The Boreal Forest Conservation Framework

Canada's largest-ever conservation vision

The Canadian Boreal Initiative on December 1, 2003 released the Boreal Forest Conservation Framework - a vision to safeguard Canada's vast boreal region - comprising one of the largest remaining intact ecosystems in the world. The framework is a balanced approach to conservation and development, endorsed by the Boreal Leadership Council, an extraordinary alliance of 11 groups representing conservation organizations, First Nations and industry.

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About the Boreal Forest Conservation Framework

Participants at founding Boreal Leadership Council meeting, L to R: Gary Stewart, Ducks Unlimited, Chris McDonell, Tembec Inc., Kelly Pennycook, Dehcho First Nations, Tim Gray, CPAWS.

The Boreal Forest Conservation Framework reflects the collective wisdom of the Boreal Leadership Council and is based on the best currently available information. Over the coming months, the CBI will be working with Council members to expand Framework endorsement in a variety of sectors, generate on-the-ground examples of the Framework principles in action, and create opportunities for governments to become engaged and active participants. The CBI has also commissioned science-based research to refine the necessary levels of protection and other activities required to implement this vision.

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