Extractions: Australia's Tropical Rainforests Australias Tropical Rainforests cover approximately 900,000 square hectares and are internationally recognised as being one of the most ecologically fascinating natural areas in the world. These forests contain an amazing array and diversity of flora and fauna. Stretching for over 500 kilometres along Tropical North Queenslands coastline, these rainforests are the oldest continually surviving rainforests on earth and once covered the entire Australian continent. Over millions of years, as the climate and geography changed, the Australian rainforests receded to a small band between the coast and and the Great Dividing Range, and stretching from Cooktown in the north to Townsville in the south. Today these rainforests represent less than one thousandth of the countrys total land mass. Despite their relatively small size, the rainforests are home to an amazing diversity of life and provide a living record of the ecological and evolutionary processes which have shaped Australias plants and animals for over 415 million years. To protect these rainforests, and to ensure that they are preserved for future generations, they were placed on the
Extractions: sland Bike Hikes was founded in 1998 by Bryan Devaux, a native St. Lucian, whose family has lived on the island for over 250 years. Bryan saw a need to provide guests with an active tour getting them out of their hotels and showing them what St. Lucia has to offer. "Our trails are not man-made and we're not the next best thing to Disney but if you want to see St. Lucia in its raw form we can give you that. The most appealing thing about our tours is that they are real." The Rainforest Cycling Adventure gives you a unique look at St. Lucia's rural and rugged heart. You will learn about our fruits, our trees and see the island's most beautiful waterfall. Unlike the busy roads in the north of the island, you are unlikely to see any traffic here, just miles and miles of unspoiled scenery. The Soufriere 2 in 1 Tour takes you past the majestic pitons to the town of Soufriere by powerboat, you'll see the volcano, The Botanical Gardens, a working estate and cycle the Soufriere area. On the return trip we will stop for snorkeling in Anse Cochon. The 2 in 1 tour is action packed and economical with three of the island's best tours rolled into one.
Research Starters: Rainforests Here are some topics to explore that relate to rainforests. Looking at the articles, images, and other materials in this Research Starter may give you more http://teacher.scholastic.com/researchtools/researchstarters/rainforests/
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Extractions: If you have already registered but your personal donation totals do not appear, click here to login You can let your friends know about us with our free e-cards! Use them for any occasion - birthdays, anniversaries, graduations or whatever. They are free, easy to put together, and beautiful! Send a free e card today! How does it work? The sponsors whose banners you see on the "Thank you" pages provide 100% of the donations. Please visit their websites, and support them! Click here for amazing rainforest facts! The rainforests are disappearing at an alarming rate and you can help save them! We are proud to support the Jane Goodall Institute , and the Nature Conservancy Looking for other free click to donate sites? Check out our free
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Extractions: If Rainforests are warm and wet places then you'd expect Frogs to love them. But, just like Rainforests, frogs are also endangered. In fact, frogs are acutely sensitive to changes in the environment and worldwide their numbers are dwindling. All of this is a sad indicator of a decline in Planet Earth's general health. Learn more about it here.
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Forest Facts: A Closer Look At Rainforests In tropical rainforests the leaves of trees are usually large (commonly about 20 cm In contrast, the leaves of the trees in temperate rainforests are http://www.forest.nsw.gov.au/publication/forest_facts/rainforest/default.asp
Extractions: DPI HOME MINERALS AGRICULTURE FISHERIES ... Email this page Rainforest is a type of tropical forest that is dominated by closely spaced trees forming an unbroken canopy. It is one of the most widespread and important types of forest in the world. Rainforest occurs in the moist tropics and cooler temperate, high rainfall zones. The three main geographic areas of tropical rainforest are: Temperate rainforest occurs high on some tropical mountains, in southern South America, New Zealand, south eastern Australia and parts of South Africa. In eastern Australia temperate and tropical rainforest merge together and sometimes can be found growing as distinct communities on different soil types close to each other, for example in the Dorrigo area of northern New South Wales. Basalt soils in this area support a form of tropical rainforest and shale soils support a temperate rainforest dominated by coachwood. tropical rainforest found along the coast and ranges of New South Wales and Queensland subtropical rainforest also found along the coast and ranges of New South Wales and Queensland temperate and cool temperate rainforests
Climate Alliance - Klima-Bündnis - Alianza Del Clima E.V., Klima-Bündnis Der E Partnership between European local authorities and indigenous rainforest peoples with the goal of protecting the earth's atmosphere. The 850 European member cities work jointly on drawing up and implementing climate protection action plans and cooperate with the indigenous partners to preserve tropical rainforests. http://www.klimabuendnis.org/kbhome/start.htm
Bill Gates, Buy The Rainforests Petition The rainforests of the world are disappearing at an alarming rate. You can buy the rainforests and turn them into protected land, full of happy monkeys, http://www.petitiononline.com/raingate/petition.html
Extractions: The rainforests of the world are disappearing at an alarming rate. If deforestation continues at its present rate, South America will be a desert by the 2040's. However, you can save us. You can buy the rainforests and turn them into protected land, full of happy monkeys, rainbow-colored parrots, and majestic trees filling our air with clean, pure oxygen. We estimate that, according to the figures on the Rainforest Action Network's website (http://www.ran.org) that you could buy all of the rainforests in Bolivia, Brazil, Central America, Colombia, Congo, Ecuador, Indonesia, Cote D'Ivoire, Laos, Madagascar, Mexico, Nigeria, the Philippines, and Thailand for $28,891,561,120, assuming an average price of $40 per acre. If that is too much money, you could opt to save the rainforests in South America only, or you could ask your friends to help out.
A New Study Of Environmental Attitudes And Behaviour Questionnaire designed to examine environmental attitudes and behavior. It includes topics such as global warming, the destruction of the rainforests, the impact of business/ industry on the environment and consumer behaviour. http://www.idtech.demon.co.uk/
Extractions: The Environment I am an undergraduate student at Reading University and as part of my dissertation I want to examine attitudes and reactions towards the environment. I would appreciate your help in the completion of this questionnaire. There are 12 questions about the environment and a further 6 questions about you. Once you have completed all the questions please click on the submit button at the foot of the page. 1/ Which three of the following problems do you rate as the most important? Please rank your preferred three answers i.e. number the boxes 1 - 3 (1 is your most preferred option and 3 is your least preferred option). Crime
The Living Rainforest Worldwide, the greatest loss of rainforests has been due to the clearing of land for agriculture, in particular for cash crops grown in large plantations. http://www.livingrainforest.org/about
Young People's Trust For The Environment rainforests are forests which grow in areas of high rainfall. Tropical rainforests are found between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn. http://www.yptenc.org.uk/docs/factsheets/env_facts/rainforest.html
Extractions: Rainforest Rainforests are forests which grow in areas of high rainfall. Tropical rainforests are found between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn. There are other, temperate rainforests in areas such as the northwest Pacific coast of America. These are much cooler, but experience very high rainfall. Before humans started destroying the rainforests, they covered 15% of the Earth's land area. Today, they cover less than 7% ( See map, right for worldwide distribution of rainforests). In the last 200 years, the total area of rainforest has decreased from 7.1 billion acres to less than 3.5 billion acres. (1) More than 30 million acres of tropical forest are destroyed each year, which means at current rates of destruction there will be no rainforest at all in just 40 years. (2) The disappearance of the forest is called DEFORESTATION. As populations have grown and demands for land and timber have grown greater, so the deforestation has accelerated.
Mountain Caribou Project Aims to protect the species by saving its winter feeding ground the inland temperate rainforests of British Columbia, Washington, Idaho, and Montana. Includes species and habitat information, opportunities to get involved, links to related sites, and contact details. http://www.mountaincaribou.org
Extractions: Mountain caribou are the most endangered large mammal in North America. Since 1997 their numbers have shrunk by a third, a disturbingly swift decline, reflecting the continuing fragmentation of their habitat by logging, roadbuilding and other human impacts. Fewer than 1700 animals remain in the world.
Rainforests: Surfing The Net With Kids The best rainforest sites for kids, teachers and families, from United Feature Syndicate. http://www.surfnetkids.com/rainforest.htm
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Tropical Rainforest Coalition Support the rainforests for the Long Term with the Tajalli Rainforest Growth Fund. This funding focuses on sustaining previously acquired rainforests. http://www.rainforest.org/
Extractions: About TRC Why care? How can I help? Projects ... FAQ NEW: Big Balam Na project update: More A puma wanders through Balam Na. This is one of the latest "camera trap" photos to help with tracking the movements of large jungle cats. See more TRC is offering T-shirts for sale to rainforest supporters. This is another way to help conserve rainforests and wear it proudly. Proceeds from sales go to conservation. You may order the first design, which features front pocket and back artwork, online at our Trading Post . We plan to release more products in the near future. Schools making a difference! A Huge Thank You to Independence Elementary for their Giant Summer Donation! The Cock-of-the-Rock Proving yet again that he is the "Indy Jones" of bird photography, board member John Delevoryas recounts a challenging adventure to capture photos of the elusive Cock-of-the-Rock in Ecuador.
Wildlife Photography A collection of photographs of the natural world, featuring mainly exotic birds, animals and rainforests. http://www.geocities.com/bobperry5148/index.html
Extractions: New Photo's added every few days. Please view at 1024 x 768 Bob Perry Wildlife Photography British wildlife photography. Hundreds of photographs of the birds, mammals and wildlife of Britain, taken in many remote and wild locations across the U.K. Also a large selection of exotic wildlife mainly featuring parrots. Submit your site to 300 search engines free!
