March 26, 2011
Graph of the Day: Global Percentage of Watershed Covered by Water, 2011
At 197 million acres, the surface area of Canada’s boreal lakes and rivers alone are larger than all but 36 countries. According to a new report by the Pew Environment Group, Canada’s boreal forest contains the world’s largest and most pristine freshwater ecosystem on Earth.
A Forest of Blue: Canada’s Boreal Forest, the World’s Waterkeeper