Sentence examples for expanded forests from inspiring English sources

The model considers also fire, whose role increased significantly in the scenarios of expanded forests.

In addition to these changes, deforestation and burning of forests has declined; the use of technologies that pollute has declined; inspection and surveillance mechanisms relevant to food, water, and air quality have been created; agroecology has expanded; forests have been replanted; and environmental preservations areas have been established.

For instance, a study published in Nature more than 20 years ago showed that expanding forests in colder areas could actually increase the temperature of snow-covered regions, because snow reflects much more light than dark trees.

The warning signs are all around us, as rivers and lakes shrink, water tables fall, carbon emissions rise, deserts expand, forests shrink, and fisheries collapse.

Changes of the climate to more humid condition with expanding forests probably led to the isolation of local baboon populations, because for most baboons dense forests constitute biogeographical barriers.

The expanding forest has begun reclaiming once-cultivated land, hiding the ruins of abandoned houses and blocking the sunlight.

It's particularly frustrating to see such problems build in Cambodia, given how the country, working with environmental groups, was expanding forest protections a decade ago.

Concerted efforts have also been mounted to conserve existing forests and to expand forest reserves, but those actions led to conflicts with peoples who have long lived in the areas affected.

Last summer, India announced that it would introduce domestic legislation to institute fuel efficiency standards, rapidly expand the use of solar power and so-called clean coal technology, introduce green building codes and expand forest cover.

This interaction results in an expanding forest gap, with subsequent colonization by early-successional vegetation.

These forest patches in Marloth Nature Reserve, Swellendam, South Africa, persisted when a Bergwind fire burnt back expanding forest edges.