A family hiking in a forest

Forests are more than landscapes. They’re lifelines. 

Forests breathe life. When we protect forests, we counter the effects of climate change, save wildlife and ensure our future.

When we lose forests, the world loses protection against rising temperatures and climate disasters, and Canadians lose the health, economic and social benefits that forests provide.

Forests across Canada are powerfully and intimately connected with life on Earth. They produce the oxygen we breathe, clean the water we drink and trap the carbon that is warming our planet. Forests shelter wildlife and species at risk, giving them everything they need to thrive.

Photo of Minesing Wetlands

Minesing Wetlands, Ontario 

Photo of Carey Island

Carey Island, British Columbia 

Photo of Musquash Estuary

Musquash Estuary, New Brunswick 

white-breasted nuthatch perched on a tree with wings spread

Photos: A family hiking in the woods (Photo by Getty Images); white-breasted nuthatch, Alberta (Photo by Getty Images)

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