The Battle for Clayoquot Sound
Host Steve Curwood reports on the battle over logging in one of North America’s last tracts of old-growth temperate rainforest, at Clayoquot Sound in British Columbia. The provincial government’s decision to log two-thirds of the area on Vancouver Island has sparked the largest civil disobedience movement in Canada’s history and sent scientists and Native residents scrambling to document and preserve as much of the rare ecosystem as possible.
At The World, we believe strongly that human-centered journalism is at the heart of an informed public and a strong democracy. We see democracy and journalism as two sides of the same coin. If you care about one, it is imperative to care about the other.
Every day, our nonprofit newsroom seeks to inform and empower listeners and hold the powerful accountable. Neither would be possible without the support of listeners like you. If you believe in our work, will you give today? We need your help now more than ever! Every gift will be matched 2:1, so your impact will go even further.