环保人士在不列颠哥伦比亚省温哥华岛西南部Port Renfrew地区与伐木公司展开对抗。约20名森林保护者在伐木道路上设置路障和营地，成功阻止了伐木卡车的作业[1]。温哥华岛的古老雨林是地球上最稀有的生态系统之一，但自工业伐木开始以来，该地区的原生古老生长森林已有约80%被砍伐，仅剩约20%[1]。其中，能生长大树的生产性古老生长森林仅约415,000公顷[1]。
这一事件反映出加拿大森林保护的持续争议。1993年Clayoquot Sound抗议中有850多人被逮捕；近30年后的Fairy Creek路障导致1,100多人被逮捕[1]。不列颠哥伦比亚省声称自2021年以来已延迟或保护了240万公顷古老生长森林[1]。森林部长Ravi Parmar表示，如果与Pacheedaht Nation的长期协议在Fairy Creek延期到期前未达成，将寻求延期[1]。Fairy Creek的现有延期保护措施定于9月到期[1]。此外，美国对加拿大软木的关税现已达到45%[1]。
Approximately 20 forest defenders have established barricades and encampments on logging roads in Port Renfrew, southwestern Vancouver Island, successfully preventing logging trucks from operating in the region [1]. The action targets the harvesting of old-growth rainforest, one of Earth's rarest ecosystems. Vancouver Island's temperate rainforests have experienced severe depletion since industrial logging began, with roughly 80 percent of the region's original old-growth forest already cleared, leaving only about 20 percent remaining [1]. Among the remaining stands, approximately 415,000 hectares constitute productive old-growth forest capable of supporting large trees [1].
This latest blockade echoes decades of environmental resistance in the province. The 1993 "War in the Woods" protests at Clayoquot Sound resulted in over 850 arrests, while the more recent Fairy Creek blockade led to more than 1,100 arrests [1]. British Columbia's provincial government reported that since 2021 it has delayed or protected 2.4 million hectares of old-growth forest [1]. However, protections at Fairy Creek are set to expire in September [1]. Forest Minister Ravi Parmar indicated that if a long-term agreement with the Pacheedaht Nation is not reached before the Fairy Creek extension expires, the government will seek an extension [1]. The logging dispute occurs amid broader trade pressures, with U.S. tariffs on Canadian softwood now reaching 45 percent [1].