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The International Day of Forests was established on the 21st day of March, by resolution of the United Nations General Assembly on November 28, 2013. [1] Each year, various events celebrate and raise awareness of the importance of all types of forests, and trees outside forests, for the benefit of current and future generations.
International Jaguar Day [187] [188] 11-29: November 29 International Cheetah Day [189] [190] 12-04: December 4 Wildlife Conservation Day [191] 12-04: December 4 World Soil Day [192] 12-05: December 5 International Mountain Day: 12-11: December 11 Monkey Day: 12-14: December 14 Ozone Action Day: Variable date depending weather conditions
Woodsy Owl and Smokey Bear give each other a fist bump at the International Year of Forests celebration for U.S. Department of Agriculture employees, on Friday, 3 June 2011 in the patio of the Whitten Building, Washington, D.C. The "Celebrate Forests. Celebrate Life." campaign is the official U.S. celebration.
Farmers Could Be Key To Restoring Brazil's Forests. Lisa Nho. September 27, 2024 at 8:43 AM. Contact us at letters@time.com. Feedback. Help. Join AOL. Accessibility. EU Digital Services Act.
The Tijuca National Park (Portuguese: Parque Nacional da Tijuca) is an urban national park in the mountains of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The park is part of the Atlantic Forest Biosphere Preserve, [1] and is administered by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio). The area is composed of secondary vegetation ...
A national forest (Portuguese: Floresta Nacional, FLONA) in Brazil is a type of sustainable use protected area. The primary purpose is sustainable exploitation of the forest, subject to various limits. These include a requirement to preserve at least 50% of the original forest, to preserve forest along watercourses and on steep slopes, and so ...
The Atlantic Forest Biosphere Reserve (MABR) extends for 3,000 kilometres (1,900 mi) parallel to the coast of Brazil along the Serra Mantiqueira, Serra Geral and Serra do Mar from 02°50'S to 33°45'S, and from 34°45'W to 55°15'W. As of 2011 UNESCO reported that the reserve had a total area of 29,473,484 hectares (72,830,570 acres), including ...
The Cerrado (Portuguese pronunciation: [seˈʁadu]) is a vast ecoregion of tropical savanna in eastern Brazil, being present in the states of Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul, Mato Grosso, Tocantins, Maranhão, Piauí, Bahia, Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Paraná and the Federal District. The core areas of the Cerrado biome are the Brazilian highlands ...