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Below you will find a variety of scientific reports and other publications related to Canada's Boreal Forest and the migratory birds that breed there.
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Birds at Risk: The Importance of Canada's Boreal Wetlands and Waterways
The boreal forest of Canada is a critical stronghold of our planet’s bird life, supporting large portions of the global population of many species. Billions of birds migrate to and from the boreal region to reproduce each year. This report looks at three natural areas in the boreal forest that are critical for birds, but that are coming under pressure from industry, hydropower, and climate change.
Boreal Songbird Initiative, Natural Resources Defense Council, and Nature Canada
Report [PDF] >
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Keeping Woodland Caribou in the Boreal Forest: Big Challenge, Immense Opportunity
Woodland caribou, once abundant throughout much of mainland Canada and the northern United States, have been a major source of concern in recent decades due to significant declines in their population and loss of about half of their historic range. This policy brief serves as a guide for conserving woodland caribou over the long term, including proactive steps needed to be taken to ensure this iconic species is not lost forever.
International Boreal Conservation Science Panel
Policy Brief [PDF] >
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A Forest of Blue: Canada's Boreal Forest, the World's Waterkeeper
A recent, groundbreaking report brings attention to the vast water resources in Canada's boreal forest. A Forest of Blue includes stunning facts about the region's mitigation of global climate change – for example: the boreal contains 25% of the world's wetlands, storing 147 billion tonnes of carbon; and boreal freshwater contributes to the formation of arctic sea ice, cooling the atmosphere and preserving arctic marine biodiversity. The boreal also includes some of the planet’s most important wetland sites for birds.
The Pew Environment Group
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Conservation Value of the North American Boreal Forest from an Ethnobotanical Perspective
There are hundreds of Aboriginal communities in the Canadian Boreal. Indigenous connections to the Boreal landscape go far beyond utilitarian purposes. Specifically, the Boreal has significant ethnobotanical (relationship between people and plants) importance to indigenous people from this region. This report focuses on these relationships and just how important the boreal forest is for maintaining traditional ways of life.
Canadian Boreal Initiative, David Suzuki Foundation, and the Boreal Songbird Initiative
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The Carbon the World Forgot: Conserving the Capacity of Canada's Boreal Forest Region to Mitigate and Adapt to Climate Change
Previous research on forests and climate change underestimated both the amount and depth of carbon stored in boreal forests. In addition, intact boreal forests will be vital for species affected by climate change, particularly species who will be forced to shift ranges. Keeping the boreal forest intact is the best way to prevent the carbon it stores from being released and to ensure species affected by climate change a shot at survival.
Boreal Songbird Initiative and the Canadian Boreal Initiative
Report [PDF] >
Report in French [PDF] >
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Danger in the Nursery: Impact on Birds of Tar Sands Oil Development in Canada’s Boreal Forest
This report highlights the many ways in which tar sands development directly impacts bird populations. The report finds that millions of birds will be lost from tar sands development, including birds that have shown declines of up to 70% in the last 40 years. Some of the ways bird populations are reduced include tailings pond deaths, habitat loss and fragmentation, air and water pollution, and even industrial noise.
Boreal Songbird Initiative, NRDC, and the Pembina Institute
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Poll: Canadians Overwhelmingly Support Protecting the Boreal
A poll conducted by the Canadian Boreal Initiative between April 29 and May 9, 2008 shows that Canadians strongly support increasing protection of the Boreal Forest. Nine out of ten Canadians said they would like more of the Boreal protected than is protected currently, with the average Canadian believing 67% of the remaining forest should be preserved.
Canadian Boreal Initiative
Poll Summary [PDF] >
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The Real Wealth of the Mackenzie Region
The ecological goods and services provided by nature in the Mackenzie watershed region are estimated to be 10 times the total economic value generated by natural capital extraction industries and other activities within the watershed.
Canadian Boreal Initiative
Summary [PDF] >
Full report [PDF] >
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The Boreal Forest Region: North America's Bird Nursery
The Boreal Forest Region is vital to the abundance of bird life in the U.S. and Canada. Nearly half of all North American birds (325 species) rely on the Boreal, and over 300 of those species regularly breed there.
Bird Studies Canada/Boreal Songbird Initiative
Full report [PDF] >
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The Importance of the Christmas Bird Count to Our Understanding of Boreal Bird Populations
In the United States, winter bird communities
are often overwhelmingly
made up of Boreal bird species. On
many CBCs, Boreal birds make up
50-90 percent of the species tallied, even in the southern United
States.
Boreal Songbird Initiative
Full report [PDF] >
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The Boreal in the Balance: Securing The Future of Canada's Boreal Region
Canada's Boreal region offers a tremendous opportunity for conservation at a large scale, but there is a diminishing window of time to plan for conservation solutions.
Candian Boreal Initiative
Full report [PDF] >
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Canada's Boreal Forest: Vital to North American Bird Life
The fate of much of the continent's bird life depends on the future of the Boreal Forest.
Canadian Boreal Initiative/Boreal Songbird Initiative
Full report [PDF] >
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