Originally important in the 19th century as a source of latex rubber, the region subsequently lost out following the rise of the Malaysian rubber industry. As a result, large swathes of the region鈥檚 forests were converted for farming and cattle ranching resulting in a loss of forest cover and鈥
This paper describes LLS interventions in the Wassa Amenfi West Landscape in the western region of Ghana. The landscape extends over an area of about 120,000 ha. It is a mixed landscape with a variety of agricultural uses; the most important is cocoa farming.
Substantial efforts have been made over the last 30 or 40 years to reforest the Miyun landscape. These efforts were a response to the very urgent need to protect the Miyun reservoir and its watershed, which supplies up to 80% of the water used in Bejing, China鈥檚 capital city. Over the last鈥
The Doi Mae Salong watershed in the north-west of Thailand is the headwater of the Mae Chan River, a tributary of the Mekong River. As such, it is an extremely important landscape for the economy of the region. The landscape has the particularity of being designated a Military Reserved Area and鈥
Are forests just an economic safety net for the poor? How much are forests actually worth, on a global scale?
Starting July 9th, anyone in the Geneva region of Switzerland has 8 extra good reasons to visit the 鈥淪OS nature鈥 exhibition in La Cit茅 du Temps, central Geneva! All talks in this series of flash conferences will be delivered in the setting of SOS nature photographic exhibition鈥
The latest update of The 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 Red List of Threatened Species鈩 shows worrying declines for conifers 鈥 the world鈥檚 oldest and largest organisms 鈥 freshwater shrimps, cone snails and the Yangtze Finless Porpoise. The Santa Cruz Pupfish, a lizard known as the Cape Verde Giant Skink and a species of鈥
香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 is pleased to announce the launch of the , which illustrates trends for conservation based on analysis undertaken during the Forum of the 2012 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 World Conservation Congress on a鈥
鈥淭he Sindh Forest Department has set a Guinness World Record for planting a maximum number of mangroves saplings at Keti Bunder鈥, informed the Additional Secretary Sindh Forest and Wildlife Department, Mr. Aijaz Ahmed Nizamani at a press conference held here on June 22, in Keti Bunder.
Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 21 June 2013 (香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播) -- Namib Sand Sea in Namibia, Xinjiang Tianshan in China, Tajik National Park in Tajikistan, Mount Etna in Italy and El Pinacate and Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserve in Mexico have been declared World Heritage sites, following expert鈥