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B.C. farmland lost to tree planting for carbon credits is a frightening loss

2015-04-13 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Globe and Mail: Thousands of hectares of agricultural land in British Columbia are being planted with trees so that companies can gain credits for carbon sequestration, says NDP agricultural critic Lana Popham. During a tour of the province, the MLA has been hearing about the practice from ranchers and farmers who are worried about the loss of food productivity and who say they are being outbid for good farmland by large, foreign corporations. Given the massive drought in California and the uncertain future...

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