Boreal Wildlands: Conservation on a grand scale

Canada’s boreal forest is often called “the lungs of the Earth.” Spanning 300 million hectares, it is the planet’s largest terrestrial carbon sink. The region also has some of the most intact forest left on Earth. The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) has an opportunity to protect and care for 1,450 square kilometres, known as the Boreal Wildlands, just south of Hearst, Ontario. It’s more than twice the size of the city of Toronto. Its deep peatlands and vast forests capture and store carbon, keeping it out of the air we breathe.

Click on the image above and take a tour of the Boreal Wildlands.