Boreal Forest Destruction
A 2007 Greenpeace report on the state of Canada's boreal forests states, “Less than 48 per cent of the total area under Kruger management in Quebec and Ontario remains intact. Kruger is involved in severe controversy on the Island of René-Lavasseur, where logging is carrying on not only in intact forest areas but also in important caribou habitat and without respect for the rights of traditional land owners, the Innu of Pessamit. None of Kruger’s forested lands is certified to the standards of the Forest Stewardship Council.” UPDATE: According to this website, Kruger achieved FSC certification in March 2011.
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