Questions Regarding Critical Issues for BC Political Parties
These questions are provided by The Victoria Secular Humanist Association (VSHA), Eco-Humanism Committee. Indicate with a YES or NO, whether you will pledge to the following, if your party forms the next government. Describe which measurable goals and timelines will... Read more
Old Growth Forests Need Legal Protection
The stakes for old growth forests in British Columbia couldn’t be higher. The old growth forest ecosystem in BC is the most biodiverse ecosystem in Canada. Yet today, very little of the original old growth remains, due to the practice of clearcuts, TFLs (Tree Farm... Read more
Can Using ‘Rights of Nature’ Protect B.C.’s Old Growth Forests?
“If you go down in the woods today, you’re sure of a big surprise.” In fact, if you do go today, you may have to go in disguise! For the de facto owners of every old growth tree that ever there was may not want you to see that they are destroying those woods.
Read moreScience Must Trump Politics
This is an excellent statement from Dr. Suzanne Simard* re: Judge’s ruling opens window to save Fairy Creek as well as remaining old growth forests in British Columbia. Simard discusses the economic and ecological reasons, to which we might add eco-humanist values... Read more
Why Care? Old Growth Forests in BC on Brink of Extinction: A New Moral Imperative is Upon Us All
Independent researchers tell us that the old growth forests in BC are on the brink of extinction due to continued clearcut logging. Fairy Creek on Vancouver Island is a typical example of how bureaucracies are unable to make the substantial changes needed to prevent... Read more
The New Morality and Ecohumanism
THE ISSUE DEFINED Humanity is facing an existential emergency unparalleled in the history of life on earth. Major ecosystems are on the verge of collapse, due to human activities. Citizens are increasingly coming to the realization that human beings are not the centre... Read more