Too Much Clear Cutting in Nova Scotia!!

 

     On average Nova Scotia has clear cut over 500km² of forest area per year since 1992.Unfortunately, in Nova Scotia clear cutting is becoming a very big problem. Over 98% of forest cut down in Nova Scotia was clear cut in 1998. Many environmentalists are taking action and writing letters to the mayor, and providing alternative ideas such as selective cutting. Even though it's not as fast and as easy it can still benifit the economy because you are giving the customors exactly what they want (using timber as an example) and you are making a lot of money that way. Selective cutting is the most expensive type of harvesting wood but it can be a very benificial method in the long-run. Majority of the public according to a recent survey suggests that clear cutting should only be performed if the tree species and land/area is compatible to the negative effects. In other words foresters should carefully pick and choose which area they should clear cut, the tree species and the surrounding area should not be as negatively affected. Today there is no law that applies to forestry in partcular, loggers are free to clear cut wherever they wish to, this is why Nova Scotia is suffering today in terms of protecting the environment. I feel that there should be a ban or some sort of law that prohibits you from clear cutting more than a certain number of hectares in an area in Nova Scotia.