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Research & Reports

Reports

 

Intact Habitat Landscapes and Woodland Caribou on the Island of Newfoundland
by the Canadian Boreal Initiative
(November 2011)
Birds at Risk
The Importance of Canada's Boreal Wetlands and Waterways

by Nature Canada, Boreal Songbird Initiative and NRDC
(October 2011)

Keeping woodland caribou in the boreal forest: Big challenge, immense opportunity

by the International Boreal Conservation Science Panel

(July 2011)

A Forest of Blue: Canada's Boreal Forest, The World's Waterkeeper

by the Pew Environment Group

(March 2011)

Conservation Value of the North American Boreal Forest from an Ethnobotanical Perspective
by Amanda Karst - Commissioned by the Canadian Boreal Initiative, the David Suzuki Foundation, and the Boreal Songbird Initiative

(February 2010)

The Carbon the World Forgot: Conserving the Capacity of Canada’s Boreal Forest Region to Mitigate and Adapt to Climate Change
by Matt Carlson, Jeff Wells, Dina Roberts

(November 2009)

Read the executive summary

The Real Wealth of the Mackenzie Region: Assessing the Natural Capital Values of a Northern Boreal Ecosystem
(2007 - Updated in 2010)
Mark Anielski and Sara Wilson
Commissioned by the Canadian Boreal Initiative
(revised version currently available in English only)
Counting Canada's Natural Capital: Assessing the Real Value of Canada's Ecosystem Services
(March 2009)
Mark Anielski, Sarah Wilson for the Pembina Institute
Commissioned by the Canadian Boreal Initiative
(revised version currently available in English only)
Mineral Exploration Conflicts in Canada’s Boreal Forest
(May 2008)
International Boreal Conservation Campaign and Canadian Boreal Initiative

Catching Up: Conservation and Biodiversity Offsets in Alberta's Boreal Forest
(March 2008)
Simon Dyer, Jennifer Grant, Terra Lesack and Marian Weber (PDF - 3 MB)

Read the executive summary (PDF - 200 KB)

Seeking a Balance: Assessing the Future Impacts of Conservation Development in the Mackenzie Watershed

(January 2008)
Matt Carlson, Erin Bayne and Brad Stelfox (PDF - 5,579 KB)

Read the summary report (PDF - 5MB)

The Boreal Forest Region: North America's Bird Nursery
(April 2005)
Peter Blancher, Bird Studies Canada and Jeffrey Wells, Boreal Songbird Initiative
Commissioned by the Boreal Songbird Initiative and the Canadian Boreal Initiative
(PDF - 1,879 KB)
The Boreal in the Balance: Securing The Future of Canada's Boreal Region
(January 31, 2005)
Canadian Boreal Initiative
The Boreal Forest at Risk: A Progress Report
(June 23, 2003)
Canadian Boreal Initiative


The Importance of Canada's Boreal Forest to Landbirds
(May 2003) - REVISED, July 2003
Peter Blancher, Partners In Flight Scientist