The Tremendous Economic Value of Conserving the Boreal Forest

Can protecting 17% of lands by 2020 protect wildlife? Yes. Will conservation create jobs and grow Canada's economy? Also yes!

Find out what the numbers say in this video.

Sources:

The Economic Impact of Canada’s National, Provincial & Territorial Parks in 2009 by The Outspan Group / Canadian Parks Council

Economic Impact of Parks Canada 2011 by The Outspan Group / Parks Canada

“Analysis of the Current and Future Value of Indigenous Guardian Work in Canada’s Northwest Territories” by the Indigenous Leadership Initiative

“Consolidated report on Indigenous Protected Areas following Social Return on Investment Analyses” by the Department of the Prime Minister, Australia