Canada: World’s Largest Conservation Agreement Applying to Area Twice the Size of Germany
Toronto/Montreal, Canada – 05/18/2010 – Today 20 member companies of the Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) and nine leading environmental organizations unveiled an unprecedented agreement – the Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement – that applies to 72 million hectares of public forests licensed to FPAC members. The Agreement, when fully implemented, will conserve significant areas of Canada’s vast Boreal Forest, protect threatened woodland caribou and provide a competitive market edge for participating companies.
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Tags: Biodiversity
