The National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy (NRTEE), through its "Conservation of Natural Heritage" program, is exploring the status of conservation and identifying key challenges and opportunities at the national level in Canada. Through its Conserving Canada’s Natural Capital: the Boreal Forest" program, NRTEE is examining how to advance conservation on the working boreal forest landscape. The Abitibi region case study is one of three conducted across the Boreal Forest in Canada.