A group of top international scientists says Canada needs to dramatically up
its conservation game to ensure its vast northern forests remain healthy in the
face of increasing industrial pressure.
In a paper to be presented today at the International Congress of
Conservation Biology in Baltimore, Md., its authors argue that Canada needs to
preserve about half of its boreal forest. That's significantly more than the 10
per cent level researchers previously thought was necessary to conserve natural
systems."Conservation science has caught up to an understanding of what is
really needed," said Jeffs Wells, a scientist with the Boreal Songbird
Initiative and one of 23 researchers from Canada and around the world who
contributed to the paper.
