Forest

A forest is a large area of land covered with trees or other woody vegetation. Hundreds of more precise definitions of forest are used throughout the world, incorporating factors such as tree density, tree height, land use, legal standing and ecological function. According to the widely used United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization definition, forests covered an area of four billion hectares (15 million square miles) or approximately 30 percent of the world's land area in 2006.

Forests are the dominant terrestrial ecosystem of Earth, and are distributed across the globe. Forests account for 75% of the gross primary productivity of the Earth's biosphere, and contain 80% of the Earth's plant biomass.

Forests at different latitudes form distinctly different ecozones: boreal forests near the poles tend to consist of evergreens, while tropical forests near the equator tend to be distinct from the temperate forests at mid-latitude. The amount of precipitation and the elevation of the forest also affects forest composition.

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Crews fighting major forest fire in Penn State Forest

Burlington County Times 31 Mar 2019

While no homes were in immediate danger, there were voluntary evacuations in the Chatsworth section of Woodland due to winds blowing the fire in that direction, officials said ... ....

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Route 72 forest fire: Roads closed in Barnegat

Asbury Park Press 31 Mar 2019

In Barnegat — Route 72 west of Route 539 was closed due to a forest fire. The fire is located in Burlington County just west of the Ocean County line. . ... ....

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Cop’s son found hanging from tree inside forest

The Times of India 31 Mar 2019

Bokaro. A 20-year-old son of a constable was found hanging by a tree inside a forest near Camp I under Maraphari police station of Bokaro district on Saturday. The deceased, Dipak Kumar, was missing since Friday evening. Police said locals spotted the body and informed them ... Booking.com ... When Kurathi Hidumbi came from the forest to a city stage ... Delhi....

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Forest dept to accept only online plea for tree felling

The Times of India 31 Mar 2019

In an advisory issued on March 30 to all the APCCFs and CCFs in the state, principal chief conservator of forests (head of forest force) Umesh Agrawal has directed them to accept tree felling permissions 100% online ... In case of problems, farmers will be helped by data entry operators at forest offices in the state,” Hooda said....

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Conservation groups accuse Forest Service of evading roadless rule

Independent Record 31 Mar 2019

Idaho crafted its own specific rule in 2006 covering about 9 million roadless acres in its national forests ... “When the Forest Service revises forest plans, we found a pattern where the agency drops isolated acreage from its roadless inventory and wilderness recommendation process due to evidence of timber harvest,” the report stated....

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Solar Farm Clears 10.5 Acres of Forest, Frustrates Residents

NBC Washington 30 Mar 2019

A 10.5 acre solar farm is upsetting residents of a neighborhood in Capitol Heights, Maryland . ....

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Deputy PM orders tightening control of use of forest

Vietnam News 30 Mar 2019

Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng has ordered tightening the control of changes in the use of forests while strictly enforcing the closure of natural forests at a conference of the steering committee for sustainable development of the forestry sector ... ....

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West Forest Entrepreneurship Students Compete

Public Technologies 30 Mar 2019

Forest Area School District published this content on 30 March 2019 and is ......

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Thousands evacuated from forest fire in northern China

China.dot.org 30 Mar 2019

BEIJING, March 30 (Xinhua) -- Thousands of people have been evacuated after a forest fire broke out in ......

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HS SOFTBALL: West, North Pocono, Mid Valley, Forest City division favorites

The Scranton Times-Tribune 30 Mar 2019

Each of the past four years, Mid Valley watched as the team that eliminated it from the postseason went on to play for or win a state softball championship. It could be viewed as either bad luck, or a sign just how close the Spartanettes are to winning th .......

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Safety for safeties emerges as concern after Wake Forest’s first full scrimmage of spring football

Gwinnett Daily Post 30 Mar 2019

Wake Forest’s first scrimmage of spring football — and really, the only full one it will have — saw the Deacons work in some players in new roles, but it also witnessed too many others sidelined with injuries ... ....

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High Meadows Fund grants support forest projects

Times Argus 30 Mar 2019

... into action over the next two years to launch a new initiative supporting statewide and local efforts to improve forest health and integrity in Vermont....

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