{"id":5585,"date":"2019-10-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-10-04T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www-prod.greenpeace.org\/usa\/canadian-boreal-forest\/"},"modified":"2025-09-23T10:31:43","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T10:31:43","slug":"canadian-boreal-forest","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/usa\/canadian-boreal-forest\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadian Boreal Forest"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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Canadian boreal forest<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

The Canadian boreal forest is an ancient and living forest that is a global treasure shaped by natural forces and stewarded by Indigenous Peoples.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Canadian boreal serves as an important and stunning refuge for some of the world\u2019s most iconic wildlife \u2014 like the wolverine, lynx, caribou and billions of migratory birds. It protects our global climate by storing tremendous amounts of carbon. And it provides a wealth of social and cultural benefits. Canada is home to nearly a quarter of the world\u2019s remaining intact forests. But with only 8 percent of the country\u2019s forest land permanently protected, logging poses a major threat to the people and wildlife that call the forest home.
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Some major companies have adopted policies that restrict the purchase of products from the most destructive logging in Canada. But more is needed. We\u2019re calling on all stakeholders and decision-makers \u2014 including provincial governments \u2014 to put proper conservation plans in place today for threatened species like the woodland caribou and for intact forests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We envision a day when people, communities, industry and government can work in harmony, instead of in competition. A large network of protected areas that include the most intact and endangered stretches of forest is vital to preserving the health of Canada\u2019s boreal forest. And strong implementation of conservation laws, including the Species At Risk Act, need to be the backbone of forest policy to ensure sustainable logging that supports local communities and First Nations can continue well into the future.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Intact peatland rainforest reflected in the afternoon sunlight on ‘Lake Besar’, during a journey through some of Riau’s most beautiful forests up the Serkap river. This area is home to a local community whose life depends on fishing. Now the water PH is changing and the fish catch has dropped massively due to nearby draining deforested peatlands. The area is also under threat of deforestation as currently the Asia-Pacific Resource International Holdings (APRIL) company is trying to get concessions.
\u00a9 Will Rose \/ Greenpeace<\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Forest next to the Tapaj\u00f3s river, in Sawr\u00e9 Muybu Indigenous Land, home to the Munduruku people, Par\u00e1 state, Brazil. Brazilian Government plans to build 43 dams in the Tapaj\u00f3s river basin. The largest planned dam, S\u00e3o Luiz do Tapaj\u00f3s, will impact the life of indigenous peoples and riverside communities. Mega-dams like these threaten the fragile biome of the Amazon, where rivers are fundamental to regeneration and distribution of plant species and the survival of local flora. Renewable energy, such as solar and wind, holds the key to Brazil\u2019s energy future.
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Brazil and the Amazon<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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