In these, as in the forests of the Old World, destruction was perpetually going on.
And in the case of the forests of south-western Nepal, the target is the trees.
Without cutting down the forests, Mr Sato reckons there will be a permanent risk of contamination.
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Restoring the forests, in this case, means getting loggers to thin out the trees.
In western Oregon's mature old-growth forests, however, preserving the forests means leaving them alone.
Greens fell over each other to declare the forests of North America acidified and dying.
Boardwalks and viewing platforms penetrate the forests and mangroves making it easy to visit the various habitats.
He describes Athens shrouded in wood smoke as people strip the forests, unable to afford heating fuel.
Unable to afford basic supplies, communities in Central Africa are increasingly turning to the forests for food.
The Owston's civet is an endangered species found in the forests of Vietnam, Laos and southern China.
But neither government action nor a flood to match Noah's could restore the forests as they were.
And without a doubt, their people will still be deeply in love with the mountains and the forests.
And after they cleared the forests and built up a nice farmstead, they would sell up and leave.
As the snow melts in spring, the forests are exposed to the sunlight.
We know the shape of things, perhaps, but not where the forests or streams or people lurking within are.
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He orders them to clear the forests to make way for modern America.
But Mr Harper won the grudging acceptance of battle-weary sawmill managers, and the provincial politicians who administer the forests.
Conserving the forests may, in the end, prove easier than conserving the jobs.
But legislation banning logging in the forests has made many of them redundant.
Of the 3, 500 mushroom species in the world, 2, 000 of them have been found in the forests around the village.
"These ships went back with a whole lot of pepper and various aromatic spices, collected from the forests, " he added.
As an example, he cited the pine beetle infestation of this summer in the forests of Colorado and western Canada.
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But the forests began to be cleared voraciously with the invention first of safety matches and then of wood-based paper.
"Civilians are afraid, and most of them have fled the town and are now hiding in the forests, " he added.
Conservationists say there are long-term benefits to the poor if they conserve the forests, as the land retains water and nutrients.
Grampian Police, involved in the enforcement part of the campaign, said officers received reports of off-road driving in the forests most weekends.
The engineer was driven by motorbike from the place of his captivity deep inside the forests of Chitrakonda to a nearby town.
The Tamil language film was shot in the forests that border the southern states of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka where Veerappan lived.
Officials said hundreds of police were scouring the forests for the rebels.
They found that African citizens have far less control over the forests they inhabit than do the peoples of other tropical regions.
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