Sentences with phrase «forests around the region»

The 2000 - 2003 drought in the American southwest triggered a widespread die - off of forests around the region.

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The joint initiative, called the Rainforest Alliance - Olam Partnership for Livelihoods & Landscapes in Western Ghana, aims to conserve the cocoa forest landscape and sustain the agricultural livelihoods of communities around the Sui River, Suhuma, Tano Ehuro and Santomang Forest Reserves — a region where forests are particularly threatened by cooca produforest landscape and sustain the agricultural livelihoods of communities around the Sui River, Suhuma, Tano Ehuro and Santomang Forest Reserves — a region where forests are particularly threatened by cooca produForest Reserves — a region where forests are particularly threatened by cooca production.

Today, that is down to around a third, although in more western and coastal regions, including the UK and Republic of Ireland, the decline has been far greater with forest coverage in some areas dropping below 10 %.

In another paper, members of Villmoare's team suggest that around 2.8 million years ago, climate change transformed forests in the Afar region into grasslands.

Around the buildings lay the dry, deciduous forest of the Ankarafantsika Reserve Complex, and around the complex lay the fields and paddies of the second largest rice - growing region in the coAround the buildings lay the dry, deciduous forest of the Ankarafantsika Reserve Complex, and around the complex lay the fields and paddies of the second largest rice - growing region in the coaround the complex lay the fields and paddies of the second largest rice - growing region in the country.

Deforestation peaked between 1830 and 1880, affecting around 80 percent of the region's forests.

The area is abundant with birdlife, and you may even spot a Samango monkey if you're lucky, running around in the mystical forest as they are indigenous to the region.

de is a German travel and photo blog where Michael Mantke writes about his travels all over the world, as well as tours and short trips in the region around the Black Forest.

Premium wines, vineyards, spectacular surfing and beach coastline, pristine ocean vistas, contrasting countryside and forests combine to attract visitors from around the world to the superb region.

We crossed the big karri forest during the second part of our road trip around the South of Western Australia, as we left the Margaret River region to reach the Denmark / Albany area.

Option Two — Travel inland to the Great Ocean Road hinterland, a region of contrasts from lush temperate forests to massive volcanic plains, soaring cliffs, rugged mountains giving way to rolling hills with pine plantations, wide expanses of farmland around ancient landmarks from blunted caps of extinct volcanoes to floating islands and massive lakes.

Beneath the towering karri forests around Western Australia's Margaret River region lie more than 150 caves.

If you are living in the Asia - Pacific region, Bali is a great getaway destination: It's close enough for a shorter trip, there is a lot to do, from party - beaches to quiet, romantic beaches and the peaceful forests and rice paddies around Ubud to the many historic temples all over the island.

In this fourth game, the action shifts to Italy, and Karl has to work in around fishing villages, mountain and forests regions, even bigger towns and cities as he pulls off mission objectives that aren't always about assassinating the highest - ranking Nazi on the board.

In his series of autumnal landscape portraits, Czech Photographer Janek Sedlář wanders around his home region of Moravia and the White Carpathians nature reserve to capture these enchanting images of forests.

We've seen similar effects around the world: certified pulp and paper producers in Brazil that protect their native forests while providing livelihoods, certified concessions in the Petén region of Guatemala where sustainable forestry not only raises incomes but prevents deforestation 20 times better than government forest preserves, and thousands of other examples.

Meanwhile, some regions around the world have seen the return of forests and grasslands, as rising agricultural productivity and the transition from biomass to modern forms of energy have reduced or eliminated the need of marginal farmland and forests for food and energy.

Looking at charcoal fragments from 14 deep lakes in the region, scientists were able to reconstruct the fire history of this particular forest, which covers around 2,000 square kilometers.

The resulting map has the potential to inform scientists about the structure of forest ecosystems in different regions, and it can be used to improve predictions about carbon storage and biodiversity around the world.

The frequency and intensity of forest fires in the region have been increasing along with rising temperatures.5, 7,13 An average of around 9.9 million acres (4 million hectares) of boreal forest burned annually in Russia from 1975 to 2005 — and that rate more than doubled in the 1990s.15 One of West Siberia's largest forest fires on record occurred in 2003, claiming some 47 million acres (20 million hectares) of land7, 15 and emitting heat - trapping emissions equal to the total cuts in emissions the European Union pledged under the Kyoto Protocol.2, 7,16 Higher temperatures and thawing permafrost are probably contributing to the rising frequency and severity of forest fires in West Siberia.5, 7,14

Concerning the possibility of multiple dry months for peat forest regions on Sumatra and Borneo what is most noteworthy is a lingering El Niño state cold water SST anomaly around these two Indonesian isles (as can be seen below):

«If market forces can align around a shared understanding of the real issues facing forests in a region, the potential for positive impact is immense,» said Nina Goodrich, Executive Director of GreenBlue.

After years of raising awareness about the importance of preserving the planet's forests, the last decade saw an overall drop in the rate of forest loss around the globe — though some regions of the world are still clearing forests

These data are also useful in the study of unusual weather phenomena such as El Niño, the long - term effects of deforestation on our rain forests, and changes in the sea - ice masses around the polar regions.

To start, Forest City has an urban footprint in major metropolitan regions around the country: «These are seen as the highest growth markets in the U.S., and young people and millennials look to metro areas as live - work - play environments,» he notes.