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| Primary [[Boreal forests|Primary Boreal Forests]] || 1,042 billion tonnes of carbon, more than currently found in the atmosphere, 2 times more than all [[Greenhouse gas emissions|human caused emissions]] since the year 1870. || Biodiversity services given by Canada forest alone are estimated as 703 billion dollars per year. Important for almost half of the [[Bird|birds]] in North America. || Contain 60% of world [[Fresh water|surface freshwater]].

| Primary [[Temperate forest|Temperate Forests]] || 119 billion tonnes (like all CO2 emitted by humans in 2005-2017) || [[Old-growth forest|Old growth forest]] has very high biodiversity. Some species link [[Terrestrial ecosystem|terrestrial ecosystems]] to [[marine ecosystem|marine]]. || Some trees can live 1,000 years providing many services to humans. Help to protect people from [[Flood|floods]] and [[Drought|droughts]].