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Feb 15, 2022 · For the last fifty years, the trees of the boreal forest have been moving north. Ben Rawlence's The Treeline takes us along this critical frontier of our warming planet from Norway to Siberia, Alaska to Greenland, Canada to Sweden to meet the scientists, residents and trees confronting huge geological changes.
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Feb 9, 2021 · Over the last 10,000 years the world has lost one-third of its forests. An area twice the size of the United States. Half occurred in the last century. Shortly after the end of the last great ice age – 10,000 years ago – 57% of the world’s habitable land was covered by forest.
Feb 21, 2024 · Deforestation is the purposeful clearing of forested land. Throughout history and into modern times, forests have been razed to make space for agriculture and animal grazing, and to obtain wood for fuel, manufacturing, and construction. Deforestation has greatly altered landscapes around the world. About 2,000 years ago, 80 percent of Western ...
Apr 4, 2024 · Last Updated on April 4, 2024. The Forest Pulse draws on the most recent data and analysis to reveal the latest trends in global forest loss and deforestation. How much forest was lost in 2023?
- Rainforest Structure. Most rainforests are structured in four layers: emergent, canopy, understory, and forest floor. Each layer has unique characteristics based on differing levels of water, sunlight, and air circulation.
- Types of Rainforests. Tropical Rainforests. Tropical rainforest s are mainly located between the latitude s of 23.5°N (the Tropic of Cancer) and 23.5°S (the Tropic of Capricorn)—the tropics.
- People and the Rainforest. Rainforests have been home to thriving, complex communities for thousands of years. For instance, unique rainforest ecosystems have influenced the diet of cultures from Africa to the Pacific Northwest.
- Benefits of Rainforests. Ecological Well-Being. Rainforests are critically important to the well-being of our planet. Tropical rainforests encompass approximately 1.2 billion hectares (3 billion acres) of vegetation and are sometimes described as the Earth’s thermostat.
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Crysta is the apprentice of Magi, a fairy who imprisoned Hexxus in a tree. One day, Crysta explores a new part of the forest and meets Batty Koda, a bat who was experimented on by humans, giving him a manic and deluded personality, and an electric device sticking out of his head. Crysta accompanies Batty to investigate the humans' potential return.
Dec 4, 2018 · Two-thirds of global forest cover loss is occurring in the tropic and subtropic regions of the world, where vast clusters of deforestation hot spots—also known as "deforestation fronts"—are destroying the important ecosystem services forests provide.
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