Landmark Report urges BC to conserve at least 50% of its land base as part of expanded climate change strategy
Top international scientist and environmental thinkers are urging the provincial government to consider nature conservation into the provincial climate action strategy.
From the article:
Senior ecologist Dr. Jim Pojar said, “A minimum conservation target of 50% is what’s necessary to give our plants and animals a fighting chance to adapt, while also keeping and drawing more carbon out of the atmosphere so that over time we can slow and reduce climate change.”