How big is Canada’s forest?
Canada’s forests and other wooded lands span 402 million hectares and represent 10% of the world’s total forest cover. Our 310 million hectares of forest include about 30% of the world’s boreal forest and more than 25% its temperate rainforest. Only a portion of the forest is managed; here, human activities as well as natural processes have a direct impact on forest carbon. Forest management includes harvesting, tree planting, and efforts to protect values at risk from disturbances such as fire and insect infestation. For carbon accounting purposes the managed forest was defined as covering 236 million hectares in Canada’s 2007 national greenhouse gas inventory report.
