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Rain Forest
Generally, near the equator, in the evening, heavy storms accompanied by large amounts of rain fall every day. The temperature is rather high, without great variations during the year, and is accompanied by a remarkable humidity in the air. Thanks to this climate the trees find the ideal conditions for their development: consequently in the equatorial regions enormous tropical forests extend across the land. In a tropical rain forest we find the largest variety of plants and animals to be found in nature. Many leaves have a shape that suited to allow excess water to be channelled and drip away, while dozens of metres above the ground, the leaves of the taller trees join to form a green roof that is pierced only by trees that are as tall as twenty storey buildings. This green roof does not let much light pass, and there are plants that, in order to capture the light, grow on the trunk or on the branches of the taller plants. Here animals feed on nectar, fruit, seeds and leaves.
subjects dealt with in Rain Forest
Rain Forest Biome
All tropical or rain forests were originally woods located between the Tropic of the Cancer (23° and 27' N) and…
Man and rain forest
Approximately 10% of today's drugs derive from tropical medicinal plants, including quinine, curare and a number of steroids. Three thousand…
Deforestation
According to FAO the definition of deforestation is closely related to the definition of forest. Infact, a forest is determined…
Forest and biodiversity
Worst problem of the degradation of the earth certainly is the decrease in biodiversity, i.e. the disappearance of thousands of…
special reports
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30 July 2020 / Ecosystems
Holidays, yes! but they must be sustainable!
We have been speaking of sustainable behaviours to apply to our daily life, but what happens when we unplug and…
23 June 2020 / Ecosystems
The Last Wild Valley. In defence of the Cime Bianche
The Vallone delle Cime Bianche or Courtaud Valley rises at the top of the Val d'Ayas, in Valle d'Aosta. It…
29 May 2017 / Ecosystems
The universe of Primo Levi
“You who live safe In your warm homes, You who find, returning home in the evening Hot food and friendly…
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6 February 2017 / Ecosystems
Robotics: environmental monitoring and more
The European Robotics Week (18-27 November) during which more than 830 events were organised in 30 countries, has just ended.…
6 October 2015 / Ecosystems
Coastal lagoons: Pialassa della Baiona
Walking along the banks of a lagoon is like being on an uncertain boundary line between two worlds: freshwater and…
22 September 2015 / Ecosystems
An artificial paradise under the sea
In the blue If we were to go scuba diving in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean we could meet…
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10 January 2015 / Ecosystems
Man and the mountain
Life on the mountains The antique populations that used to live at the bottom of the mountains didn’t face them…
10 February 2014 / Ecosystems
Coral turns pale!
The delicate balance of the coral reef “When looking at a coral reef, we are fascinated by the enormous variety…
29 April 2013 / Ecosystems
Intruders in the Mediterranean
Mare Nostrum The Mediterranean Sea (Mare Nostrum, Latin for “Our Sea”) has always been considered of fundamental importance for the…
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30 July 2020 / Ecosystems
Holidays, yes! but they must be sustainable!
We have been speaking of sustainable behaviours to apply to our daily life, but what happens when we unplug and…
23 June 2020 / Ecosystems
The Last Wild Valley. In defence of the Cime Bianche
The Vallone delle Cime Bianche or Courtaud Valley rises at the top of the Val d'Ayas, in Valle d'Aosta. It…
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29 May 2017 / Ecosystems
The universe of Primo Levi
“You who live safe In your warm homes, You who find, returning home in the evening Hot food and friendly…
6 February 2017 / Ecosystems
Robotics: environmental monitoring and more
The European Robotics Week (18-27 November) during which more than 830 events were organised in 30 countries, has just ended.…
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6 October 2015 / Ecosystems
Coastal lagoons: Pialassa della Baiona
Walking along the banks of a lagoon is like being on an uncertain boundary line between two worlds: freshwater and…
22 September 2015 / Ecosystems
An artificial paradise under the sea
In the blue If we were to go scuba diving in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean we could meet…
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10 January 2015 / Ecosystems
Man and the mountain
Life on the mountains The antique populations that used to live at the bottom of the mountains didn’t face them…
10 February 2014 / Ecosystems
Coral turns pale!
The delicate balance of the coral reef “When looking at a coral reef, we are fascinated by the enormous variety…
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29 April 2013 / Ecosystems
Intruders in the Mediterranean
Mare Nostrum The Mediterranean Sea (Mare Nostrum, Latin for “Our Sea”) has always been considered of fundamental importance for the…
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30 July 2020 / Ecosystems
Holidays, yes! but they must be sustainable!
We have been speaking of sustainable behaviours to apply to our daily life, but what happens when we unplug and…
-
23 June 2020 / Ecosystems
The Last Wild Valley. In defence of the Cime Bianche
The Vallone delle Cime Bianche or Courtaud Valley rises at the top of the Val d'Ayas, in Valle d'Aosta. It…
-
29 May 2017 / Ecosystems
The universe of Primo Levi
“You who live safe In your warm homes, You who find, returning home in the evening Hot food and friendly…
-
6 February 2017 / Ecosystems
Robotics: environmental monitoring and more
The European Robotics Week (18-27 November) during which more than 830 events were organised in 30 countries, has just ended.…
-
6 October 2015 / Ecosystems
Coastal lagoons: Pialassa della Baiona
Walking along the banks of a lagoon is like being on an uncertain boundary line between two worlds: freshwater and…
-
22 September 2015 / Ecosystems
An artificial paradise under the sea
In the blue If we were to go scuba diving in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean we could meet…
-
10 January 2015 / Ecosystems
Man and the mountain
Life on the mountains The antique populations that used to live at the bottom of the mountains didn’t face them…
-
10 February 2014 / Ecosystems
Coral turns pale!
The delicate balance of the coral reef “When looking at a coral reef, we are fascinated by the enormous variety…
-
29 April 2013 / Ecosystems
Intruders in the Mediterranean
Mare Nostrum The Mediterranean Sea (Mare Nostrum, Latin for “Our Sea”) has always been considered of fundamental importance for the…
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curiosities
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Flour from forests
Bread and flour are staple foods for many cultures around the world. It is possible to produce flour from cereals…
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Flour from forests
Bread and flour are staple foods for many cultures around the world. It is possible to produce flour from cereals…
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Flour from forests
Bread and flour are staple foods for many cultures around the world. It is possible to produce flour from cereals…