Set amongst tropical gardens and a backdrop
of rainforest reserve it's hard to remember you are in the heart of Byron Bay and only walking distance to some of the world's most beautiful beaches and surf breaks.
«Accurate genotyping for enhanced oil yields will optimize and help stabilize the acreage devoted to oil palm plantations, providing an opportunity for the conservation
of rainforest reserves,» Martienssen explains.
Not exact matches
The company, which manages nearly 300,000 acres (119,200 ha) in the Amazonian forest
reserve of Bajo Paragua, has been certified by the
Rainforest Alliance to Forest Stewardship Council standards since 1999.
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 production.
Thank you, Don Alfonso, for teaching me so much in just a short weekend, for sharing your passion, for being a loyal and longstanding
Rainforest Alliance partner, and for giving me a few pounds
of the founder's
reserve to take home with me — I don't think it will sit on the shelf for long!
A 2015 study co-authored by the
Rainforest Alliance established that the deforestation rate in the Forest Stewardship Council - certified community forestry concessions was nearly zero, as compared to an annual deforestation rate
of 1.2 percent in the MBR overall and 5.5 percent in the
reserve's buffer zones.
The
reserve was established as a
rainforest research center in 1996, with half
of its land remaining untouched while the other half is set aside for sustainable logging, ecotourism and the production
of crabwood oil from carapa seed by forest - dwelling communities.
On one page he is persuading Prince Philip (another hunter turned conservationist, whom he met while painting the duke's daughter) to become head
of the World Wide Fund for Nature, on another he is lobbying the Sultan
of Brunei to save his
rainforests and bribing the Chinese to set up panda
reserves.
The dense green canopy
of the
rainforest in eastern Peru and Ecuador hides substantial
reserves of oil, and over the last 4 decades a web
of wells and pipelines has spread through the forest.
Survey results (which included the canopy and not just the forest floor) will advance the understanding
of this little - explored
rainforest and contribute to its future nomination as a United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) biosphere
reserve.
Adventure in a class by itself.Set in a private nature
reserve spread over 1,000 acres
of Central America's last remaining lowland tropical
rainforest in Costa Rica, Lapa Rios Ecolodge matches every one's idea
of paradise.
Unspoiled nature, natural habitats, virgin
rainforests, wildlife refuges, biological
reserves, and volcanoes; these are some
of the fantastic highlights
of Caravan's Costa Rica adventure tours.
Amazingly, over 23 %
of Costa Rica is now protected through nature wildlife preserves, biological
reserves (to preserve the country's unique flora and fauna) and unbelievable National Parks, many with untouched virgin
rainforests.
Corcovado National Park is a remote environmental
reserve in Coast Rica with deserted beaches, waterfalls, pristine
rainforest, and lots
of wildlife.
With 270 hectares
of protected
rainforest on neighbouring Ulva Island, wildlife lovers and adventurers will not want to miss two
of New Zealand's best - protected nature
reserves.
There is no more unique landscape on earth in which to discover exotic wildlife as you explore the
rainforests, nature
reserves and national parks in search
of the many species
of endangered lemur.
The Gondwana
Rainforests of Australia World Heritage area includes expansive
rainforest reserves including Lamington National Park and Springbrook National Park.
Copa De Arbol Beach and
Rainforest Resort is set on 70 acres of pristine rainforest reserve and it offers intimate eco-luxury lodging on the beach in the remote enclave of Drake Bay, C
Rainforest Resort is set on 70 acres
of pristine
rainforest reserve and it offers intimate eco-luxury lodging on the beach in the remote enclave of Drake Bay, C
rainforest reserve and it offers intimate eco-luxury lodging on the beach in the remote enclave
of Drake Bay, Costa Rica.
Situated amongst 70 acres
of pristine
rainforest reserve along the South Pacific coastline
of Costa Rica, Copa De Arbol is a luxurious beachfront eco-resort.
then drive for about 1.5 hrs to the
reserve of Tarrales, here you will go birding into a
rainforest and cloud forest.
The route is the same travelers normally follow from the Kona direction when driving toward HAWAI`I VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK and offers views
of landscapes that run from mauka (mountains) to makai (ocean), including a
rainforest reserve, well - vegetated volcanic terrain, sweeping vistas
of the ocean as well as the volcanoes MAUNA LOA AND KILAUEA.
Enormous jungle
reserves and a great variety
of exotic wildlife can be found in the lush
rainforest that still covers 75 %
of the entire country.
The park has incredible biological diversity due to the existence within the
reserve of 11 different habitats including
rainforest, swamps, beaches and lagoons.
Accessible from a number
of lodges in the Puerto Maldonado region, the
reserve is home to some
of the world's most bio diverse
rainforest and Colpa Colorado, the world's largest macaw clay lick.
It is part
of the large Rios Tropicales private
reserve that protects 1,977 acres (800 hectares)
of primary
rainforest and pastureland being converted back to
rainforest.
Russia is also known as the «lungs
of Europe», due to having the world's largest forest
reserves, absorbing more CO2 than the Amazon
Rainforest.
Adventure in a class by itself.Set in a private nature
reserve spread over 1,000 acres
of Central America's last remaining lowland tropical
rainforest in Costa Rica, Lapa Rios Ecolodge matches every one's idea
of paradise.
Enjoy short walks through the
rainforest to the private reserve of primary Amazon Rainforest and to a ne
rainforest to the private
reserve of primary Amazon
Rainforest and to a ne
Rainforest and to a nearby lake.
This protected nature
reserve, close to the popular resort
of Kololi, encompasses a swathe
of coastal
rainforest.
Set in a 300 - acre private natural
reserve, this jungle hotel has two miles
of river frontage and borders the Tapir Mountain Nature
Reserve, a 6800 - acre
rainforest sanctuary that is home to colorful toucans, hummingbirds, howler monkeys and jaguars.
The Holiday Park is within a 60ha
reserve of rainforest remnants and eucalypt stands.
Our experienced, bilingual naturalist guide will point out interesting plants and wildlife in the vibrant primary and secondary
rainforest of the El Silencio nature
reserve that skirts the Arenal Volcano National Park.
These
reserves, especially those in the Amazon
Rainforest, contain an incredible diversity
of wildlife.
Discover Costa Rica's largest network
of naturally flowing thermal mineral springs in Arenal's largest and most beautiful private,
rainforest reserve.
The Pacaya Samiria is Peru's largest national
reserve and protects over one million hectares
of flooded tropical
rainforest.
Broken Head is a tiny settlement with just a handful
of houses, one or two small resorts and a caravan park with a small shop, nestled into the thick
rainforest of the nature
reserve which surrounds it.
Our luxury hotel is set within 11 acres
of private nature
reserve, where the
rainforest meets the Pacific Ocean.
The Lodge at Chaa Creek is a resort located on a private nature
reserve of 365 acres where you can enjoy the unique setting
of a
rainforest along with unmatchable service and accommodations.
These group and family Costa Rica
rainforest tour packages also include a guided tour
of Tortuguero National Park plus many
of Costa Rica's most famous attractions including beaches, volcanoes,
rainforests, wildlife preserves and biological
reserves.
With only eight cabanas on the 105 - acre Macal River
reserve, guests can enjoy the intimate
rainforest setting and the sights and sounds
of the Belizean jungle.
Access to the entrance
of the Manu
Reserved Zone is normally by road from Cusco, a 2 day trip carrying you over the Andes at 4000m, past Inca ruins and down through cloud forest on the eastern side
of the Andes into lush lowland
rainforest.
Arrive in time for dinner at the unique lodge perched on a 58,000 - acre private
rainforest reserve on the turquoise waters
of the Caves Branch River.
Enjoy a fascinating stay at Yacuntinga in one
of the last untouched private
rainforest reserves in Argentina.
We are on 3 acres that backs onto a huge
rainforest reserve so it's like we have hundreds
of acres.»
In March a private equity firm took the unprecedented step
of purchasing the rights to environmental services generated by a 371,000 - hectare
rainforest reserve in Guyana.
(12/23/2009) On Monday, Brazil decreed nine new indigenous
reserves covering 51,000 square kilometers (19,700 square miles)
of the Amazon
rainforest, an areas larger than Denmark or Switzerland, reports the AFP.
In the remote Peruvian Amazon, Julio Cusurichi secured a national
reserve to protect both sensitive
rainforest ecosystems and the rights
of indigenous peoples living in voluntary isolation from the devastating effects
of logging and mining.
This venue is located in a private nature
reserve over 1,000 acres
of Costa Rica's lowland tropical
rainforest, built with local natural materials, and equipped with locally made bamboo furniture.
At the Clinton Global Initiative this week, Ecuador pledged to forgo the development
of the country's largest oil
reserve in the Amazon basin's most diverse
rainforest located below Yasuni National Park, also home to the Tagaeri - Taromenani indigenous peoples living in voluntary isolation
TreeHugger also has a lot
of background on the issue: Why the World Should Pay Ecuador to Keep its Oil in the Ground Ecuador Moves Forward with Plan to Not Drill the Amazon in Exchange
of Funds Ecuador
Rainforest Conservation Plan Would Leave 20 %
of Oil
Reserves Untapped