Old Growth Deferral & Recruitment: A New Future for Woodlot Licences
Stakeholders in the Woodlot Licence Program are still working hard to interpret and assess the ramifications of the Ministry of Forests, Lands & Natural Resource Operations recent Old Growth Deferral and Recruitment strategy. It was set out in their document, A New Future For Old Forests.
Industry experts predict that as many as 12,000 jobs could be lost as a result of this initiative, and stakeholders in the forestry sector are struggling with the lack of consultation, information available and direction provided to tenure holders when this initiative was released.
