It is the largest continuous area of primary broad leaf forest ecosystem in the whole sub-tropical zone.
The Juniper forest ecosystem of Ziarat-Pakistan is reputed to be the oldest and world's second largest, and harbors some of the unique species of Juniperusexcelsapolycarpu.
The main objective of the core area is to protect the old typical forest ecosystem of Korea, which survived the damages of the Korea War.
The 5 complementary posters provide a wealth of information, both in Khmer and English, on the characteristics of the flooded forest ecosystem, as well as specific tree, bush, vine and aquatic species that can be found in the great lake.
The intent of this project is three-fold: to galvanize institutional support for the implementation of the Madrid Action Plan (MAP) for MAB in Pakistan, and add an additional site - the Juniper Forest Ecosystem of Ziarat - to the global network of biosphere reserves, and to facilitate the capacity building of stakeholders in the management of biosphere reserves, along with enhancing the research capacity on ecosystem services.
Together they create relationships to form a forest garden ecosystem able to produce high yields of food with less maintenance.
It is increasingly common for governments and companies to pay for forest and other ecosystem services.
In a sense, today's crisis is like a forest fire running through the ecosystem of the economy, clearing out the mature monocultures of the past and allowing a more heterogeneous blossoming of new start-ups to emerge and redefine markets.
They offer a wealth of ecosystem functions and services (freshwater, biodiversity, forest products, minerals, habitats for threatened species), and landscapes and cultures of exceptional value.
As well as destabilizing human communities, logging also threatens to decimate an ecosystem that is critical for the survival of wildlife including forest elephants and endangered apes such as gorillas, chimpanzees and bonobos.
Despite its status as a protected national park, sustainable management of the Juniper ecosystem remains threatened by the population intrusion, poverty, poor governance and the dependence of local communities on forest for goods and services.
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