Here, the sea meets the boreal forest under the rippling northern lights. Farther to the north, the trees stop growing. Snow coats a harsh landscape of Canadian shield, and the ceaseless wind cuts ...
The Taiga Shield Ecozone occurs where the Boreal Forest and the Canadian Shield overlap and stretches across part of Canada’s sub Arctic north. One third of it lies in the Northwest Territories.
Forest Area Fluctuations: The coniferous forest area in North America increased by 5.62% between 2018-2023 compared to 1984-1991. However, it decreased by 4.85% from its peak in 1992-2001.