Boreal Forest
Boreal forests are still full of life that's adapted to withstand frigid temperatures year-round, such as caribou reindeer, or animals that can migrate long distances every winter.
- Full of deciduous trees and conifers, Boreal forests cover vast expanses in Canada, Alaska, and Russia.
- Boreal forests are an important carbon sink. Like all forests they absorb carbon dioxide –a main contributor to global warming and climate change—removing it from the atmosphere and helping to keep the entire planet healthy.
- Boreal forests are threatened as 18.7 million acres of forests every year to deforestation and degradation, mainly in the ....
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