With support of the UNESCO office in Phnom Penh, and with the objective to raise awareness on the unique flora of the Tonle Sap Lake among Cambodians as well as visitors to Prek Toal, Osmose has produced a poster set on the flooded forest and plants of the Tonle Sap Biosphere Reserve.
It was his lot to wander about in a misty forest, among insects, plants, and a general absence of culture, while luxurious trains hurtled into the distance.
Why should anyone care, Heatley asked, whether forest creatures get replaced by invasive plants and animals that can better tolerate human activity?
They say the disappearance of two birds - the bellbird and stitchbird - from the upper North Island of the country has lead to a slow decline in common plants, including the forest shrub New Zealand gloxinia.
Ecological studies on the restoration of degraded forest land, the conservation of medicinal plants and their sustainable harvesting are being conducted at Achanakmar-Amarkantak.
Then, on the expedition's final day, the weary explorers teamed up with Nyameron, who led them deep into the forest to a thicket that contained the most plants they had seen.
Then Fyodorov left the house and went into the forest to look for his father among animals and plants.
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It has put in place a rehabilitation program that aims to reshape the dunes and bring the forest to its pre-mining state by putting the indigenous plants back into the ground after the extraction process.
While popular ornamental species continue to bloom in gardens, the flowering plants face a more precarious future in the wild as their native forest habitats are increasingly threatened by human activities, the authors warn.
At this time of year, a whiff of mist hung in the forest from the warmth and moisture of the air, the breath of developing plants, and the decay of leaves that had perished long ago.
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They look at a forest or a desert and they track rainfall patterns, or air and soil temperatures, what plants grow there and who eats what.
It's a bitter blow for the museum, and for the plants and animals of the Gran Chaco, which is threatened by illegal logging and forest clearance for agriculture.
The droppings that cowbirds and other invaders leave behind can also contain seeds from invasive plants that will sprout, spread and ultimately change the soil so much that some forest salamanders and wildflowers can't survive, experts note.
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