然而并非所有清空的森林地都适合耕种，尤其是处于热带的森林。
But not all cleared forest is suitable for farming-and that is particularly so when the forest in question is in the tropics.
我们的研究表明热带的森林对气候是很有好处的，因为他们吸收二氧化碳，增加云，而使地球变凉。
"Our study shows that tropical forests are very beneficial to the climate because they take up carbon and increase cloudiness, which in turn helps cool the planet" Bala said.
我们的研究表明热带的森林对气候是很有好处的，因为他们吸收二氧化碳，增加云，而使地球变凉。
"Our study shows that tropical forests are ery beneficial to the climate because they take up carbon and increase cloudiness, which in turn helps cool the planet" Bala said.
萨福（Safou）是一种常绿树，在非洲潮湿的热带森林中发现，南至安哥拉，北至尼日利亚。
Safou is an evergreen tree found in the humid tropical forests of Africa, as far south as Angola, and as far north as Nigeria.
墨西哥的森林既有温带的云杉和冷杉，也有热带雨林，其中75%以上由合作农场或原住民团体控制。
Over 75% of Mexico's forests, which range from temperate spruce and fir to tropical rainforest, are controlled by ejidos or indigenous groups.
随着这些新城市的土地被开垦——尤其是在茂密的热带森林中——碳也会被排放到大气中。
As land is cleared for those new cities—especially in the densely tropical forests—carbon will be released into the atmosphere as well.
砍伐热带森林是有选择性的，但伐木工人通常优先砍伐最大最古老的树木。
Logging in tropical forests is selective but the timber cutters usually prioritise the biggest and oldest trees.
如果克拉克的假设是正确的，这就意味着热带森林会随着时间的推移而缩小。
The Clarks' hypothesis, if correct, means tropical forests would shrink over time.
在某些前哥伦布时期的印加社会中，一些团体从本土被派往遥远的热带森林或沿海地区，建立永久的卫星社区或殖民地。
In certain pre-Columbian Inca societies, groups were sent from the home territory to establish permanent satellite communities or colonies in distant tropical forests or coastal locations.
印度尼西亚拥有世界上面积排名第三的热带森林，也是森林砍伐率最高的国家之一。
Indonesia has the third-largest area of tropical forest in the world and one of the highest deforestation rates.
最高大的树原产于北美，但大树遍布全球——从热带到高纬度的北方森林。
The mightiest are native to North America, but big trees grow all over the globe, from the tropics to the boreal forests of the high latitudes.
热带草原形成的理论之一，就是湿润的森林物种无法承受旱季，因此这更有利于热带草原，而不是热带雨林的形成。
One theory behind savanna formation is that wet forest species are unable to withstand the dry season, and thus savanna, rather than rain forest, is favored on the site.
这看起来很矛盾，但这就意味着对于森林来说，过湿或过干的极端土壤条件才适合热带草原。
This may seem contradictory, but it only means that extreme soil conditions, either too wet or too dry for forests, are satisfactory for savannas.
许多热带稀树草原和干森林植物物种被称为火生植物，这意味着它们以各种方式形成适应性，以抵御偶尔的燃烧。
Many savanna and dry-forest plant species are called pyrophytes, meaning they are adapted in various ways to withstand occasional burning.
超过四分之一的现代药材原料来自热带森林植物。
More than a quarter of modern medicines originate from tropical forest plants.
猿主要分布在非洲和亚洲的热带森林。
Apes live primarily in the tropical forests of Africa and Asia.
墨西哥的森林从温带的云杉和冷杉到热带的雨林都有，其中75%以上由地方社区——合作农场或原住民团体——控制。
Over 75% of Mexico's forests, which range from temperate spruce and fir to tropical rainforest, are controlled by local communities, either ejidos or indigenous groups.
我们知道在保护世界现存的热带森林的同时可以实现这个目标。
We know that this can be done while protecting the world's remaining tropical forests.
诸如全球热带森林正不断遭到砍伐的报道层出不穷，令人沮丧。
DEPRESSING reports about how quickly the world's tropical forests are being felled are commonplace.
国际林业研究中心(CIFOR)最近关于11个热带国家社区森林管理的研究表明，上述结局并不罕见。
Recent research by CIFOR on community forest management in 11 tropical countries suggests that such outcomes are not uncommon.
周五它添加了弗罗里达的大沼泽地和马达加斯加的热带森林使名单增加到31个，以增强人们的环保意识。
On Friday it added Florida's Everglades and Madagascar's tropical forest to the 31 sites already on the list, which aims to boost environmental protection.
但是，我个人认为，无论资金来自REDD计划、津贴、公共基金还是市场，主要都是发往如刚果这样有热带森林的贫穷国家。
But personally, I think whatever money comes from the Redd scheme, grants, public funds, markets, it will mostly go to poorer countries with tropical forests like Congo.
伐木可能是保护热带森林的上上之策。
Cutting down trees could be the best way to preserve tropical forests.
巴西国家太空研究所(INPE)说，亚马逊热带雨林的森林砍伐量在过去12个月间增加了15%。
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon increased by 15 percent during the past 12 months, the National Institute for Space Research (INPE) said.
乌桕大蚕蛾在热带以及东南亚的亚热带森林较为常见。
Atlas moths are found in the tropical and subtropical forests of South-East Asia.
圣玛尔塔也得益于距市中心仅几英里之遥的原始热带森林的眷顾。
Santa Marta also benefits from the bounty of virgin tropical forests just miles from the city center.
这样的研究调查是有关保护热带森林知识的强大源泉。
Such research inquiry is a powerful source of pertinent knowledge for protecting tropical forests.
这样的研究调查是有关保护热带森林知识的强大源泉。
Such research inquiry is a powerful source of pertinent knowledge for protecting tropical forests.
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