THUMBS WAY UP TO URBAN CANOPY


THUMBS WAY UP TO  URBAN CANOPY 

Boreal Forest Agreement:  A big win, and now a great big job.
“We think Canada’s Boreal Forest is our greatest gift to the world. It contains seven of the ten largest intact forest landscapes left on earth. Urban Canopy helped secure the unprecedented agreement to protect more than half of it. Now we’re working hard to make those commitments real.”


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