In a world that has lost 80 percent of its original forests, Canada’s Boreal Forest is one of the last strongholds of wild nature left on the planet. It holds more intact forest landscape—large, natural ecosystems unbroken by roads or other human intervention—than any place on Earth. With the world’s forests disappearing, conserving the boreal is one of the last opportunities to protect something BIG. #InternationalForestDay | Boreal Conservation

Did you know? The Boreal Forest in Canada has more surface freshwater than any other ecosystem on the planet. Millions of lakes, thousands of kilometres of unbroken river systems, and a quarter of the world’s wetlands — taken together, these fresh, clean waters contain over 80,000,000 hectares of freshwater and nourish an entire continent-wide landscape of plants, animals, and communities. | Boreal Conservation

From vast, glistening lakes, to the smallest of streams, the Boreal Forest in Canada is home to the largest number of free flowing waters in North America, and more surface freshwater than any other ecosystem on the planet. Together, these waters nourish an entire continentʻs worth of plants, animals, and communities – making the Boreal Forest in Canada truly a forest of blue. | Boreal Conservation