Together, these measures have the potential to reverse rates of forest loss.

The institute's figure on Canadian forest loss was an error, she said.

There has also been forest loss to gold mining.

The rate of forest loss has declined in the past decade.

It had recorded the least percentage of forest loss in the period between 1990 and 2005 of 1.9%.

Farming also contributes to forest loss, particularly in western Canada.

Some forest loss is occurring but not enough to list as Near Threatened.

Ranching is thought to be responsible for about two-thirds of that forest loss.

Linked to this has been mounting rates of forest loss.

Over the past thirty years commercial logging for export has caused significant forest loss.