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1Distribution of the world's forest land — ▪ Table Distribution of the world s forest land* closed forest region total land area broad leaved coniferous open forest total forest area percent of total land area forested North America 1,835 168 301 215 684 37 Europe 472 65 88 21 174 37… …
2Forest protection — is a general term describing methods purported to preserve or improve a forest threatened or affected by abuse. There is considerable debate over the effectiveness of forest protection methods.One simple type of forest protection is the… …
3Forest farming — is an agroforestry practice characterized by the four I s Intentional, Integrated, Intensive and Interactive management of an existing forested ecosystem wherein forest health is of paramount concern. It is neither forestry nor farming in the… …
4Forest — This article is about a community of trees. For other uses, see Forest (disambiguation). A conifer forest in the Swiss Alps (National Park) …
5Forest Legacy Program — The Forest Legacy Program was established in the 1990 Farm Bill to protect environmentally important forest lands that are threatened by conversion to nonforest uses. It provides Federal funding for conservation easements and fee simple purchases …
6Forest Rights Act (India) — The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act , 2006, is a key piece of forest legislation passed in India on December 18, 2006. It has also been called the Forest Rights Act , the Tribal Rights Act …
7Forest zone — This article refers to the forest zone of Western Africa. For Brazilian forest zones, see Zona da Mata. In West Africa, the forest zone refers to the southern part of the region once largely covered by tropical rainforest. Sometimes this region… …
8Forest of Lyme — The Forest of Lyme (pronounced “Lime”) is a former forest in the present day counties of Cheshire, Staffordshire and parts of Derbyshire. Parts of the forest remain and its name is preserved in many local place names.LocationThe Forest of Lyme… …
9forest — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Late Latin forestis (silva) unenclosed (woodland), from Latin foris outside more at forum Date: 13th century 1. a dense growth of trees and underbrush covering a… …
10Land reform in Romania — Four major land reforms have taken place in Romania: in 1864, 1921, 1945 and 1991. The first sought to undo the feudal structure that had persisted after the unification of the Danubian Principalities in 1859; the second, more drastic reform,… …
