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Forest Garden Products Inspection & Certification (Pvt.) Ltd. WWF Global Canopy Programme Rainforest Biomes The tropical rain forest is a forest of tall trees in a region of year-round warmth. An average of 50 to 260 inches (125 to 660 cm.) of rain falls yearly. Rain forests belong to the tropical wet climate group. The temperature in a rain forest rarely gets higher than 93 °F (34 °C) or drops below 68 °F (20 °C); average humidity is between 77 and 88%; rainfall is often more than 100 inches a year. Rainforests now cover less than 6% of Earth's land surface. A tropical rain forest has more kinds of trees than any other area in the world. About 1/4 of all the medicines we use come from rainforest plants. All tropical rain forests resemble one another in some ways. Despite these differences, each of the three largest rainforests--the American, the African, and the Asian--has a different group of animal and plant species. Layers of the Rainforest There are four very distinct layers of trees in a tropical rain forest. Plant Life The air beneath the lower canopy is almost always humid. Animal Life

GreenMonk: the blog — Green from the roots up, Sustainable from Bio Partenaire, Bio Équitable, Bio Solidaire GUIDE 2012 BIO SOLIDAIRE ET BIO EQUITABLE : découvrez les marques Bio Solidaire et Bio Equitable, l'association, les filières développées, les produits qui en sont issus et les entreprises engagées. Faites votre demande auprès de l'association ou téléchargez-le directement en haute ou basse définition. Découvrez l’action collective des marques participant à la quinzaine du commerce équitable Formations au référentiel BIO SOLIDAIRE et au référentiel Echanges Equitable-Solidaire-Responsable d'Ecocert. En savoir plus Ghost Forest Art Project Tropical Rainforest Where are tropical rainforests found? Tropical rainforests are located around the equator where temperatures stay near 80 degrees year round. Rainforests receive 160 to 400 inches (400-1000 cm) of rain each year. What is the tropical rainforest? The Tropical Rainforest is a forest occurring in tropical areas of heavy rainfall. What is the structure of vegetation in the rainforest? The image above shows a typical cross section in the rainforest. Emergents are the tallest trees and are usually over 50 metres tall. The sea of leaves blocking out the sun from the lower layers is called the canopy. The under canopy mainly contains bare tree trunks and lianas. The shrub layer has the densest plant growth. The forest floor is usually dark and damp. How did the tropical rainforest get like this? The high rainfall and year-round high temperatures are ideal conditions for vegetation growth. How has vegetation adapted to the climate? What is the impact of humans on the tropical rainforest? Local:

ninemillion.org L'envers de l'étiquette Nature's gift: The economic benefits of preserving the natural world 24 October 2010Last updated at 19:12 By Richard Anderson Business reporter, BBC News Forests and the insects that live in them provide huge economic benefits Slowing down the destruction of the Earth's natural resources is essential if the global economy, and the businesses that drive it, are to prosper long term. The current rate of destruction is estimated to cost the world trillions of dollars every year, and the damage will only get get worse unless wide-ranging measures are taken to stop it. The reason is simple - population growth is the main driver behind those factors that are causing biodiversity loss. There are currently about 6.7 billion people living on Earth, and this number is projected to grow to 9.2 billion by 2050 - that's roughly the population of the UK being added to the planet every year. This means we'll need 70% more food, according to the United Nations (UN), just one of the many additional pressures on Earth's finite resources. Valuing nature So what can be done?

If You See This Google Warning, Act Fast: Big Brother is Watching Big Brother is watching. No kidding. And the warning is coming from none other than Google, which says government spies may be spying on you. Some believe the Google announcement may be related to the recent discovery of the data-mining virus named “Flame.” “When Eugene Kaspersky, the founder of Europe’s largest antivirus company, discovered the Flame virus that is afflicting computers in Iran and the Middle East, he recognized it as a technologically sophisticated virus that only a government could create. He also recognized that the virus, which he compares to the Stuxnet virus built by programmers employed by the United States and Israel, adds weight to his warnings of the grave dangers posed by governments that manufacture and release viruses on the internet. Mr. What makes the Flame virus a major potential concern for common citizens of the world is the fact that it’s the first virus found with the ability to spread wirelessly by attaching itself to Bluetooth-enabled devices. .

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