September 20, 2011 -  ENR is hosting an International Forest Film Festival to showcase forests around the world as part of the International Year of the Forests.

The films are being screened at Northern United Place and start at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free, and each evening’s entertainment will run about two hours long.

Here is a list of films, the dates they will be shown, and the country of origin for the films.

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources takes care to protect and manage the forests of the NWT in a sustainable and responsible way. Our goal is to ensure our forests will last for the use of future generations through careful management and fire prevention and protection.

Programs and services from ENR include wildfire management, prevention and protection, forest education, forest health and silviculture. To learn more about how Environment and Natural Resources manages the NWT’s forests, visit http://www.enr.gov.nt.ca/_live/pages/wpPages/Our_Forest.aspx.

Forests play an important role in the well-being of all organisms, from the smallest microscopic organism in the soil to humans to the largest grizzly bear

Globally, forests are habitat to 80% of our terrestrial biodiversity, home to 300 million people and cover 31% of total land area. In the Northwest Territories, our boreal forest is breeding grounds for more than 200 bird species, home to 29 communities and comprises 17% of Canada’s boreal forest.