Araucariaceae: the ancient giants that are the world’s rarest trees
2020年7月2日 · Brazil’s araucarias belong to an ancient family, the Araucariaceae, which were found worldwide during the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods (200–65 million years ago). Some research suggests their energy-rich, slow-fermenting leaves were a key food source for sauropod dinosaurs. Now, the family’s three surviving genera are largely confined ...
Araucariaceae: Los árboles prehistóricos más raros del mundo que ...
2020年7月17日 · Dentro de la familia de las Araucariaceae existen 20 especies en el género Araucaria, que incluyen la Araucaria araucana o monkey-puzzle de Chile, el hoop pine de Australia y Papúa Nueva Guinea y el Norfolk Island Pine de la Isla Norfolk. Otras 22 especies pertenecen al género Agathis que se encuentra en el Pacífico sur y el sudeste de Asia ...
Forgotten forests: a journey to see the forests most often overlooked
2020年3月19日 · Araucariaceae: the ancient giants that are the world’s rarest trees. Miombo woodlands: the vast southern African dryland forests hiding in plain sight. The Brazilian Cerrado: the upside-down forest on the frontlines of agriculture. Peatland forests: the swamps and bogs where tree-planting isn’t clear-cut
Forgotten Forests Archives - #ThinkLandscape
2020年5月28日 · Mapping the few remaining habitats of the Araucariaceae tree family, whose species have survived more than 200 million years. Mangrove forests: the muddy mazes that stash carbon and hide secrets 28 May 2020
Brazilian Forest Code: an important tool to encourage efficient …
2016年3月23日 · In 2012, Brazil revised a key instrument of its environmental legislation – the Forest Code. When implemented, the Forest Code has the potential to enable Brazil to optimize the use of its vast territory, safeguarding areas for the conservation of native vegetation and agricultural use on private property.
10 Indigenous stories to read now - #ThinkLandscape
2019年8月9日 · Mapping the few remaining habitats of the Araucariaceae tree family, whose species have survived more than 200 million years. Read More ThinkLandscape is a multimedia platform bringing you original, knowledge-backed news and feature stories about climate and landscape solutions from around the world.
How is the Indigenous food sovereignty movement changing …
2021年11月8日 · 08 December 2020. The story of food systems is similar across the histories of many countries and cultures – of colonization being the turning point at which Indigenous peoples’ harmonized use of endemic food sources was thrown wildly off-balance. Food was suddenly transformed from a centerpiece of tradition, identity and spirituality into ...
Monsoon forests: the tropics’ little-known lands of extremes
2023年7月26日 · Monsoon forests – otherwise known as tropical deciduous forests – are scattered across equatorial parts of Southeast Asia, the Americas, Africa and Australia. Straddling the borders between rainforests and dry areas, they’re characterized by contrast. “It’s a kind of transition zone between the humid tropics and the drier but still ...
How sacred groves protect deities, culture and biodiversity
07 April 2022. Sacred groves have existed in most human cultures around the world since as far back as we can trace. But in addition to local deities and significant cultural practices, important biodiversity is also protected by these places, says new research from Nigeria, where one such area has been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Karst forests: the labyrinthian wildlands of green and bedrock
2020年4月15日 · Karst forests: the labyrinthian wildlands of green and bedrock. This story is part of the Landscape News series Forgotten Forests. In the beech forests at the summit of Pikikirunga, a mountain at the northern tip of New Zealand’s South Island, one must take care not to stray from the path. One wrong foot could result in tumbling down a ...