Many people are surprised to learn that Canada’s deforestation rate is among the lowest in the world and has been declining for over 20 years.
Deforestation – the permanent clearing of trees to make way for another land use – amounts to less than 0.02% of Canada’s forest area each year.
In Canada, we take deforestation seriously and we track forest changes carefully, because we know that forests help sustain biological diversity; clean the air, soil and water; and store carbon.
This infographic from the federal government’s State of Canada’s Forests report shows that the forest products industry contributes very little to deforestation.
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Im doing a project on deforestation in class and was very suprised and pleased to learn of how canada is handling deforestation currently.