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This is a list of countries and territories of the world according to the total area covered by forests, based on data published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). In 2010, the world had 3.92 billion hectares (ha) of tree cover , extending over 30% of its land area.
Although the word forest is commonly used, there is no universally recognised precise definition, with more than 800 definitions of forest used around the world. [5] Although a forest is usually defined by the presence of trees, under many definitions an area completely lacking trees may still be considered a forest if it grew trees in the past ...
Yakushima Forest, Japan. Designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Yakushima Forest on Yakushima Island shows off moss-covered rocks, rain-loving rheophytes, and ancient Japanese cedar trees.
Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. A couple of hours southwest of Frankfurt, the Black Forest is a vast wooded mountain range that feels like a different world entirely, straight out of a ...
The forest floor, the bottom-most layer, receives only 2% of the sunlight. Only plants adapted to low light can grow in this region. Away from riverbanks , swamps and clearings, where dense undergrowth is found, the forest floor is relatively clear of vegetation because of the low sunlight penetration.
Pages in category "Forests" ... World Rainforest Movement This page was last edited on 4 July 2023, at 13:41 (UTC). Text is available under the ...
An evergreen forest is a forest made up of evergreen trees. They occur across a wide range of climatic zones, and include trees such as conifers and holly in cold climates, eucalyptus , live oak , acacias , magnolia , and banksia in more temperate zones, and rainforest trees in tropical zones.