This article is based on Episode 1 of a three-part series on climate change and forests, on the Forests of the Future podcast. It explores how FSC understands climate change, the difference between mitigation and adaptation, and why accounting for climate risks is becoming essential for sustainable forest management. For the Indigenous peoples in Labrador, caribou have deep cultural significance. “Our whole understanding of our place in the world revolves around our relationship with caribou,” says Valérie Courtois, CEO of Indigenous Leadership Initiative and forestry expert. But recently, elders began noticing something strange. Herds were moving away from the best sources of food. The changed behaviour puzzled researchers and the community, until they noticed the bugs. “Caribou are a really sensitive animal and, like us, they don’t like biting insects,” she says. As climate change raises temperatures, insects are moving further north, pushing the caribou into windier locations with fewer insects.