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Conservationists have used the B.C government’s own data to show that the logging of old-growth trees in the province went up in 2021 compared to 2020 — contradicting assurances that more old forests have been left standing since an overhaul to forestry practices was announced three years ago.

Later that day, the province updated its numbers and, while they’re slightly different, they also show the area of old-growth logging increased between 2020 and 2021, by around 13 per cent to 444 square kilometres.

“These are the most resilient forests we have left with a fighting chance to withstand climate change like drought, fire and flooding,” said the Sierra Club’s Jens Wieting.

“The area logged in 2021 represents 0.3 per cent of the estimated 11.1 million hectares of old growth in the province,” said a release at the time.

It says improvements over the past three years will help the province use “the best science and data available to create stronger, more sustainable forest stewardship, prioritizing ecosystem health and community resiliency.”

Conservationists, including the Sierra Club B.C., have hounded the province over its progress, criticizing it for not sharing better data around the logging of old-growth and the number of deferrals.

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