Sentences with phrase «rainforest plants found»

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While our organization has branched out (pun intended) since its founding 30 years ago to protect temperate forests (such as those in the Appalachian mountains), and tropical forests in Africa and Asia, our first efforts were focused on the rainforests of Latin America, working with farmers and foresters there to improve their lives and livelihoods so they wouldn't have to clear trees to plant crops or sell timber.

Their survey of compounds found in rainforest plants indicates that young leaves contain more compounds with potential as medicines than mature leaves do.

«In the long term, such wide - ranging disruptions could pose an important threat to tropical biodiversity, given the myriad ecological linkages among rainforest trees and their many dependent animal, plant and fungal species,» the researchers conclude in their paper presenting the findings, published online November 27 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA.

Although a rainforest covers only around 6 % of the earth, amazingly they account for 1/2 of the plants and animals found!

AC - 11 — Produced from a super plant found in the Amazon Rainforest, AC - 11 is made from extracting proper elements from the plant commonly known by the locals as the «cat's claw».

In the sheltered central regions of the island, where the dunes are stable and there are more nutrients for growth, diverse plant communities and rainforests are found.

Many use local botanicals from the plants and fruits found only in the Daintree Rainforest.

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One of the best national parks can be found in the Colo - i - Suva forest, covering two and half squared - kilometres of lush rainforest with an abundance plant species and a symphony of bird song.

Nearly one quarter of the island is rainforest and hikers will find a variety of trails, ranging from moderate to challenging, winding past tropical plants and flowers, streams and waterfalls all under a seemingly endless canopy of forest.

Sanctuary offers guests a unique insight into the ecology of a tropical rainforest along with the knowledge that by staying at Sanctuary, they are contributing to the conservation of plants and animals found elsewhere on earth.

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Enjoy exploring the rainforest on small - group expeditions to find many different rainforest animals and plants.

It is home to the largest range of plants and animals on earth, and all are found within the largest chunk of rainforest in Australia - an area spanning approximately 1200 square kilometres.

These are the oldest rainforests in the world and many of the plants and animals that inhabit this area are found solely in this jungle enclave.

From La Selva Lodge, enjoy guided expeditions in the Amazon Rainforest to find many different rainforest animals aRainforest to find many different rainforest animals arainforest animals and plants.

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The plant diversity and structural complexity found in the Daintree Rainforest is unrivalled on the Australian continent.

In true Amazon exploration tradition, enjoy leaving the vessel on excursion boats with highly trained Amazon guides to find the many different animals and plants of the Amazon Rainforest, such as howler monkeys, capuchins, squirrel monkeys, toucans, macaws, caiman lizards, caiman, and much much more.

When provide a little information about the value of rainforest plants as medicine (Seventy percent of the plants identified as having anti-cancer characteristics by the US National Cancer Institute are found only in the tropical rainforest) the rainforests intrinsic value becomes evident and the problems associate with logging and slash and burn agriculture change from a mere statistic read in an article into a visible, experienced, real problem that requires immediate action.

Logged rainforests can support as much plant, animal and insect life as virgin forest within 15 years if properly managed, research at the University of Leeds has found.

Eighty percent of the world's known terrestrial plant and animal species can be found in forests, and tropical rainforests are home to more species than any other terrestrial habitat.