The enormous and ecologically vital boreal forest extends through North America, northern Europe and Siberia, but the largest portion is in Canada. Beyond being an important natural habitat for ...

At a conference Monday, 1500 prominent scientists called for protection of Canada’s boreal forest, one of the largest ... we hope to protect this globally important ecosystem.” ...

What’s more, Canada’s boreal forest area is an important carbon sink, meaning that it absorbs more carbon from the atmosphere than it releases. And by keeping carbon out of the atmosphere ...

Canada is now home to the world's largest protected boreal forest Canada will soon have the largest protected boreal forest - an area twice the size of Belgium - on the planet. Some 1.6m hectares ...

And that’s important for cooling the entire planet. Of course, we know that the boreal forest is a major carbon sink. The amount of carbon stored in the boreal forest just in Canada is thought ...

The scientists say Canada's boreal forest ... Stanford University professor Terry Root said a stable forest system is particularly important for the survival of all kinds of species in the ...

In his latest eco-doc endeavor “The Issue With Tissue – A Boreal Love Story,” Zelniker explores the effects of toilet paper manufacturing on Canada’s boreal forest region, which is chopped ...

Even though he lives in the middle of Canada's boreal forest, Jean-Luc Kanape can sometimes go weeks without seeing a single caribou. But for as long as he can remember, the animals have been part ...

Even if you live far from the boreal forests in Canada and Siberia, you've likely noticed an increase in smoke from their ...