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For the most part, the history of forestry in Spain was one of increasing deforestation. [1] Wood (Spanish: madera) long was the main source of energy. [1] In the 20th century, efforts were taken to reverse the trend, increasing the forested area in the country from then on. [2] [n. 1]
Frequently, leguminous plants predominate in the scrub of the underbrush. Stage of pine forests. The native species have practically disappeared, as has the associated vegetation. Together with the pines, heliophilic (preferring dry and sunny habitats) and invasive brush start to appear, almost always based on the families Cistaceae and Ericaceae.
Pine forests are the characteristic plant community, with Black pine (Pinus nigra salzmannii), Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris), Maritime pine (Pinus pinaster), Stone pine (Pinus pinea), and Aleppo pine (Pinus halepensis) predominant. Spanish fir (Abies pinsapo) grows in the southern part of the ecoregion.
Irati Forest. The Irati Forest (French: Forêt d'Iraty; French pronunciation: [fɔʁɛ diʁati]; Spanish: Selva de Irati；Basque: Iratiko oihana), found in the western Pyrenees, covers 17,300 ha (43,000 acres) of the Navarre region, astride on the Soule and Basse-Navarre (Mendive and Lecumberry) provinces (France) and Navarre (Spain), framed by Mount Okabe (1,466 m) and Pic d'Orhy (2,017 m).
Land use change, especially in the form of deforestation, is the second largest source of carbon dioxide emissions from human activities, after the burning of fossil fuels. [4] [5] Greenhouse gases are emitted from deforestation during the burning of forest biomass and decomposition of remaining plant material and soil carbon.
This category includes the endemic and native plants of Spain. According to the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions , this excludes the Balearic Islands , Canary Islands , and the Spanish North African Territories, but includes Andorra and Gibraltar .
Spain has some of the oldest moms, with 11% of women having kids post-40, compared to 4% in the US. Financial insecurity and settling down later in life play a notable role.
Deforestation by humans began taking place already in the Bronze Age but reached its peak under British colonial rule, particularly the 16th and 17th century Plantations, that saw mass scale deforestation to create agricultural lands, and to supplement the need for timber for shipbuilding for Britain's early phase of empire building. [92]