
What's at Stake
With some 1.6 billion acres (650 million hectares) of forests, Canada and the United States are the world's first and second largest producers of forest products. Agricultural conversion, irresponsible timber extraction, and fire are major threats to these important landscapes, which are vital biodiversity corridors. We are working to spread sustainable forestry throughout timber-rich regions of Canada and the United States through certification and forest-carbon project validation and verification. These are powerful tools to defend forests against threats like fires and irresponsible timber extraction.