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Commonwealth NGOs
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 Canadian Boreal Initiative
30 Metcalfe Street
Suite 402
Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5L4
Canada
Email: info@borealcanada.ca
Website: www.borealcanada.ca
Type: NGO
Scope: national
Interest in Forestry: central
Description
The Canadian Boreal Initiative is working with a wide range of conservation organizations, First Nations,
industry and other interested parties to link science, policy and conservation activities in
Canada`s boreal forest. On December 1, 2003 the CBI released the Boreal Forest Conservation Framework
- the most extensive national conservation vision ever. The Framework was developed in
concert with leading conservation organizations, resource companies and First Nations. Convened by the
Canadian Boreal Initiative, this group forms the Boreal Leadership Council, committed to the
conservation and sustainable development of Canada`s boreal forest region.
Since being established in January 2003, the CBI has also released research on the importance of the
boreal region for migratory birds and published a review of progress marking the fourth
anniversary of a June 1999 Canadian Senate report on conserving the boreal forest region.
With a small hub in Ottawa, the CBI also partners with non-governmental organizations, First Nations
and others across the country in on-the-ground boreal conservation work. The CBI is supported
by the Pew Charitable Trusts.
Our Vision
To safeguard the balance of nature for all time in Canada`s boreal region through:
* an interconnected network of large-scale protected areas and conservation lands;
* leading-edge sustainable development practices on the remaining landscape; and
* local and First Nations engagement in land management decisions.
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