Sentences with phrase «rain forest habitat»

In Brazil, it is illegal to cut down a Brazil nut tree in efforts to support their conservation because Brazil nut production has only been proven successful in its natural rain forest habitat.

Finding such a plethora of frogs — despite the fact that Sri Lanka has already lost 95 percent of its original rain forest habitat — puts the island's amphibian diversity on par with that of tropical islands nearly 10 times its size, such as Borneo and Madagascar.

It destroys the rain forest habitat, fails to alleviate poverty, and contributes to global warming by eliminating trees that would absorb and store carbon dioxide.

Our excursions afford you an opportunity to experience a variety of rain forest habitats, each with a distinctive, complex community of insects, birds and animals.

Not exact matches

Are we destroying rain forests and orangutan habitat to make a vegan butter replacement?

Bob Norman, general manager of GreenPalm, said: «It's in your lipstick, your hand cream, your shaving gel and the stuff you use to wash your clothes — and it could be destroying rain forests, removing apes» habitats and driving forest communities from their homes.»

Also in January, the nonprofit group Reptile & Amphibian Ecology International (RAEI) announced that an expedition to the rain forests of coastal Ecuador had found new reptiles, insects, and amphibians whose habitat is threatened by climate change and deforestation.

Rainey urges consumers to support conservation efforts and make sure any rain forest wood they purchase has Forest Stewardship Council certification, which ensures that the wood comes from logging conducted in a way that protects haforest wood they purchase has Forest Stewardship Council certification, which ensures that the wood comes from logging conducted in a way that protects haForest Stewardship Council certification, which ensures that the wood comes from logging conducted in a way that protects habitat.

Lacking competition from other elk species in North America, they spread widely across many habitat types, from Pacific Northwest rain forests to sagebrush deserts.

Of the 56 known species, many live in remote habitats like marshlands and rain forests, and some are endangered.

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In this uncommonly readable introduction to the habitat, two children tour a rain forest, learning about many of its components and the causes and effects of deforestation.

Primarily found on the island of Madagascar, but also Asia, Africa and even the United States, their habitats range from tropical rain forests to west African deserts.

Sangeh is a small tropical rain forest surrounded by the rice field with high and shady tropical trees where this place as a habitat for group of monkeys.

The best way to enjoy this trip will be the sky walk in the rain forest on the Arenal Reserve, also you have opportunity to observe all the animal life in this natural habitat (depend on weather conditions) you will enjoy the sky tram, which offers you a great adventure in this place you have the opportunity to see some activity (depending on weather conditions).

This kayak trip splits time between two very distinctive Alaskan habitats, both encompassed within the vast Tongass Rainforest, the largest temperate rain forest in the world.

Sacha's 5000 acres of rainforest covers a variety of different habitats, mostly in primary rain forest, but they range from terra firme to swamp to rivers and lakes.

High humidity, less rain, and low lying clouds contribute to the fog - like conditions in Costa Rica's Escallonia cloud forest, which is a natural habitat for orchids, ferns, and many species of tropical hummingbirds.

Hike in the rain forest of Belize and learn about medicinal uses of its vegetation and see wildlife in its natural habitat.

After the break we will hike on trails in the rain forest on Howler Monkeys in their natural habitat.

You will be hiking in the rain forest in search of howler monkeys in their natural habitat.

While Angiopteris and Christensenia prefer lowland rain forest and grow in partly open habitats, Marattia has a preference for high elevation cloud forest and semi-deciduous forest in the subtropics.

Wind farms disturb natural habitats; tidal barriers form other barriers to natural flows of marine life; mass biofuel farming in areas such as the Amazon could accelerate the destruction of the rain forest.

Changes in habitat use at rain forest edges through succession: a case study of understory birds in the Brazilian Amazon

«70,000 unfarmed hectares in the Niari region,» > translation > another huge area of rain forest destruction and wild habitat destruction for a bit of oil.

He specializes in documenting earth's biodiversity in the rain forests and coral reefs, especially focusing on endangered species and threatened habitats around the world.