Sentences with phrase «most endangered forests»

Brazil's Atlantic Forest, which has been identified as a critical area of biodiversity and also one of the most endangered forests in the world, will the recipient of these trees.

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«Considering that most of the critically endangered orangutan's habitat is disturbed by human activities, understanding the habitat elements required to ensure orangutan survival in degraded forests is key for their long - term survival,» added Marc Ancrenaz of HUTAN / Borneo Futures, a core project partner.

«Myanmar's extensive forests are declining rapidly due to political and economic change: The country is one of the most forested in Southeast Asia, providing habitat for endangered species.»

A team led by University of California, Santa Barbara plant ecologist Shelley Crausbay is studying high - elevation cloud forests that provide habitat for a number of rare birds, most of which are endangered.

Many of the world's most threatened and endangered animals live in forests, and 1.6 billion people rely on benefits forests offer, including food, fresh water, clothing, traditional medicine and shelter.

Today, most of the remaining native forest birds are endangered, and they survive only at elevations where colder - temperatures limit the spread of mosquitoes (4,500 feet or higher).

Enjoy the way nature comes to life in beautiful New Zealand in one of the most oldest and pristine forests filled with many of species of plant and wildlife including the rare and endangered kiwi bird.

Armenian environmental activists fighting plans to build a copper mine in an endangered forest got a boost recently when former System of a Down frontman Serj Tankian, surely the world's most famous Armenian - American rock star, sent a message of support for their campaign and promised to donate a song to the cause.One of few significant wooded areas remaining in a country already heavily deforested, the Teghut Forest in northern Armenia is home to many native species, including the Syrian brown bear, the endangered Caucasian gray bear, and the short - toed forest got a boost recently when former System of a Down frontman Serj Tankian, surely the world's most famous Armenian - American rock star, sent a message of support for their campaign and promised to donate a song to the cause.One of few significant wooded areas remaining in a country already heavily deforested, the Teghut Forest in northern Armenia is home to many native species, including the Syrian brown bear, the endangered Caucasian gray bear, and the short - toed Forest in northern Armenia is home to many native species, including the Syrian brown bear, the endangered Caucasian gray bear, and the short - toed eagle.

(04/28/2014) An Indonesian has won the world's most prestigious award for environmental activism for his efforts to fight illegal logging, forest encroachment for palm oil production, and a policy that would open up vast swathes of an endangered ecosystem for mining and industrial plantations.

Most of the projects in the pipeline are «REDD» projects, which work by saving endangered forest (The acronym stands for «reduced emissions from deforestation and degradation»).

Most members of the commission favored a REDD (Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation) strategy, which would let farmers earn carbon credits by saving endangered forests.

In Brazil, the best - known form of PES is REDD — an acronym for programs that conserve endangered forest by harnessing carbon finance to «Reduce Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation», but the most advanced programs cover water — often by restoring forests that regulate rivers.

These are the last remaining rainforests in Nigeria and are home to 2,400 native forest communities comprising 1.5 million people, the highest primate diversity on the planet — including the world's most endangered gorillas, and an estimated 20 percent of the world's butterfly species.

Most of Malaysia's forest loss occurred in its densest forests, those with tree cover exceeding 50 percent, which generally store the most carbon and are richest with wildlife, including endangered orangutans, pygmy elephants, Sumatran rhinos, and clouded leopaMost of Malaysia's forest loss occurred in its densest forests, those with tree cover exceeding 50 percent, which generally store the most carbon and are richest with wildlife, including endangered orangutans, pygmy elephants, Sumatran rhinos, and clouded leopamost carbon and are richest with wildlife, including endangered orangutans, pygmy elephants, Sumatran rhinos, and clouded leopards.

Mountain gorillas rank among the world's most endangered species, numbering just around 800 in the forests of Africa, so any gorilla baby births are a cause for celebration.

There are ways to grow oil palms in sustainable ways, but clearing large areas of forest growing on peat soils, further endangering wildlife (the orangutan being the most prominent example), and destroying biodiversity in general is not the way to do it.

Orange - bellied parrots are among the world's most critically endangered birds, with fewer than 50 individuals still in existence in the forests of Australia.

This one of the five most endangered ecosystems on Earth (much more endangered than even the Amazon rain forest).

A section of the landscape is protected in Bukit Tigapuluh National Park, but most of this consists of upland forest, which while threatened, is less endangered than lowland forest.