##  [Forest Carbon 101: How Canada Calculates Forest Carbon](/resource/forest-carbon-101-how-canada-calculates-forest-carbon-0) 

Organization

[2 Billion Trees (2BT)](/organization/2-billion-trees-2bt)

[Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)](/organization/natural-resources-canada-nrcan)

 

 

Project

[National Capital Region](/project/national-capital-region)

 

Resource Type

[Fact sheet](/taxonomy/term/34)

 

 

Author(s)

Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

 

 

Original Authors

Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

 

 

Resource Date:

2023

 

Page Length

1

 

 

Forests are part of a living system where carbon is continually captured from and emitted to the atmosphere. Calculating the impact of human actions on forest carbon is a complex, but critically important task. Collaboration with experts and stakeholders is key to developing and continuously improving Canada’s forest carbon estimates.