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World Forest Ecosystems
Over 1.6 billion people depend directly on forests for their livelihoods across the world, and forests play a crucial role in the Earth's life support system - including the global carbon and hydrological cycles. Some areas of the world are experiencing net gains in forest cover, through the natural expansion or reforestation efforts. However, deforestation in some areas of the world continues apace, impacting livelihoods and the global climate. The UN estimates that 18% of global carbon dioxide emissions stem from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries. Avoiding deforestation and degradation is therefore a priority in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Borjomi-Kharagauli National Park, Georgia Located in central Georgia and part of the lesser Caucasus, the Borjomi-Kharagauli National Park is one of the largest in Europe. It covers more than 85,000 hectares of native forest and sub-alpine and alpine meadows, an...

By Peter Prokosch

Boreal pine and spruce forest, south-east Norway Boreal species in Norway typically include the Norway spruce and pine. Norway's South Boreal zone is dominated by spruce, which covers 12% of Norway's land surface area.

By Peter Prokosch

Birch Trees in autumn colors in Southern Norway The autumn season in Norway sees the leaves of trees transforming from green to a diversity of yellow, orange and red. The brilliance of the colours that develop in an autumn season are related to weather conditions, wit...

By Peter Prokosch

Autumn colors at the northern tree line on the Varanger Peninsular, Norway The Varanger Peninsula is situated in Finnmark, north-eastern Norway. The treeline in Norway mainly comprises mountain birch, a sub-species of downy birch.

By Peter Prokosch

Swedish Cornel, Cornus suecica at the northern tree line on the Varanger Peninsular, Norway Cornus suecica (Swedish Cornel or Bunchberry) is a species of flowering plant in the genus Cornus (dogwoods), native to cool temperate and subarctic regions of Europe and Asia.

By Peter Prokosch

Beach on the Varanger Peninsula, Norway Varanger Peninsula has an Arctic climate and borders the Barents Sea - the marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean. The coastline attracts many species of migratory birds, which nest along the coast in the spring and summer se...

By Peter Prokosch

Autumn colors on the Varanger Peninsular, Norway Autumn arrives at Varanger Peninsula from late August onwards, when the sun sets earlier and earlier. Ground foliage retains the same bright colours as the trees during this period.

By Peter Prokosch

Autumn birch forest in the mountains of Southern Norway Norway's geography is to a large part dominated by mountain ranges. Birch is usually the dominant species in northern areas of the Middle Boreal vegetation zone.

By Peter Prokosch

Berchtesgaden National Park, Bavaria, Germany The only German National Park situated in the Alps, Berchtesgaden National Park was founded in 1978 and extends over a surface area of 210 km². Human presence in the park dates back to the Neolithic Age (2500-2000BC). Th...

By Peter Prokosch

Mountain landscape in Berchtesgaden National Park, Bavaria, Germany The high mountain landscapes of Berchtesgaden National Park hold nearly all the vegetation zones typical from mid-latitutdes to the polar circle, in terms of floral and faunal species.

By Peter Prokosch

Beech trees at Königsee, spring in Berchtesgaden National Park, Bavaria, Germany Natural mid-European forests at the lower levels of the alps are protected in the Berchtesgaden National Park, South-east Bavaria, Germany

By Peter Prokosch

Forestry in Canada Sustainable forest management involves the maintenance and enhancement of forest environments, ensuring longevity of forest ecosystems while allowing the best possible environmental, economic, social and cultural opportu...

By Lawrence Hislop

Tree plantation in Canada With a vast territory of around ten million square kilometers, Canada is home to one third of the world’s boreal forests and close to half of Canada’s land area is forested. Being so rich in trees, Canada has become the ...

By Lawrence Hislop

Cleared roads in plantation, Canada Sustainable forest management involves the maintenance and enhancement of forest environments, ensuring longevity of forest ecosystems while allowing the best possible environmental, economic, social and cultural opportu...

By Lawrence Hislop

Tree plantation in Canada Sustainable forest management involves the maintenance and enhancement of forest environments, ensuring longevity of forest ecosystems while allowing the best possible environmental, economic, social and cultural opportu...

By Lawrence Hislop

Fallen trees in a plantation, Canada Sustainable forest management involves the maintenance and enhancement of forest environments, ensuring longevity of forest ecosystems while allowing the best possible environmental, economic, social and cultural opportu...

By Lawrence Hislop

Cleared forest area in Canada Sustainable forest management involves the maintenance and enhancement of forest environments, ensuring longevity of forest ecosystems while allowing the best possible environmental, economic, social and cultural opportu...

By Lawrence Hislop

Young tree plantation in Canada Sustainable forest management involves the maintenance and enhancement of forest environments, ensuring longevity of forest ecosystems while allowing the best possible environmental, economic, social and cultural opportu...

By Lawrence Hislop

By Lawrence Hislop

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