Forbidden Forest (film)
Encyclopedia
Forbidden Forest is a Canadian
documentary film
, released in 2004. It is approximately 70 minutes long.
Jean Guy Comeau is an Acadia
n woodlot
owner who fought his way out of poverty and retired after nearly 40 years in a pulp mill
. Born to a wealthy family, Francis Wishart, a grandson of Sir James Dunn
, is a painter and winemaker
with homes in France
and New Brunswick
.
Together, they travel to Finland
- home of UPM-Kymmene, one of the largest licence holders of New Brunswick Crown lands - to urge company officials to practise responsible forestry
and to warn them that they may one day be held liable for the damage done by clear-cutting. The two go head-to-head with the New Brunswick government bureaucrats in an effort to secure a new, community forestry
policy - one that is environmentally sustainable and that produces more jobs than the highly capital-intensive, mechanized techniques used today. James K. Irving of J. D. Irving Limited
is seen in the film explaining that, in his opinion, community forestry would be too complicated for communities to undertake.
Forbidden Forest is a tale of corporate greed, lax government oversight and people passionate about the places they love.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
documentary film
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
, released in 2004. It is approximately 70 minutes long.
Jean Guy Comeau is an Acadia
Acadia
Acadia was the name given to lands in a portion of the French colonial empire of New France, in northeastern North America that included parts of eastern Quebec, the Maritime provinces, and modern-day Maine. At the end of the 16th century, France claimed territory stretching as far south as...
n woodlot
Woodlot
A woodlot is a term used in North America to refer to a segment of a woodland or forest capable of small-scale production of forest products such as wood fuel, sap for maple syrup, sawlogs, as well as recreational uses like bird watching, bushwalking, and wildflower appreciation...
owner who fought his way out of poverty and retired after nearly 40 years in a pulp mill
Pulp mill
A pulp mill is a manufacturing facility that converts wood chips or other plant fibre source into a thick fibre board which can be shipped to a paper mill for further processing. Pulp can be manufactured using mechanical, semi-chemical or fully chemical methods...
. Born to a wealthy family, Francis Wishart, a grandson of Sir James Dunn
James Hamet Dunn
Sir James Hamet Dunn, 1st Baronet was a major Canadian financier and industrialist during the first half of the 20th century.-Early life:...
, is a painter and winemaker
Winemaker
A winemaker or vintner is a person engaged in winemaking. They are generally employed by wineries or wine companies, where their work includes:*Cooperating with viticulturists...
with homes in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
and New Brunswick
New Brunswick
New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...
.
Together, they travel to Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
- home of UPM-Kymmene, one of the largest licence holders of New Brunswick Crown lands - to urge company officials to practise responsible forestry
Sustainable forest management
Sustainable forest management is the management of forests according to the principles of sustainable development. Sustainable forest management uses very broad social, economic and environmental goals...
and to warn them that they may one day be held liable for the damage done by clear-cutting. The two go head-to-head with the New Brunswick government bureaucrats in an effort to secure a new, community forestry
Community forestry
Community forestry is an evolving branch of forestry whereby the local community plays a significant role in forest management and land use decision making. It involves the participation and collaboration of various stakeholders including community, government and non-government organisations...
policy - one that is environmentally sustainable and that produces more jobs than the highly capital-intensive, mechanized techniques used today. James K. Irving of J. D. Irving Limited
J. D. Irving
J.D. Irving Limited is a privately owned conglomerate company headquartered in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. Its activities include many industries: forestry, paper products, agriculture, food processing, transportation, shipbuilding...
is seen in the film explaining that, in his opinion, community forestry would be too complicated for communities to undertake.
Forbidden Forest is a tale of corporate greed, lax government oversight and people passionate about the places they love.
External links
- National Film Board of Canada - Forbidden Forest.