201410 Professor Keith Bell 17 April 2014 Forests cover roughly thirty percent of the land on the planet. They play a vital role in producing oxygen and providing homes for wildlife and people. Many threatened and endangered animal species live in forests‚ and over hundreds of millions of people rely on benefits that forests offer‚ including food‚ water‚ clothing‚ traditional medicine and shelter (Threats). Deforestation is the clearing of Earth’s forests on a massive scale‚ often damaging the quality
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these‚ several other minor minerals are available in different places. Forest and Wild Life About 87% of the entire state is covered by forests in Mizoram calculating a total coverage of around 18‚338 sq.km. 68% of the geographical area is dense forest whereas 20% is open forest. There are mainly three types of forests in Mizoram. They are Sub tropical forest‚ Semi-evergreen forests and Sub-montane tropical forests. Different flora and fauna can be found in Mizoram. Around 22 species of Bamboo
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treetops—depend on the health and survival of Central and South American tropical forests. They spend much of their lives in the canopy‚ snoozing and remaining hidden from predators. The animals live solitary lives and travel from tree to tree using canopy vines. Located in places such as Brazil and Panama‚ the six species of this strange and wonderful animal need healthy forests to survive. But tropical forests are some of the most vulnerable to deforestation. Loss of trees means animals are
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Natural Vegetation Tropical Rainforests 10º North and South of the Equator High rainfall and temperatures (over 1500 mm yearly; about 27º) Typically located in the Amazon Basin in South America‚ Congo Basin in Africa and parts of Southeast Asia such as Indonesia and Malaysia. ~400 species per hectare 5 distinct layers: Emergent: 30m to 50m; tall thick straight trunks Canopy: 15m to 30m; wide‚ shallow‚ umbrella-shaped crowns form a continuous leaf cover‚ preventing sunlight from penetrating
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variations‚ they are: 1. Farm forestry (tree growing on private land)‚ 2. Farmer leasehold‚ 3. Village woodlots or community forestry‚ 4. Strip plantations alongside roads‚ canals‚ railways‚ etc.‚ and 5. Reforestation or rehabilitation of degraded forest areas. Social forestry programs usually include one or more of these components. There are
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us. Forests act as a habitat and shelters to millions of species. However‚ these trees are being depleted at a very fast rate. According to some estimates‚ more than 50 percent of the tree cover has disappeared due to human activity. Deforestation is the destruction of forests and woodlands. The term does not include the removal of industrial forests such as plantations of gums or pines. Deforestation has led to the reduction of forests to four-fifths of their pre-agricultural area. Forests now cover
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Deforestation is clearing Earth’s forests on a massive scale‚ often resulting in damage to the quality of the land. Deforestation is a problem that is caused largely by greed and want for property‚ money and possibly status. In many parts of the world the forest is taken for granted as a replenishable resource‚ which it is. The problem is that the trees cannot be regrown and replanted at the rate at which they are being cut down. For this reason the forests are declining at an incredible rate and
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be healthy Forest Ecology Logging has been a part of Vermont history‚ culture and economy since the first settlers came here. I want to know what the impact logging has on our forests‚ how humans utilize logging‚ to determine if logging can be safe and even healthy for our forests. Every year hundreds of people come to Vermont to experience our amazing forests. Hiking‚ camping‚ fishing and hunting are just some of the activities people enjoy in Vermont forests. Lush forests cover over three
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OF COMMUNICATION Embracing Environment Revisiting the Chipko Movement SUMIT MITTAL 3/26/2014 Environmental movements have been part of Indian history and since the time of colonization India has seen numerous uprising against the unjust forest policies but no other movement affected and left its impact as the Chipko Movement did. This paper is an attempt to revisit the uprising of Chipko Movement and its impact. “The world has enough for everyone’s need‚ but not enough for everyone’s
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deforestation in Honduras based on those areas which have already reported severe forest damages and are already alerting for immediate attention and preservation. Also‚ the natural calamities and other harmful environmental conditions that strike the country were given considerable attention. Deforestation will not occur without the driving factors that
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