Western Canada Wilderness Committee
The Western Canada Wilderness Committee is formed in British Columbia in 1980 conservation organization. The WCWC also has offices in Alberta, Manitoba and Ontario and 2008 had over 30,000 members.
History
Founding director is Paul George, who has also published a history of the organization. According to him, the idea was born to the foundation in 1977 to the Queen Charlotte Islands ( Haida Gwaii ). As a founding date is August 7, 1980. Together with his neighbor Richard Krieger George campaigned for the preservation of South Moresby, the southern part of Moresby Island (this is now the Gwaii Haanas National Park ). To publish a book on the area that was to be called the Galapagos of the North, he turned to an already active on the islands group, the Islands Protection Committee was called. Among them was the members of the Haida Guujaaw (known as Gary Edenshaw ) and since 2000 head of the Council of the Haida Nation. Their political opponents were the politicians of the Social Credit Party, which Rayonier, the company, the Tree Farm Licence 24 and thus almost the entire territory of South Moresby belonged, strengthened the back.
The members of one next to Adriane Carr, one of the leaders of the Green Party of British Columbia and the Green Party of Canada, Randy Stolt man who presented several publications about the temperate rain forests, and played a crucial role in the establishment of the Carmanah Walbran Provincial Park ( 1990 and 1995).
1989 was a separate department in Victoria, British Columbia's capital. 1992 to 2000, the organization was led by a four-member team, including Adriane Carr, her husband Joy Foy and Paul George.
Protection of temperate rainforests, especially the jungles
An essential role played by the WCWC in the conflicts around the forests ( Old growth ) of the rainforest temperate at Clayoquot Sound on Vancouver Iceland from 1990 with a focus in 1993. Since then, the organization has developed continuing its objectives and continues today for obtaining the last remaining ancient forests throughout the western Canada. Means of these enterprises ranging from demonstrations and occupations up to petitions to gain public support. In recent years, the organization pursues a course between the receipt of ancient forests and the timber industry, which, however, in the opinion of the Association to be afforested after earlier strikes forests (second growth) should concentrate, as well as the interests of the residents in the areas affected First Nations. Therefore, they tried to protect American Indian jobs in the timber industry and to prohibit Rohholzexporte. Meanwhile, it is argued also that the preservation of forests is also economically meaningful. In addition, the educational work is being accelerated.
In order to implement this goal politically, the WCWC initiated under the leadership of Ken Wu a campaign whose preliminary climax represented a joint demonstration of 2,700 environmentalists and forestry workers on 25 October 2008.
Protection of marine areas in western Canada
In addition to protecting the temperate rain forests the WCWC working on protecting marine areas around Vancouver Iceland to the southern border of Alaska. It works with the Living Oceans Society, the David Suzuki Foundation and the Sierra Club of BC together. The goal is the establishment of areas with limited economic use to areas that should not be attempted. State of the previously 0.01 % protected area should gain 30 % this status until 2012.