increasing urbanisation and industrialisation have led to a dramatic reduction in forest area, and now only culturally protected remnants of natural forests and some new plantations remain in most areas of the north of iran. to investigate the status of the chemical and physical characteristics of soil under these remnant forests and assess the possible impacts of reforestation on soil properti...

Declines in the global extent and condition of tropical forests have reduced carbon storage potential and caused biodiversity loss. However, the magnitude of these problems within individual countries may depend on the extent of the reserved forest estate, and the particular rules put in place to manage resource use in these areas. To test this hypothesis, aboveground carbon stocks and indices ...

Abstract Kelp forests are globally important and highly productive ecosystems, yet their persistence protection in the face of climate change human activity poorly known. Here, we present a 35-year time series high-resolution satellite imagery that maps distribution giant kelp ( Macrocystis pyrifera ) along ten degrees latitude Northeast Pacific Ocean. We find although 7.7% is protected by mari...

Forests are biologically diverse natural systems that contain some of the world's most biological areas. They provide a range habitats for plants, animals, and microbes. essential environmental, land, economic sustainability. important resource humanity's survival. "Forest is remarkable creature boundless generosity benevolence makes no demand its nourishment gives protection to all beings, eve...

The article analyzes the issues of legal regulation fire safety in forests. main problems and indicators record number forest fires Russia are identified: imperfection regulatory forests; inconsistent system state management complex; lack an orderly model structure specialized institutions forests extinguishing at level Russian subjects, taking into account peculiarities regions; others. also r...

One of the main goals of conservation biology is to understand the factors shaping variation in biodiversity across the planet. This understanding is critical for conservation planners to be able to develop effective conservation strategies. Although many studies have focused on species richness and the protection of rare and endemic species, less attention has been paid to the protection of th...

Most evaluations of the effectiveness of PAs have relied on indirect estimates based on comparisons between protected and unprotected areas. Such methods can be biased when protection is not randomly assigned. We add to the growing literature on the impact of PAs by answering the following research questions: What is the impact of Chilean PAs on deforestation which occurred between 1986 and 201...