Sentences with phrase «greater area of forest»

Their survey uncovered a greater area of forest than an earlier one carried out for Friends of the Earth Scotland in 1987.

Not exact matches

«Partnering with the Ivorian government, with the support of the World Bank, allows Mondelēz International to have a greater impact and to protect forest areas more effectively than any one actor could on its own,» says Hubert Weber, Executive Vice President and President Mondelēz Europe.

It is using FRED as a stepping stone to its next project, which is to create a mini forest school area — one of the dads at FRED is a landscape gardener a great asset to this next stage.

«The classification of the Boreas Ponds as Wilderness and the expansion of High Peaks Wilderness Area marks a great day for the Forest Preserve and Adirondack Park,» said Protect the Adirondacks» Executive Director Peter Bauer in a statement.

The relatively flat ground and rocky soil of the research sites within the Blacks Mountain Experimental Forest in California's Lassen National Forest, where the Cone Fire burned, may have reduced negative effects associated with ground disturbance, leading researchers to caution applying their findings to areas where soil disturbance from logging is greater.

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 %.

Polish scientists worked to protect the least spoiled area of forest with the greatest density of big trees, first as a nature reserve and then as a national park in 1932.

On a per - unit - area basis, the cannabis grows resulted in 1.5 times more forest loss and 2.5 times greater fragmentation of the landscape, breaking up large, contiguous forest into smaller patches and reducing wildlife habitat.

She says greater measures must be taken to conserve the toppled timber forests so they are not converted to agricultural land, and to preserve enough of the original forests to provide seeds to repopulate the logged areas.

According to a paper published this week in the biogeography journal Diversity and Distributions, the areas that underwent the greatest habitat loss were found in the centre and east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, western Equatorial Africa and the upper Guinean forest in Liberia.

Tropical and subtropical forests, with the greatest area of forested land, are home to 1.3 trillion trees, or 43 % of the total.

Recently, the government, headed by Prime Minister Tony Abbott, triggered a public debate over plans to construct potentially the world's largest coal port adjacent to the Great Barrier Reef, a UNESCO World Heritage Area, and to excise 74,000 hectares of forest from Tasmania's World Heritage — listed site.

«Unfortunately, the amount of aid is so little and the pressures to cut down the forest for furniture markets, firewood and building materials for homes, or other uses are so great that the conservation and money and protected areas are not enough to counteract the overall loss of forest in many countries.»

The new non-legally binding agreement could save more than 350 million hectares of forests and croplands - an area greater than the size of India - while also reducing the amount of carbon released into the atmosphere.

One study we reviewed found that if temperatures rise 3.2 °F by mid-century, this could lead to 54 % increase in the annual area burned in the western U.S. 22 The same study found that the forests of the Pacific Northwest and Rocky Mountains will likely experience the greatest increases in annual burn area (78 % and 175 %, respectively).

When age gap dating becomes more and more popular, a great number of young ladies started to pursuit the relationship with some older rich guys in uriarra forest or neighbor areas in australian capital territory.

We're in the process of creating a forest and wildlife area, so the Tree Power lesson plans are a great fit.

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Beaches, rain forest, country clubs, and golf courses are all great ways to take in the areas natural features, and they are all within a few miles of the Estate.

This site is full of great information on Six Rivers National Forest and the Smith River National Recreation Area 10600 Highway 199 Gasquet, CA 95543 [phone] FAX: [phone].

Criterion (vii): The Kenya Lake System presents an exceptional range of geological and biological processes of exceptional natural beauty, including falls, geysers, hot springs, open waters and marshes, forests and open grasslands concentrated in a relatively small area and set among the landscape backdrop of the Great Rift Valley.

In addition to this ancient metropolis being one of the most interesting, and certainly largest Maya archaeological sites anywhere, the Mountain Pine Ridge and areas surrounding Caracol provide some of the best birding around, filled with neotropical forest species such as Keel - billed Motmots, Violaceous Trogons, Ocellated Turkeys, Crested Guans, Great Curassows, and, for the lucky, the rare and humongous Harpy Eagle.

A great way to explore the local forests, beach and hills guests enjoy a three - hour guided tour as they sit back and take in the beauty of this area.

And best of all, it's in a great, centrally located part of town, quick to get to highway one, and north to Moonstone Beach or the Fiscalini Ranch bluff trails.500 + sq ft of outdoor living / deck area (gated), Gas BBQ, Enclosed yard, Wood burning stove, Panoramic ocean, forest, mountain views (also Lighthouse & Hearst Castle).

Make sure you don't miss the hanging bridge in the forest, which gives you great views of the surrounding area.

• Kalgoorlie and the Goldfields • Esperance and Hopetoun with Peak Charles East and West Mount Barren, the Fitzgerald National Park, Quaalup Homestead and Point Ann • Hyden, Wave Rock and York • Bluff Knoll, the Stirling Ranges and Albany • Walpole, the Tree Top Walk and the Valley of the Giants • Pemberton, the Karri forests and the Gloucester Tree • Cape Leeuwin and the Margaret River area, the Yallingup caves and Busselton • Bibbulmun Track • Tumbulgum Farm, the Perth Hills and the Swan Valley • Mt. Leseur and the Pinnacles • Kalbarri • The Shark Bay World Heritage area and Monkey Mia with its dolphins • Coral Bay, Exmouth and the Ningaloo Reef • Pilbara region with Mount Augustus, Karijini • Canning Stock Route, Rudall River, Gibson and Little Sandy Desert, the Great Victoria Desert, the Carnarvon Ranges • Kimberley region

From your bungalow if you take a walk follow the stairs and the way down pass the tropical forest you will find a crowd free private sea front area where you will enjoy hearing the gentle sounds of water while you read a great book or just take some rest.

This scenic route takes in areas of Nightcap National Park and nearby State forest, passing Rummery Park, a great picnicking and camping spot in a section of State forest.

MAJOR TOURIST DESTINATION IN BALI - Uluwatu Temple - Cliff - top temple with spectacular ocean views -(30 km away)- Tanah Lot Temple - The coastal temple of Tanah Lot, perched on a rock at the edge of the shore line -(17 km away)- Denpasar - Bali's capital and main business & government offices area -(20 km away)- Ubud - Beautiful landscape of rice fields, art galleries, sacred monkey forest, craft and jewelries -(35 km away)- Kuta - Busy tourist area, great shopping and night life -(10 km away)- Nusa Dua - Masterfully planed tourist area famous for its white sandy beach, golf course, convention and exclusive retails complex -(28 km away)- Besakih Temple - Located on the slopes of Mount Agung, often referred to as the «mother temple» -(85 km away)- Rice Paddies at Jatiluwih -(50 km away)- Sacred Spring and Palace at Tampaksiring -(40 km away)- Padang Padang Beach - famous surfing spot for professional surfer -(30 km away) ESSENTIAL INFORMATION Bali's Airport is listed as «Denpasar» (DPS) which is the name of the island's capital.

Our great home, the equipment and the fact of being so close to a pine forest, a natural training area, and Doniños beach turn our sports facilities into the greatest spot to achieve new goals.

The area is stunningly beautiful and offers a great choice of attractions and activities whether on land or at sea: from mangrove forest that can be explored by long - tail boats or sea kayaks, to rainforests suitable for elephant trekking and hiking, to tall limestone cliffs offering excellent rock climbing terrain, to islands surrounded by turquoise waters lending superb snorkelling and scuba diving opportunities, there are a lot of thrilling possibilities to spice up your vacation around Ao Nang and Nopparat Thara beaches.

A New York native and graduate of Lake Forest College in Illinois, O'Keeffe has called greater Washington area home for the past six years.

It is an ideal starting point for walking or mountain biking on the many tracks and trails including the Great Dividing Trail which pass through box - ironbark forests and heritage goldmining areas (where there is still plenty of gold to be found).

Cloud forest is defined as forest at such a high altitude that it's penetrated by cloud cover, which makes the lush forested sides of the Andes a great place for a range of wildlife rich areas.

With white sand beaches, forest lined valleys and the incredible gardens of Nirvana, there are plenty of things to see and places to go on the island of Bintan.andnbsp; Mayang Sari Beach Resort Bintan is located right in the traditional and beautiful area of the island where you will find a few other of the best hotels located close by, with some great views and with the tourist attractions located not far away.

The Hanging Bridges, which run in front of the volcano, are a great way to view wildlife and explore the lush forests in the area.

This area offers a great respite from the city where you can get out into nature whether it's wandering through the redwoods in Muir Forest or the untouched seaside of the Marin Headlands.

After a visit this impresive Inca ruins with buildings on stone, we «ll continue the trail road most of it on stone steps, heads south and begin climbing the mountain, great views around of the high jungle area and mountains, before entering the cloud forest.

Among the many great Golden Gate National Recreation Area destinations, you will want to be sure to visit the incredible forest north of San Francisco, called Muir Woods National Monument.

The area also hosts some of the best preserved dense Atlantic Rain Forest areas in Brazil, with great tropical flora & fauna.

Outpost Ruins is directly east of the starting Great Plateau area, and just south of the Forest of Time.

There is evidence that a large area of dense forests «rapidly» became swamp... where the northern Great Plains now lie.

Have students pick a group of stations within a 500 - mile area within similar ecosystems (i.e. the Great Plains, or Southeastern forests, New England Forest) and examine the differences between raw and homogenized temperature data for all those stations.

The Midwest has a population of more than 61 million people (about 20 % of the national total) and generates a regional gross domestic product of more than $ 2.6 trillion (about 19 % of the national total).14 The Midwest is home to expansive agricultural lands, forests in the north, the Great Lakes, substantial industrial activity, and major urban areas, including eight of the nation's 50 most populous cities.

Due to vulnerability caused by changing weather patterns and the serious degradation of the existing forests, communities living in this area will need to deal over the coming period with greater climate change.

The chapters assembled for this issue of the State of the World's Forests highlight four key areas that warrant greater attention: regional trends on forest resources; the development of sustainable forest industries; climate change mitigation and adaptation; and the local value of fForests highlight four key areas that warrant greater attention: regional trends on forest resources; the development of sustainable forest industries; climate change mitigation and adaptation; and the local value of forestsforests.

Personally I think forests instead of grazing is great, but I'd be even more interested to see you maintain some level of food production from these areas... perhaps using (more) nut, fruit and berry trees (i did notice the hazel), or perhaps even more permaculture style with some perennial non-tree crops.

In ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) forests of central Arizona, stand densities range from 2 to 44 times greater than during pre-settlement conditions and total basal areas range from 2 to 4 times greater [1]--[3].

Every year, forest cover equal to the area of Great Britain is lost because of mindless greed and the insatiability of human need.