The Pew Environment Group released a report earlier this month urging protection of the Canadian boreal, the world's largest intact forest and the biggest carbon sink on land. (Listen to the ...

Devastating wildfires are threatening to destroy Canada’s boreal forest. The boreal forest is the largest carbon store on terrestrial Earth but climate change is causing devastating wildfires and ...

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Canada’s boreal forests are burning faster than they can regrow, but controlled fires may be one of the best ways to protect local communities. By Manuela Andreoni As a reporter, I’ve experienced the ...

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A study finds that logging has inflicted severe damage to the vast boreal forests in Ontario and Quebec, two of the country’s main commercial logging regions. By Ian Austen and Vjosa Isai Ian Austen ...

The far north is both a massive carbon sink and a potent environmental time bomb. The region stores a huge amount of CO 2 in boreal forests and underlying soils. Organic peat soil, for instance, ...

Phillip Meintzer was hours away by car from the largest fires raging in the forests of British Columbia and Alberta in summer of 2021, but the air was still thick with smoke from the Canadian infernos ...

A remote road winds through the boreal forests and lakes of Quebec, Canada. No towns, no cars—just endless wilderness. A rare view only few have seen.