For news, features, opinion pieces and blog posts about the Boreal Forest and the people working to conserve it, explore the stories below.
With the arrival of autumn, between 3 billion to 5 billion birds are preparing to travel from their nesting grounds in the Boreal Forest in Canada to wintering grounds thousands of miles away. This fall is also when the UN Biodiversity Conference, or COP16, will be held in Cali, Colombia. Migrating birds remind us of the interconnectedness of nature, and they link Canada and Colombia–two seemingly disparate places–through their life cycles.
Read MoreILI is taking the helm of the International Boreal Conservation Campaign and absorbing IBCC’s remaining staff, assets, and relationships with funders. This milestone marks one of the first times a longstanding, successful environmental campaign has been transferred to Indigenous leadership.
Read MoreCOP15 is also our chance to do something big – to not only talk about protections, but take action and truly protect global biodiversity on the massive scale that is still possible because we have intact places like the Boreal Forest.
Read MoreSome of the world’s largest land-based stores of carbon are found in the Boreal Forest of North America. Many projects are underway that will increase land protections in the Boreal Forest—conserving both the carbon stores as well as the rich ecological values.
Read MoreIndigenous Peoples have been in relationship with the plants and animals of the Boreal Forest in Canada for thousands of years – since before time was recorded, as is often said. These relationships are at the center of Indigenous stewardship and the reason the boreal remains the largest intact forest left on the planet.
Read More“This is the largest federal investment in Indigenous-led stewardship to date, and we welcome the Government of Canada’s commitment to partnering with Indigenous Nations on conservation and stewardship,” said Valérie Courtois, the Director of the Indigenous Leadership Initiative.
Read MoreAudubon and the Seal River Watershed Alliance, an Indigenous non-profit coalition, have worked together to record the sounds of a critical bird breeding area.
Read MoreBudget 2021 will help ensure the Boreal Forest continues to protect biodiversity and the climate for generations to come. It makes new investments in nature conservation and singles out the role of Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas and Guardians programs in achieving international targets.
Read MoreDr. David Schindler was a giant among the academic scientific community. He was a fearless communicator of truth to power, speaking honestly and passionately about what science was telling us about the state of the environment and what needed to be done to ensure a healthier and more equitable world.
Read MoreBoldly yet delicately colored in swaths of yellow, salmon, frost white, or raspberry, the beauty of winter finches is a welcomed sight to what is often a pallid landscape across the northern tier of the United States. We are transfixed by their annual movements, particularly their incredible irruptions outside of their expected ranges, in search of food. There is no question about it, winter finches are both beautiful and wild. It is their very essence.
Read MoreAcross much of the U.S. and Canada birders are participating in getting a late winter snapshot of the status of birds. Started more than twenty years ago by Audubon and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and joined by Birds Canada in 2009, the Great Backyard Bird Count invites bird enthusiasts of all kinds to count birds anywhere from February 12-15.
Read MoreAmid the challenges presented by COVID-19, several bright spots emerged. Across the Boreal Forest, Indigenous Nations and their allies made sweeping gains in sustaining the lands, waters and natural systems we all depend on.
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