Not only Canada, but all the other countries in the world have benefited from their forests. These benefits include increase in forestry employment opportunities, enlargement of wildlife habitat, abundance in food supply and natural resources. Above these various benefits, the major advantage of the forests is the reduction of the carbon dioxide levels by carbon storage and photosynthesis. Luckily, Canada has been able to take these numerous advantages because of its extensive landmasses that are covered by forests. However, starting from the industrial revolution, Canada has focused more on the economic values and disregarded the environmental costs. These economic developments have led to expansion of industrial factories, increment of gasoline
