This article is a continuation of ‘The most threatened forests around the world – Part 3’. These mountains are home to a wide variety of habitats, including temperate flora with greater number of endemic species in the world. The giant panda endangered (Ailuropoda melanoleuca), is virtually restricted to these forests in reduction is the most […]
Apr 22 2012 | Posted in
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This article is a continuation of ‘The most threatened forests around the world – Part 2’. More than 7,100 islands lie within the borders of the Philippines, described as one of the most biologically rich countries. Many endemic species are confined to forest fragments that cover only 7% of the original extent of this place. […]
Apr 21 2012 | Posted in
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This article is a continuation of ‘The most threatened forests around the world – Part 1’. Mountainous archipelago once dominated by temperate rainforests, New Zealand is a land of diverse landscapes, home to extraordinary levels of endemic species, including its most famous representative, the kiwi. None of its mammals, amphibians and reptiles are found elsewhere […]
Apr 20 2012 | Posted in
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2011 is the International Year of Forests and paradoxically forests had never been as threatened as they are in its aftermath. Forests in a worse state of preservation of the planet and have lost nearly all habitats, but are still home to many unique plants and animals in the world. If these forests are lost, […]
Apr 19 2012 | Posted in
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Taking a leaf out of An Inconvenient Truth’s page and shocking of everyday people is another documentary that is sure to open a few eyes and close a few mouths. In the back of our minds we all know that what we eat, in one way or the other, is not good for us. We […]