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The Ancient Forest Alliance (AFA) is a registered charitable organization working to protect BC’s endangered old-growth forests and to ensure a sustainable, value-added, second-growth forest industry.
Authorized by Ancient Forest Alliance, registered sponsor under the Election Act, 250-896-4007.
AFA’s office is located on the territories of the Lekwungen Peoples, also known as the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations.
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Reminder! Deadlines for holiday orders are fast approaching!
Friendly reminder, if you’re planning on ordering gifts that support ancient forests this holiday season, please place your order by the following deadlines to increase your likelihood of receiving your gifts before Christmas Day (for orders in Canada only): Dec 8th: Photo prints Dec 12th: All other AFA gear Dec 13th: Printed & mailed certificates […]
Canada accused of putting its timber trade ahead of global environment
December 2nd, 2022 The Guardian Weeks before Cop15 in Montreal, leaked letter to EU shows host tried to water down deforestation regulations The Canadian government has been accused of putting its domestic timber industry ahead of the global environment, following a leaked attempt to water down the world’s most ambitious regulations on deforestation-free trade. Weeks […]
At COP15, Indigenous leaders to show how their conservation efforts can shape global biodiversity agreement
Indigenous leaders are hoping COP15 will be an opportunity to showcase how Indigenous-led conservation can be at the heart of a new global biodiversity agreement. Over the past few years, Indigenous-led conservation has picked up momentum in Canada and abroad, reflecting a growing body of research that highlights the connections between traditional Indigenous territories and biodiversity.
Before COP15, Conservation Groups call on BC Government to Commit to Funding and Targets to Expand Protected Areas in BC
BC has a chance to protect the most endangered ecosystems and promote community economic, social and cultural well-being linked to nature conservation - and also to finally end the War in the Woods over old-growth forests.
Giant trees still fall amid old-growth funding lag for BC First Nations
November 27, 2022 The Canadian Press By Brenna Owen British Columbia has asked First Nations if they want old-growth forests set aside from logging, allowing time for long-term planning of conservation and sustainable development, but it has yet to fund the process on a large scale, advocates say. In the meantime, some of the biggest […]
Before and after photos show devastating effects of intensive logging on BC’s old-growth forests
November 22, 2022 Canadian Geographic By Madigan Cotterill Conservation photographer TJ Watt advocates for the protection of old-growth ecosystems by documenting the loss of giant trees For hundreds of years, British Columbia’s old-growth forests have stood as markers of time; storing carbon, supporting biodiversity, providing habitat and performing other ecosystem services. But intensive logging is […]
Businesses join environmentalists to push BC’s premier to protect biodiversity
November 21, 2022 Vancouver Sun By Rochelle Baker Federal government is willing to spend millions to reach its international commitments to products natural areas Businesses are urging the BC government to capitalize on Ottawa’s offer to spend hundreds of millions to save threatened ecosystems in the run-up to the UN Biodiversity Conference in Montreal next […]
Thank you to our recent business supporters
From donations and dedicated fundraisers to in-kind support and everything in between, we’re incredibly grateful to the business community for generously supporting the ancient forest campaign! This month, we’d like to give a huge thank you to the following supporters: First Growth Reclaimed Design for donating partial proceeds from sales of their sustainable Big Lonely […]
Join us for our Year-End Celebration & Fundraiser on Weds. Nov. 30th
You’re invited to our Year-End Celebration & Fundraiser at the Victoria Event Centre (1415 Broad St.) on Wednesday, November 30th from 6 pm – 9 pm! Join us for our first in-person Ancient Forest Alliance year-end event in three years to celebrate our 12th year of operation and the amazing community that has helped us […]
BC hasn’t taken $50 million federal offer for old-growth forest protections
November 9, 2022 The Narwhal By Sarah Cox In August, as Minister of Environment and Climate Change Steven Guilbeault prepared to visit an old-growth forest park in West Vancouver, his office drafted a news release for the occasion. It was never sent out. The federal government had committed up to $50 million to permanently protect […]