Research & Reports

Research Data

Boreal Forest in numbers

Canada's total Area	9,984,670 km² (including 891,163 km² of freshwater)
Canada's Boreal Forest Area	5,740,000 km²
Boreal Permanent Protected Area	330,946 km² (5,8%)
Boreal Temporary Protected Area	206,516 km² (3,6%)
Boreal Endangered Species	90 species (less then 20% of the 465 canadian endangered species
Boreal People	3.5 million people
Boreal Aboriginal Peoples	600 communities

 

Boreal Data

Boreal Research Atlas
Prepared on behalf of the Canadian Boreal Initiative by the University of Alberta, the Boreal Research Atlas contains a searchable database of research related to Canada's Boreal Forest. It contains peer-reviewed journal articles, green literature and theses searchable by author, keyword or location.

Download the Atlas in Microsoft Access (.mdb) format (22MB)

Boreal Information Centre
The Canadian Boreal Initiative has collaborated with numerous groups and organizations to provide objective, high-quality data and information to support North American Boreal Forest conservation and management. The Boreal Information Centre is an information warehouse offering map-based data themes and summaries to aid in land-use and conservation planning.

 

Global Forest Watch

Global Forest Watch Canada is the independent national affiliate of the Global Forest Watch network, a project of the World Resources Institute. The Global Forest Watch network was formed to provide access to better information about the world’s forests and the environmental impact of their development.