The Boreal Ecosystem

About the Boreal Ecosystem

• The Boreal Ecosystem consists of the Boreal Shield and Boreal Plains, Boreal Cordillera, Taiga Shield, Taiga Plains, Taiga Cordillera and Hudson Plains Ecozones.
• Ecovignette Posters of the Boreal Shield, Boreal Plains, Boreal Cordillera, Taiga Shield, Taiga Plains, Taiga Cordillera and Hudson Plains.

Selected Environment Canada Programs in the Boreal Ecosystem

• The Western Boreal Conservation Initiative (WBCI)
• The Northern Rivers Ecosystem Initiative (NREI)
• The Northern Ecosystem Initiative (NEI)
• Canadian Wildlife Service: Current Activities in the Northwest Territories/Nunavut

Selected Reports on the Boreal Ecosystem

• Senate Subcommittee on the Boreal Forest Report: Competing Realities: The Boreal Forest at Risk
• Reports from the National Round Table on the Environment and Economy's Boreal Task Force
• Canadian Forest Service's State of Canada's Forests Report
• Pembina Institute Report
  • Counting canada's Natural Capital : Assessing Real Value of Canada's Boreal Ecosystems.pdf
• Canadian Boreal Initiative and boreal songbird Initiative - Bird Studies Canada's Report: Importance of Canada's Boreal Forest to Landbirds (PDF)
• The Boreal Forest Region: North America's Bird Nursery (PDF)
• Global Forest Watch Canada Report: Canada's Forests at a Crossroads: An Assessment in the Year 2000
• Global Forest Watch Canada Report: Canada's large intact forest landscapes