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Can We Conserve Our Forests

September 24th, 2011

Forests are mostly celebrated for their timber, fodder, fuel wood and other non-timber forest products that they provide. What is not universally appreciated is just how much forests contribute to crucial ecosystem services.

Forests are indispensable as far as protecting watersheds that are upstream and separating carbon from the atmosphere is concerned. And they must continue intact in order to conserve gene pools and guarantee biodiversity so that future generations will be able to enjoy nature’s bounty and beauty.

Forest environmental services include nutrient recycling, the regulation of the climate and the water cycle, soil formation, and plant pollination. » Read more: Can We Conserve Our Forests

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The Endangered Caledonian Forest in Scotland

September 24th, 2011

If you’ve never heard of the Caledonian Forest, it’s time to listen up…LOL… Basically, the Caledonian Forest is like the Rainforest of Scotland. It used to cover 1.5 million hectares of the Scottish Highlands, and now, only about 1% of that remains in 35 isolated areas.

This is devastating, not only to Scotland and it’s amazing wildlife, but to the world in general. We depend upon trees to survive…

The species like beaver, tarpan, wild boar and the lynx are that inhabited these forests are gone.

This forest is a unique ecosystem in the British Isles and is home to some of the rarest wildlife

1. There are 13 bird species that breed here that are found nowhere else in the British Isles.
2. 8 more bird species breed here that are considered rare in the British Isles.
3. There are 8 mammals still present in the remaining Caledonian Forest.
4. 8 mammals are considered extinct here, including » Read more: The Endangered Caledonian Forest in Scotland

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