Elders and other community members have told Durocher there are birds and insects in the area that were never found there before. Now, they are monocultures of “aspen trees, with no pine or spruce trees,” Durocher says. In contrast, other areas not logged are “pristine diverse forests.”Durocher says the provincial and federal governments don’t listen to Indigenous knowledge. There are three fully established IPCAs in Canada, all in N.W.T., but groups across Canada are working on trying to establish 34 others. According to WWF Canada, the total carbon stock for all of Saskatchewan is 16.02 billion tonnes.

Source: CBC News July 10, 2022 18:01 UTC