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Below the CanopyAuthor: Community Forests International
Below the Canopy explores the relationships between people and the forests they care for, with a particular focus on the Wabanaki foresta special forest type found across the northeast of Canada and the United States. Intensive forest management since colonization has degraded what was once a diverse and resilient forest while creating challenges for the communities who are most reliant on forests for their livelihoods. In this podcast, host and forest ecologist Megan de Graaf speaks to experts from the region to understand how we got here and how we might start to restore the forest to its former abundance. The series paints a hopeful vision for forests in the region, offering lessons for forest stewardship across Turtle Island. This podcast is part of Community Forests Internationals Common Ground Project, which seeks to build solidarity between settler and Indigenous communities through forest care. Language: en Genres: Nature, Science, Social Sciences Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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The impact of forest degradation on biodiversity with Matt Betts
Friday, 16 December, 2022
The amount of forestland has increased in parts of Canada in the last hundred years. But what’s green isn’t necessarily good for biodiversity. In this episode of Below the Canopy, we speak to Dr. Matthew Betts, whose research confirms what many already suspected: that when naturally diverse forests are degraded through intensive management, biodiversity will suffer. Dr. Betts explains the importance of conducting long-term ecological research, the usefulness of birds as a biodiversity indicator species, and how forest degradation is impacting wildlife in eastern Canada.Resources and further reading:Forest degradation drives widespread avian habitat and population declines, Betts et al., Nature Ecology & Evolution, 2022Replanting one type of tree is not enough to stop clearcutting harm, study finds, CBC News, 2022Why forest complexity matters for biodiversity and resilience, Community Forests International, 2022We would like to acknowledge the Government of Canada for supporting this project.Podcast artwork by Emma Hassencahl-Perley and Erin Goodine.Sign up for Community Forests International's newsletter to stay up to date with Below the Canopy and the rest of our work!To support Community Forests International, please visit: https://forestsinternational.org/donate/.
