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Jens Wieting

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Forest and climate campaigner Vancouver
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About Jens Wieting

Jens Wieting is Sierra Club BC’s Senior Forest and Climate Campaigner. He works for the protection of B.C.’s endangered rainforests and a stable climate. He is focusing on solutions to maintain the ecological integrity and the climate-stabilizing role of B.C.’s forests and speeding up the transition to zero emissions.

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Time is running out to save old-growth forests

Protection for big trees must be improved, writes Jens Wieting — we need a change in forest management overall, not just for old-growth trees.
Opinion | October 16th 2020

Deferral areas in B.C.’s new old-growth forest plan a good first step, but not enough

The province's new plan for old-growth forest management must also be done in partnership with Indigenous governments, says Jens Wieting.
Opinion | October 15th 2020

What’s in B.C.’s new plan to manage old-growth forests?

The story of the ancient yellow cedar in B.C.'s Dakota Valley illustrates the shortcomings of the province's response.
Opinion | October 14th 2020

Earth Day 50 is over, so how do we get to Earth Day 100?

If we want to see Earth Day 100 we need to flatten the curve for climate and extinction 
Coronavirus in Canada
Opinion | May 1st 2020

BC wants its forests saved

In the midst of the climate and species extinction emergencies, a growing number of concerned British Columbians are speaking out about the destruction of the province's old-growth temperate rainforest.
Opinion, Politics | September 20th 2019

BC has entered the era of extreme old-growth logging. We must stop it.

Clearcutting B.C.’s spectacular, globally rare old-growth forests was never a smart idea. Destroying the last of them in the midst of a climate and biodiversity emergency is extreme.
Race to a Safer World
Opinion | May 31st 2019

The burning secret in B.C.'s forests

Has the situation gotten out of hand?
Race to a Safer World
Opinion | November 30th 2018
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Don't despair, you can save the world within your reach

We must stand in solidarity with the people in the U.S. defending civil rights, minorities and the environment, writes Jens Wieting of Sierra Club BC.
Opinion, Politics | February 17th 2017

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