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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for this decline‚ resulting in serious impacts on the environment and the economy. Critically discuss the causes of deforestation and solutions to it. Deforestation is the cutting down of a large area of trees and the destruction of forests by people. Forests are what we call an exhaustible resource‚ one which can be used up if it is not used carefully. Over the last few decades‚ deforestation has threatened the rainforests with total extinction. To understand why deforestation is such an important
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this layer; therefore‚ the trees and shrubs are much smaller than the above layers. This layer contains the most animals‚ including jaguars and leopards. The final layer is the forest floor. It is the darkest layer and has very few inhabitants. Its main occupant is the anteater. Things decay very quickly on the forest floor because there is no sunlight. The rainforest provides us with many crucial parts of our lives‚ including food and medicine; however‚ humans have played a destructive role
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Amazonian Tribes and why the rain forest is important to them. The many things that will be discussed in this report are when they arrived‚ where they migrated from‚ and how settlers have affected the rain forest for the Amazonians. The different resources that are in the rain forest will also be discussed to give a better idea on why many people have come to the rainforest to settle and collect these resources. The way the Brazil Government has used the rain forest for their people and what they have
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