The Primary Imperative: Why Protecting Forests Is Essential to Meeting Global Climate Goals

This presentation discusses the global climate importance of protecting primary forests in the Canadian boreal and challenges assertions around the sustainability of current logging practices in Canada. The Canadian boreal is one of the most carbon-dense biomes on the planet, and to meet international climate targets, carbon-rich primary forest areas free of industrial development need to remain unlogged.

Presenter: Jennifer Skene (NRDC)

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