Great Bear Rainforest
| Great Bear Rainforest | |
|---|---|
Lowland forests of Kitlope Heritage Conservancy | |
| Map | |
| Geography | |
| Location | British Columbia, Canada |
| Coordinates | 53°0′0″N 128°0′0″W / 53.00000°N 128.00000°W |
| Area | 64,000 km2 (25,000 sq mi) |
| Administration | |
| Established | 19 May 2016 |
| Ecology | |
| Ecosystem(s) | British Columbia mainland coastal forests |
The Great Bear Rainforest is a temperate rain forest on the Pacific coast of British Columbia, comprising 6.4 million hectares. It is part of the larger Pacific temperate rainforest ecoregion, which is the largest coastal temperate rainforest in the world.
The Great Bear Rainforest was officially recognized by the Government of British Columbia in February 2016, when it announced an agreement to permanently protect 85% of the old-growth forested area from industrial logging. The forest was admitted to the Queen's Commonwealth Canopy in September of the same year.