelowna)


Deal makes peace in the rainforest

February 10, 2006   -   TOM FLETCHER - Blackwood Press


Great Bear plan praised

February 10, 2006   -   DAN MACLENNAN - Courier-Islander


Great Bear changes the rules

February 10, 2006   -   RICHARD BOYCE - Parksville Qualicum News


Great Bear deal marks new world

February 10, 2006   -   The StarPhoenix


Parkland for bears, wolves, salmon

February 10, 2006   -   Zee News (India)


Great Bear Compromise sets stage for Wilderness Future

February 10, 2006   -   HILLARY ROSNER - The Wilderness Blog: www.newwest.net


Canada’s Coastline Tagged for Preserve

February 9, 2006   -   JEREMY HAINSWORTH, AP - The Moscow Times


Canada unveils rainforest project

February 9, 2006   -   AP , VANCOUVER - Taipei Times


Conservation boost for Great Bear Rainforest

February 9, 2006   -   Green Consumer Guide (UK)


Victory for Canadian forest campaign

February 9, 2006   -   RAINFOREST ACTION - www.peopleandplanet.net


Canada creates massive ‘working’ park

February 8, 2006   -   UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL - WebIndia


Bears finally saved from chainsaws

February 8, 2006   -   IAN BAILEY - The Province


Huge Canadian park to dwarf Yellowstone

February 8, 2006   -   JEREMY HAINSWORTH, AP - The Chicago Sun-Times


New, 16-million acre park to protect Canada wildlife

February 8, 2006   -   STAR NEWS SERVICES - Indianapolis Star


Vast area of new parks ends coastal controversy

February 8, 2006   -   GORDON HAMILTON - Vancouver Sun


Canadian forest granted protection against logging

February 8, 2006   -   AFP - Australian Broadcasting Corporation, online


Loggers and green lobby strike deal to save vast rainforest

February 8, 2006   -   TIM REID - The Times (UK)


Winning woods war may be easier than enjoying the peace

February 8, 2006   -   EDITORIAL - The Province


Conflict to Consensus: British Columbia Protects Great Bear Rainforest

February 8, 2006   -   Environmental News Service


Canada signs deal with loggers to save ancient rainforest

February 8, 2006   -   RUPERT CORNWELL - The Independent


Canada unveils huge wildlife park

February 8, 2006   -   AP - Irish Examiner


Deal protects Canada Rainforest

February 8, 2006   -   BBC News


Huge park created, ending rainforest feud

February 7, 2006   -   MSNBC News Services


Land-use plan unveiled for B.C. coastal region

February 7, 2006   -   CANADIAN PRESS


A victory in the fight to preserve B.C.‘s rainforest

February 7, 2006   -   MARK HUME - Globe and Mail


Deal reached to protect coast rainforest

February 7, 2006   -   Reuters


Singin in the Rainforest

February 7, 2006   -   Grist.org


B.C.‘s giant park could become a world blueprint

February 7, 2006   -   DOUG STRUCK - The Washington Post


Land-use plan unveiled for B.C. coastal region dubbed Great Bear Rainforest

February 7, 2006   -   CAMILLE BAINS - Canadian Press on Canada.com


Canada to protect animals unveiling massive park

February 7, 2006   -   Pravda.ru


The creation of a unique 4.4 million acre environmental “working” park was announced Tuesday

February 7, 2006   -   UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL - Physorg.com


Provincial government will preserve 1.8 million hectares of B.C. coast

February 7, 2006   -   CKNW(AM980) - CKNW.com


CBC- B.C. protects large coastal area

February 7, 2006   -   CBC News- BC


Canada Unveils Park to Protect Grizzlies

February 7, 2006   -   JEREMY HAINSWORTH - Forbes.com


B.C. land dubbed Great Bear Rainforest

February 7, 2006   -   CANADIAN PRESS - The Edmonton Journal


Canada Unveils Park to Protect Grizzlies

February 7, 2006   -   JEREMY HAINSWORTH - The Associate Press


Woods for the bears

February 7, 2006   -   JULIAN RUSH - Channel 4 News, UK


Canada to protect wildlife, logging in huge B.C. park

February 7, 2006   -   P-I NEWS SERVICES - Seattle Post Intelligencer


Plan to protect eco-forest on B.C. coast unveiled

February 7, 2006   -   CANADIAN PRESS - CTV News


Land-use plan unveiled for B.C. coastal region dubbed Great Bear Rainforest

February 7, 2006   -   CAMILLE BAINS - The Hamilton Spectator


Canada to Shield 5 Million Forest Acres

February 7, 2006   -   CLIFFORD KRAUSS - New York Times


B.C. to unveil huge new park

February 7, 2006   -   The Bellingham Herald, online


After an endless hibernation, Great Bear deal is stirring

February 6, 2006   -   MARK HUME - The Globe and Mail


Huge Canadian Park is Born of Compromise

February 6, 2006   -   DOUG STRUCK - Washington Post Foreign Service


Could there finally be peace in the Great Bear Rainforest?

February 6, 2006   -   ROBERT McCLURE - Seattle Post-Intelligencer


Finally, a deal on rainforest protection

February 4, 2006   -   LES LEYNE - Victoria Times Colonist


Canadian loggers and foes end a long battle

February 4, 2006   -   CLIFFORD KRAUSS - International Herald Tribune


Canada to protect wildlife, logging in huge B.C. park

February 4, 2006   -   P-I NEWS SERVICES - Seattle Post Intelligencer


Deal reached in the Great Bear Rainforest

February 4, 2006   -   GORDON HAMILTON - Vancouver Sun


Group pays to end killing on Central Coast

December 13, 2005   -   NICHOLAS READ - Vancouver Sun


The War for the woods

November 17, 2005   -   BRYNNA HALLAM - The Martlet


Best chance for coastal rainforest

October 27, 2005   -   ART STERRITT & GUUJAAW - Special to the Vancouver Sun


The millions of hectares around B.C.‘s Great Bear Lodge are rich with the big critters

October 8, 2005   -   JUDI LEES - The Standard (St. Catherine's, Niagara)


Enviros test premier’s fax

September 29, 2005   -   ANDREW MACLEOD - Monday Magazine


Rainforest campaign showered with support

September 22, 2005   -   JEFF HODSON - Metro Vancouver


B.C. First Nation files historic land-use plan

September 20, 2005   -   CANWEST NEWS SERVICE - The Edmonton Journal


Heiltsuk unveil plan for Great Bear

September 20, 2005   -   MARK HUME - Globe and Mail


Court action in tribal council’s arsenal

September 20, 2005   -   LARRY PYNN - The Vancouver Sun


Native band bids for control of coast forest

September 19, 2005   -   GORDON HAMILTON - Vancouver Sun


B.C. band seeks control of resources

September 19, 2005   -   CANADIAN PRESS - Globe and Mail


Landmark Great Bear Agreement Is Down to the Wire

September 11, 2005   -   HEATHER RAMSAY - The Tyee: Special Report


German visitors here to check on ‘eco-based’ logging process

September 9, 2005   -   GORDON HAMILTON - Vancouver Sun


Global Forest and Paper Summit:  Bottom Line vs Conservation

June 3, 2005   -   ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS SERVICE


Ecogroups see conflicts over land use

April 29, 2005   -   GORDON HAMILTON - Vancouver Sun


Environmental Groups Give Government and Industry Failing Grade

April 28, 2005   -   CKNW News


Enviros and Industry ring alarm over Great Bear Project

April 28, 2005   -   CHARLES CAMPBELL - The Tyee


D grade for BC on forest protection

April 28, 2005   -   CANADIAN PRESS - The Province


Final push needed on coastal logging deal

March 18, 2005   -   CATHERINE STEWART, LISA MATTHAUS, MERRAN SMITH - Vancouver Sun: Issues & Ideas


Protection good for economy, according to report

February 21, 2005   -   HEIDI BEVINGTON - Queen Charlotte Islands Observer:


Cut logging, gain jobs: report

February 14, 2005   -   SCOTT SIMPSON - Vancouver Sun


‘Great Bear’ Economy Goes after $200 Million

November 26, 2004   -   HEATHER RAMSAY - The Tyee


A Canopy of Hope

April 30, 2004   -   The BC Environmental Report


Half of B.C. needed to save grizzlies, report says:

February 12, 2004   -   NICHOLAS READ - The Vancouver Sun


Radical land-use plan proposed on central coast

January 16, 2004   -   The Vancouver Sun


Science can help Judge Conservation

December 1, 2003   -   CHUCK RUMSEY - Vancouver Sun: editorial


Preserve half of rainforest, scientists urge

November 20, 2003   -   The Vancouver Sun


Journey to the Heart of the Great Bear Rainforest

July 15, 2003   -   Cascadia Times


BC Puts Off Logging in ‘Spirit Bear’ Forest for a Year

June 26, 2003   -   CBC


Four different ways to use our land: Government looks to balance environment and employment

June 26, 2003   -   Victoria Times Colonist


Government extends logging ban on central coast to allow for land-use plan

June 26, 2003   -   Victoria Times Colonist


Kermode-bear champion fears resumption of central-coast logging: Forest firms say nothing is planned

June 25, 2003   -   The Vancouver Sun


B.C. may see return to war in the woods

June 17, 2003   -   Canadian Press


Business shifts attitudes on forest products

May 5, 2003   -   MICHELLE BENJAMIN - Victoria Times Colonist: Opinion


New War of the Woods shaping up in B.C. forests

April 9, 2003   -   The Vancouver Sun


Logging moratorium to end soon in contentious rainforest

April 8, 2003   -   The Vancouver Sun


Greens accuse certification schemes of rubber-stamping bad practices

April 7, 2003   -   UK Timber Trade Journal


First Nations, environmental activists unite against Victoria

April 4, 2003   -   GORDON HAMILTON - The Vancouver Sun


Environmentalists re-enter fight over B.C. forests: Ecogroups turn attention to rest of the Province

April 3, 2003   -   GORDON HAMILTON - The Vancouver Sun


Corporate buyers look to eco-certified forest companies

March 15, 2003   -   GORDON HAMILTON - The Vancouver Sun


Natives seek probe of cedar overcutting

March 14, 2003   -   GORDON HAMILTON - The Vancouver Sun


Green’ forest products gain: poll: Greenpeace claims victory

March 11, 2003   -   National Post/'


B.C. environmentalists buoyed by ‘green’ report

March 11, 2003   -   CTV


Green products more popular: lobbyists

March 11, 2003   -   The Vancouver Sun


Environmentalists say forest cut ‘alarming’

January 15, 2003   -   Vancouver Sun


Fishing with wolves

October 14, 2002   -   The Vancouver Sun


Buying Power

October 2, 2002   -   LINDA COADY - Truckloggers Magazine


In Crisis Lies Opportunity

October 2, 2002   -   MERRAN SMITH - Truckloggers Magazine


Under the Great Bears spell

October 2, 2002   -   The Globe and Mail


That’s the spirit: Simon Birch visits the rainforest of British Columbia to admire the spirit bear

August 24, 2002   -   The Guardian (UK)


Fish and the Forest: New research shows salmon are feeding B.C.‘s coastal ecosystems

August 8, 2002   -   The Georgia Straight


Tours & Cruises Focusing on Grizzlies in British Columbia Forest

August 4, 2002   -   Los Angeles Times


Co-op Sells First Eco-lumber

August 1, 2002   -   The Georgia Straight


Cabinet orders protection of ‘Great Bear Rainforest’

May 23, 2002   -   Vancouver Sun


Travel Paradise Preserved: Schooner shows off natural treasure of Great Bear Rain Forest in BC

May 12, 2002   -   Pittsburgh Post-Gazette


Forest forum unites age-old rivals

May 6, 2002   -   CNN


Delay stirs trouble in Great Bear Rainforest

April 4, 2002   -   The Vancouver Sun


Truce Over Canadian Rainforest Seen Fraying

April 4, 2002   -  


Great Bear Rainforest deal at risk if Liberals don’t follow through

April 4, 2002   -   CATHERINE STEWART - The Vancouver Sun: Opinion


Great Bear deal in tatters: Environmentalists

April 4, 2002   -   The Province


Cracks appear in year-long forest-war truce in British Columbia

April 4, 2002   -   Canadian Press


New debate over Great Bear Rainforest

April 4, 2002   -   CBC News


Trust Established

April 3, 2002   -   The Vancouver Province: Business in Brief


Workers displaced by coastal land preservation to be compensated

April 3, 2002   -   CKNW/AM980


B.C. not implementing accord, groups say

April 1, 2002   -   The Globe and Mail


Do Bears Fish in the Woods?

November 22, 2001   -   ROBERT SEMENIUK - The Ecologist


Liberals sign on to NDP forest plan

November 16, 2001   -   The Vancouver Sun


Peace-in-the-woods deal imminent

March 17, 2001   -   Vancouver Sun


Interfor halts pristine valley work

March 15, 2001   -   Vancouver Sun


Forestry legislation on course despite mounting opposition

March 6, 2001   -   Victoria Times Colonist


Working forest idea concerns tourism lobby

March 5, 2001   -   CANADIAN PRESS - Prince George Citizen