In Ontario, the Far North is one of our best weapons against climate change. The vast Far North Boreal forest, peatlands, wetland and tundra absorb and store greenhouse gases in trees, soil and peat. The Far North of Ontario absorbs more than 12 million tonnes of carbon dioxide from the air each year and stores the equivalent of 97 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide.
The climate-change fighting effects of the Far North Boreal forest, peatlands, wetland and tundra benefit the people of Ontario, and people all over the world. That's why the Government of Ontario has committed to working with First Nations to reach an objective of protecting some 225,000 square kilometres of the Far North.
Ontario's plan, which protects more than half of the Far North, will also ensure that the water, plants and animals that make the area so valuable are sustained.
