How can sustainable forestry practices ensure the appropriate level of biodiversity is maintained in Nova Scotia’s forests?
The issue if biodiversity is one for which the final chapter will never be written. Each day it seems there is new information, and new scientific pathways to follow in order to make continuous improvements. The key for the forest industry is to ensure we are maintaining diversity on a landscape basis. If the overall diversity of landscape is threatened, so will the next level, which is biodiversity (habitat). Our industry is doing very well on a landscape basis in maintaining a diversity of habitats. If a block of land within a larger landscape is harvested, the overall landscape provides the continuity of habitat while the site regenerates. Further, there has never been more done to protect habitat within and near the harvest block as we do today with green belts, wildlife habitat and watercourse protection and legacy/wildlife clumps. In addition, a significant amount of land will never be harvested as it is considered “non productive” and includes special areas such as wetlands. The
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