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Threats to Daintree Rainforest - Australia - Logging, mining, tourism, development - Tropical Far North Queensland
Rainforest affects what happens on the other side of the planet. One of the major concerns about development in the region is focussed on the soil. Rainforest soil is suitable only as rainforest soil, not as farming soil. History has proven that when rainforests are cut down and replaced with crops, the soil runs out of ...
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The CAUSES of RAINFOREST DESTRUCTION
Due to the delicate nature of rainforest soil and the destructive nature of present day agricultural practices, the productivity of cash crops grown on rainforest soils declines rapidly after a few years. Monoculture plantations - those that produce only one species of tree or one type of food - on rainforest soil are examples ...
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ECHO: Networking Global Hunger Solutions
Slash and burn farms and gardens in rain forest clearings are short-lived. The exposed soil is easily eroded and quickly depleted of nutrients. Weeds also develop rapidly. Mulching the slash ... and ground cover reduce raindrop erosion and retard weed growth. An added benefit is improved soil fertility from mulch decomposition and the nitrogen-fixing capability of the leguminous cover crop. GLOBAL ...
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Projects - Rainforest Reserve - Sustainable Community - Reserva Integral Monte Caimito
Projects - Rainforest Reserve - Sustainable Community - Reserva Integral Monte Caimito Reserva Integral Monte Caimito's main projects are ... use of agrochemicals) are inadequate and lead to a low productivity and loss of the soil fertility, therefore the farming boundary is expanding leaving sterile and eroded land where only pastures ...
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Oxfam's Cool Planet - On the Line - rainforest quiz
Oxfam's Cool Planet - On the Line - rainforest quiz Search Other Oxfam sites Cool Planet for Teacher Oxfam GB Make Trade Fair tropical ... .8 metres. Why do bacteria and other micro-organisms thrive in the top layer of soil in a tropical rain forest? State the average temperature and rainfall that is required for ...
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Wet Tropics NRM Plans - Rainforest CRC
Wet Tropics World Heritage Area Regional Agreement, by Traditional Owners, FNQ NRM Ltd and the Rainforest CRC. 'The Aboriginal Plan' The Aboriginal Plan takes a different approach to other NRM ... and recovery of species and species habitats; Sustainable use of land and water, including salinity, soil erosion, nutrient and pesticide movement and impacts on aquatic systems, weed and pest management ...
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Research Report Series - Rainforest CRC
Remote Sensing in Rainforest Ecology and Management 53. Research Report Rainforest Restoration Activities in Australia's Tropics and Subtropics 52. Research Report The CSIRO Rainforest Permanent Plots ... cinnamomi and Other Soil Borne Organisms 7. Research Report The Comparative Assessment of Arthropod and Tree Biodiversity in Old-World Rainforests: The Rainforest CRC / Earthwatch Protocol Manual ...
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Australian Rainforest Conservation Society - Objectives and Achievements
Rainforest Conservation Society - Objectives and Achievements Looking over Hurdle Gully rainforest, Coominglah State Forest Photo: S Kennedy Spotted Gum-Ironbark forest in Barakula State Forest severely ... to encourage grass. Results include loss of understorey flora and fauna habitat, erosion and soil degradation. Photo: A. Keto Boyd Creek, Belington Hut State Forest Photo: S. Kennedy Cossinia ...
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Oxfam's Cool Planet - On the Line - rainforest quiz, answers
Oxfam's Cool Planet - On the Line - rainforest quiz, answers Search Other Oxfam sites Cool Planet for Teacher Oxfam GB Make Trade Fair ... .8 metres. Bacteria and other micro-organisms thrive in the top layer of rain forest soil because of the constantly high temperatures and extreme humidity. In general, tropical rain forests occur ...
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Trail 3 - Farming in the Rainforest
This way the soil and the rainforest plants are not permanently damaged. This type of farming is SUSTAINABLE, which means they use the rainforest without destroying it, so future generations of rainforest people can use ...
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