Two more lots of forestry

Two more forests the size of Belgium have made the news this week.


Firstly UNESCO has recommended a tract of Canadian forest as a World Heritage site.  It was reported by the Globe and Mail newspaper.

The Pimachiowin Aki, 33,400 square kilometres of mostly untouched wilderness (about the size of Belgium), is home to one of the largest herds of woodland caribou south of Hudson Bay as well as many other species of animals, birds, insects and fish.


And the largest private forest owner in Europe (a company called SCA) uses an area the size of Belgium to make personal hygiene products. This was reported by CNBC.

One of the additional gems for SCA is that it owns 2.6 million hectares of forest land, equivalent to the size of Belgium, making it the largest “private forest owner in Europe.

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