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Nova Scotia to protect forest area on crown land with an updated old-growth forest policy

Posted on August 29, 2022   |  

  • The updated policy applies to all old-growth forests on Crown land which is not specified as part of a protected area.
  • The policy does not require the protection of old-growth forests on private land, but the government will work with private landowners, land trusts, and others to support conservation.
  • The forest is believed to be an old growth under the policy when at least 20% of the trees are of minimum age for that forest type.
  • The age differs from 100 years old for some types of forest to 140 years old, the forest should be undisturbed by human activity.
  • The policy also states that under rare circumstances, an old-growth forest area can be removed from protection if it is in the public’s interest. 
  • In 1999, the first version of the Old Forest Policy was developed to address the rarity of old-growth forests in Nova Scotia, aiming to preserve the remaining old-growth forests on Crown land and to determine the best opportunities for restoring old forests into old-growth forests.
  • The policy protects all old-growth forest areas on Crown land, where the old-growth forest is defined, and ensures zero loss of forest area from the Old-Growth Forest Policy.



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