Enric Sala Glimpses of a pristine ocean

The park was initially added as a World Heritage Site due to the diversity of plant life present around the Comoé River, including pristine patches of tropical rain forest that are usually only found further south.

The forest ecosystem and forest resources

Tourism thrives on a pristine environment, and it therefore provides fertile ground for testing innovative policies.

This rebirth of grass. And then I went out for years trying to photograph the pristine landscape.

These areas are quite pristine, and there is no pressure to use them for public water supply.

Forest operations and the forest industry provide employment and income to millions of workers and forest dwellers.

As a result, however, China is slowly consuming itself, and no major part of China may remain pristine.

Promote genuine community based forest management that empowers forest peoples.

When we went to pristine reefs, we realized that the natural world was upside down this pyramid was inverted.

According to Iraq, the environments in the Claimants' countries were not in pristine condition before the invasion and occupation.

While forest biodiversity continues to decline as a result of deforestation, forest degradation and associated fragmentation of forest habitats, strong efforts are now being made to reverse this trend by restoring the forest functions in degraded forest landscapes.

C. Greater recognition of sustainable forest management and forest products trade

They are China s last pristine rivers, but are now slated for sacrifice to satisfy the country s insatiable thirst for power.

Iraq states that the stretch of coast impacted by the 1991 oil spills was not pristine before the oil spills.

In 1959, the determination of States to protect the pristine and unique environment of Antarctica resulted in the Antarctic Treaty.

Forest fiscal reform provides opportunities to increase revenues generated from forest resources.

It's 115 miles of mapped passage, it's pristine, it has no natural opening and it's a gigantic biological, geo microbiological laboratory.

This in conjunction with increased carbon in oceans, coral bleaching, and diseases, there are no pristine reefs anywhere in the world.

In support of this loss, the claimant provided the Iraqi dinars and the ostensibly original 1990 transaction documents, which appeared pristine.

The debate over the impact that new nickel projects will have on New Caledonia's pristine maritime environment began some years ago.

However, they are likely to differ in forest rich and forest poor countries.

Sustainable forest management

Sustainable forest management

Reverse the loss of forest cover worldwide through sustainable forest management, including protection, restoration, afforestation and reforestation, and increase efforts to prevent forest degradation

Implementation of national forest programmes. The proposals for action have effectively shaped the national forest programmes and their equivalents in many countries, and these national forest programmes have become national institutional frameworks for achieving sustainable forest management.

A forest may consist either of closed forest formations where trees of various storeys and undergrowth cover a high proportion of the ground or open forest.

One Forest, Two Tigers

Financing sustainable forest management

Forest related scientific knowledge

Forest health and productivity

International Forest Policy Forum

Bridal Veil Falls (DuPont State Forest) waterfall located in the DuPont State Forest in North Carolina.

In complementary development of forest production a multi purposeful interest of sustainable forest development is sought.

Very unlikely, Joe would jump on a pristine coral reef, a virgin coral reef with lots of coral, sharks, crocodiles, manatees, groupers, turtles, etc.

Enhance forest based economic, social and environmental benefits, including by improving the livelihoods of forest dependent people

The Viphya Forest to the south of the city is the largest man made forest in Africa.

Silence reigned in the forest.

U.S. Forest Service Ax Manual

Progress towards sustainable forest management

Combating deforestation and forest degradation

Stronger coordination of forest policies

On the other hand, illegal forest related activities continue to be a major threat to sustainable forest management.

Out of the total area of Bosnia and Herzegovina (5,113,000 hectares), forests and forest land account for 53 per cent (2,700,770 hectares or 0.71 hectares of forest and forest land per capita).

Reaffirming the special needs and requirements of countries with fragile forest ecosystems, including those of low forest cover countries,