Canada will soon have the largest protected boreal forest - an area twice the size of Belgium - on the planet. Some 1.6m hectares of remote land in the province of Alberta are being made into new ...

The hundreds of wildfires burning in Canada may forever transform the country’s landscape — but some fire experts say that might not be a bad thing.

Recurring wildfires are giving young coniferous forests too little time to mature, ... Between 2014 and 2021, about 6 per cent of Canada’s boreal forest reburned within 30 years or less.

These stretch from Canada’s familiar forest-and-prairie landscapes up past the Arctic Circle, spanning more than a million square miles — an area larger than India — but they are home to ...

According to Natural Resources Canada, climate change could potentially double the amount of northern boreal forest burned by 2100 compared to recent decades. (Mark Blinch/Reuters) A march northward ...

After a record-breaking wildfire season, 6,517 forest fires have burned 18.5 million hectares (46 million acres) of land in Canada throughout 2023, about five per cent of the entire forest area of ...

The Boreal forest region of Canada is considered one of the largest untapped forests on Earth. Stretching all across the country’s northern border, the coniferous-filled forest covers over one ...

According to Natural Resources Canada, climate change could potentially double the amount of northern boreal forest burned by 2100 compared to recent decades. Photo: Reuters / Mark Blinch A march ...

“The idea is to regenerate the same forest type that was reharvested,” explained University of Toronto Forestry Professor Jay Malcolm. “We have not been very good at that though.” Much of Canada’s ...

Canada is now home to the world's largest protected boreal forest Canada will soon have the largest protected boreal forest - an area twice the size of Belgium - on the planet. Some 1.6m hectares ...

Canada’s forests may be burning faster than they can grow back. Story by Ruby Mellen • 11h. Hundreds of wildfires are burning in Canada — and they could change the way the country looks.