Imagine walking across the seemingly endless, sun-baked plains of southern Africa. The ground looks barren, the air shimmers ...

The lake, fed by underground springs, offers a unique ecosystem and is a ... Caddo Lake (Texas, U.S.) Caddo Lake boasts the world’s largest cypress forest, formed after a log jam created a ...

Further, “the Tsingy” of the limestone plateau forms an unusual feature of outstanding beauty, unique in the world, universally recognized by the effect created by the shades of forest green on ...

Sustainable management of the world’s forests creates jobs and addresses poverty. The sector already employs 33 million people worldwide. Boosting smart investments in green sectors is a critical part ...

The boreal forest is the largest forest in the world, wrapping right around Earth’s entire northern hemisphere like a giant green headband. It acts as the lungs of the planet, producing much of ...

The Białowieża Forest World Heritage site, on the border between Poland and Belarus, is an immense range of primary forest including both conifers and broadleaved trees covering a total area of ...

Moreover, these forests are home to a wide diversity of species, some of which are found nowhere else in the world. By protecting this unique ecosystem, Oman is also preserving the biodiversity ...

Canada’s forests make up nearly one-tenth of the world’s total. We are one of the most forested countries in the world, ...

Known for their iconic beauty, geology, ecology and biodiversity, natural World Heritage sites across the globe support large populations of rare plant and animal species. For instance, Atsinanana ...