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With 33 per cent of the rainforest protected from the chainsaw and ecosystem- based management planned for the other two-thirds of the rainforest, is Greenpeaces work done?

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With 33 per cent of the rainforest protected from the chainsaw and ecosystem- based management planned for the other two-thirds of the rainforest, is Greenpeaces work done?

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The Great Bear Rainforest Agreement announced in February 2006 represents the biggest step forward yet for securing the future of the rainforest although it is currently limited to agreements on paper. The agreement is significant because it is signed by First Nations, and the provincial government and endorsed by all stakeholders. It represents the largest rainforest protection package in Canadian history. However, the agreements commit to implementing these monumental changes over the next three years so while 33 per cent of the rainforest is protected from logging, the overall health of the rainforest is not secure. There is a seat for Greenpeace at the newly forming EBM Working Group that is responsible for guiding the implementation of ecosystem-based management and ensuring that it is based on the best available science. The next step is for the provincial government to legislate the first phase of new logging practices called ecosystem-based management, which it has committed to

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