They have also provided forests for use by local communities and native peoples and for the protection of biological diversity.

VOA: special.2010.04.06

For example, areas with mangrove forests were not damaged as badly by the Indian Ocean tsunami in two thousand four.

VOA: special.2010.04.20

He found that mangroves store about three to four times more carbon per hectare as temperate forests or even tropical rainforests.

VOA: special.2011.05.10

In time, Paul and Babe the Blue Ox left Maine, and moved west to look for work in other forests.

VOA: special.2009.01.24

How I wished I had the power to enter that bright light and float with her through those beautiful forests.

VOA: special.2009.07.25

Mining of coal and logging of the forests became major industries as transportation improved on the rivers and railroads were built.

VOA: special.2009.07.20

Such timber from the forests of Oregon and Washington was sold in California and Mexico, even in China and Hawaii.

VOA: special.2009.05.28

A new report says mangrove forests store more planet-warming carbon dioxide than almost any other ecosystem on Earth.

VOA: special.2011.05.10

There are places to stop along the road to look at the fields and forests down below and far in the distance.

VOA: special.2009.07.20

In the ancient forests of the Lapland area of Finland, many people in the Sami native group make a living raising reindeer.

VOA: special.2009.04.22

India's camels have lost the use of some traditional grasslands and forests because of development and climate change.

VOA: special.2009.01.13

These programs, along with natural expansion of forests in some areas, have added more than seven million hectares of new forests each year.

VOA: special.2010.04.06

In some areas there, monkeys play in the tops of mangroves thirty meters tall and dolphins swim in the waters of mangrove forests.

VOA: special.2010.04.20

They found that all mangrove forests on coastlines are under threat from development, logging or other dangers.

VOA: special.2010.04.20

The American state of California is another area where long-spined sea urchins have been destroying kelp forests.

VOA: special.2009.08.25

Deforestation is mainly caused by the cutting down of tropical forests to provide land for agriculture.

VOA: special.2010.04.06

And so it is very important for the poorer people to have very efficient stoves that protect their forests and that protect their health."

VOA: special.2010.02.01

South America and Africa had the highest yearly loss of forests during the last ten years.

VOA: special.2010.04.06

His works include descriptions of deep forests,local flowers, and the ancient popular traditions of rural people.

VOA: special.2010.01.13

Indonesia is said to have lost almost half its mangroves forests within the past thirty years.

VOA: special.2010.04.20

Some economies depend on fishing for lobsters, rockfish or other creatures that need the forests.

VOA: special.2009.08.25

It said the forests and undergrowth were so dense, no one could get through them.

VOA: special.2009.07.20

It is known for its many bike and hiking paths,forests, lakes and beautiful mountain views.

VOA: special.2010.02.10

Many people come to see the butterflies in the forests of Mexico's Michoacan State.

VOA: special.2010.04.27

Southern California has lost ninety percent of its watery forests since the nineteen sixties.

VOA: special.2009.08.25

Kelp forests provide a protected home and food for many kinds of sea life.

VOA: special.2009.08.25

And people active in water-sports like to dive and row boats in kelp forests.

VOA: special.2009.08.25

Most come from the treetops in wet tropical forests in Central and South America.

VOA: special.2010.04.06

He said countries must strengthen their efforts to better protect and manage their forests.

VOA: special.2010.04.06