BC's Peace River Valley and Climate Change
The Role of the Valley's Forests and Agricultural Land in Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation
This report, prepared by Asa Feinstein for Chillborne Environmental, discusses the importance of the Peace River Valley of Northeastern British Columbia in the context of climate change. It is argued that land-use decisions should be made with careful consideration to the value of specific landscapes in the context of climate change.
The Peace River Valley plays an important role in climate change mitigation and adaptation for three major reasons: 1) the vast amounts of carbon stored in the Peace River Valley’s plants and soils contribute to the mitigation of global climate change; 2) the unique biodiversity and habitat corridors of the Peace River Valley play a major role in facilitating the ability of the region’s ecosystems to adapt to climate change; 3) the unique agricultural resources of the Peace River Valley have a great potential to help BC in adapting to climate change. All three of these attributes of the Peace River Valley are threatened by the potential construction of a BC Hydro hydroelectric facility known as Site C.
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The Peace River Valley plays an important role in climate change mitigation and adaptation for three major reasons: 1) the vast amounts of carbon stored in the Peace River Valley’s plants and soils contribute to the mitigation of global climate change; 2) the unique biodiversity and habitat corridors of the Peace River Valley play a major role in facilitating the ability of the region’s ecosystems to adapt to climate change; 3) the unique agricultural resources of the Peace River Valley have a great potential to help BC in adapting to climate change. All three of these attributes of the Peace River Valley are threatened by the potential construction of a BC Hydro hydroelectric facility known as Site C.
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