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The forestry sector in Argentina experienced significant growth rates between 2001 and 2006. An estimated 1.115 million hectares (2.8 million acres) were planted as of 2005. It is estimated that this year, between 40,000 and 50,000 hectares (100,000 to 124,000 acres) will be cultivated mainly in the Mesopotamia region (the provinces of Misiones ...
The main economic activities of Chaco province, which has an area of about 100,000 square km (24.7 million acres), are forestry, soy and cattle, cotton production, firewood and tannins.
In the past, polylepis forests covered vast areas of the mountain range, but today, after hundreds of years of deforestation and development, just 500,000 hectares remain, thought to be between 1% ...
Beneath the waters of Puna de Atacama’s lagoons, the recently uncovered stromatolites are up to 15 feet (4.5 meters) wide and several feet high, according to a news release from the University ...
Aquatic plants thrive in the wetlands of Argentina. In central Argentina the humid pampas are a true tallgrass prairie ecosystem. [1] In Argentina forest cover is around 10% of the total land area, equivalent to 28,573,000 hectares (ha) of forest in 2020, down from 35,204,000 hectares (ha) in 1990. In 2020, naturally regenerating forest covered ...
The beavers already threaten around sixteen million hectares of indigenous forest. [7] Unlike many trees in North America, trees in South America often do not regenerate when coppiced, destroying the forest. [9] As well as felling trees, the animals create dams that drown trees and other vegetation while creating freshwater ponds and lakes. [10]
Forestry in Argentina; D. Deforestation in Argentina; N. National Agricultural Technology Institute This page was last edited on 24 January 2020, at 22:34 (UTC ...
The Argentine Patagonia wildfires begun on Sunday March 7, 2021 when a focus of fire appeared at kilometer 21 of Provincial Route 6 of Río Negro Province, Argentina. Subsequently, the fire spread to Las Golondrinas , Lago Puelo , El Hoyo , El Maitén and Cholila in Chubut Province , following the 42nd parallel south . [ 1 ]