Anthropogenic Footprint in Canada Boreal Forest, 2011. While industrial disturbances have to date been largely concentrated in the south, expansion northward continues. 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. Global Forest Watch Canada / pewenvironment.org

While industrial disturbances have to date been largely concentrated in the south, expansion northward continues. 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