Forests continue to disappear with uncanny speed

"We cut down valuable trees at an unprecedented rate. Every two seconds, an area of ​​forest is cut down the size of a football field. A quarter of all forests have been destroyed in the last 30 years. Deforestation has a direct relationship with the biological diversity of the region. The current rate of extinction of species of plants and animals is 1000 times faster in comparison with the time when man was not. By 2050, the pace will have a 10 000 times faster. "So writes on its website the organization Greenpeace. In this collection are pictures of forests in different parts of the world, and although not all of them are at risk of, all deserve attention.

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2. Large tropical (rain) forest Daintree there continuously for more than 110 million years, and probably the most ancient that exists to this day rainforest. The constancy of the state of the tropical forest, is believed to be the result of random drift of continents. After the collapse of the ancient supercontinent fragments shifted to the pole and became later Antarctica is very cold and undisturbed by ocean currents. Other parts of the land has shifted to warmer latitudes and dry, favorable for growing on the ruins of the ancient land of tropical forests. More recently, in the park have been found believed extinct species of trees.



3. Anavilyanas National Park, Brazil.



4. Redwood National Park with a total area of ​​23,500 hectares. Covered with ancient forests of redwoods.



5. Tropical forests Daintree National Park in Australia.



6. Olympic National Park. Famous for variety of species. Due to long-term isolation of the peninsula from the mainland large spaces are formed peculiar flora and fauna. Until now, there is found 15 endemic species endemic and 8 of the plant kingdom.



7. The destruction of tropical forests in Indonesia for the landing of their place of palm trees. Indonesia is the leader in the production of palm oil, which is used by the production of chocolate to bio-fuels.



8. Rainforest in the Dominican Republic.



9. Rainforest in Malaysia. Despite the protests of indigenous Ulu Baram in Malaysia continues predatory deforestation of the rainforest.



10. Rice Terraces by pine forests in the Philippines.



11. peat bogs in Indonesia. The forests located on peat bogs are the best absorbers of greenhouse gases. As a result of deforestation in Indonesia, the country has become a leader in carbon emissions.



12. Anavilyanas National Park, Brazil.



13. From left to see the swamp forest, the right of land cleared of forest and prepared for planting acacias in Indonesia.



14. Plitvice Lakes (Horw. Plitvička jezera) - National Park in Croatia, located in the central part of the country, in the County of Lika-Senj (90, 7%) and Karlovac (9, 3%). The river of the Koran, the current through the limestone over thousands of years caused travertine barriers, creating natural dams which in turn have created a series of beautiful lakes, waterfalls and caves.



15. Everglades National Park included in the UNESCO World Heritage list. Except for the main visitor center and a small staff, in the park there is no economic activity, and 5, 246 square kilometers of the park area considered absolutely wild.



16. The virgin rainforest of Indonesia is adjacent to the plantations of palm trees.



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