There are many different types of tropical moist forests, although most extensive are the lowland evergreen broad leaf rainforests, for example várzea and igapó forests and the terra firma forests of the Amazon Basin ; the peat swamp forests, dipterocarp forests of Southeast Asia ; and the high forests of the Congo Basin.

These magnificent rainforests are endangered by extensive logging and their replacement by fast-growing non-native pines and eucalyptus.

An extensive public awareness plan is also in place to provide education on the “ rainforests of the sea ” and how people can reduce carbon emissions, thereby reducing ocean acidification.

Although the least developed region in the country, it features some of the most pristine rainforests, extensive cave networks, coastal lowland plains, and offshore cays.

These magnificent rainforests are endangered by extensive logging and their replacement by fast-growing pines and eucalyptus, which are more sought-after by the pulp and paper industry.

Though it is the second largest department in the country, it is sparsely populated, and contains extensive pine savannas, swamps, and rainforests.

Madagascar's high plateau forests have been altered more than the eastern rainforests or the western dry forests, presumably due to historically greater population density and proximity to the capital city of Antananarivo ; moreover, there has been extensive slash-and-burn activity by native peoples in the central highlands, eliminating most forest habitat and applying pressure to some endangered species.

The Amazon rainforest was split into two large blocks by extensive savanna, and it is probable that the tropical rainforests of Southeast Asia were similarly affected, with deciduous forests expanding in their place except on the east and west extremities of the Sundaland shelf.

Prior to the civil war the region's extensive rainforests contained a wide variety of wildlife including wild pigs, bongo, dik-dik, pangolin, civet, pygmy hippo, African buffalo and colobus monkey all of which are hunted for food and hides.

There followed much debate and some extensive investigations which ranged as far as Russia, where in 1840 Murchison discovered a layer similar to the one found in Devon placed between well defined Silurian and Carboniferous deposits.

The once very extensive alluvial deposits of tin ore, that were the first deposits to be mined, also point to the vast quantity of ore that once existed in lodes that have been eroded from above the granite since it was emplaced in the Carboniferous period.

The fossil record of Notostraca is extensive, occurring in a wide range of geological deposits, and reaching back to the Carboniferous.

The exception is the summit area of Pen Cerrig-calch where a thin sequence of Carboniferous rocks occur, an outlier of the more extensive outcrop to the south of the Usk valley.

After this form of Indian Buddhism had been introduced into China, it underwent extensive changes.

In response, the American Episcopal Church and the Anglican Church of Canada answered that the actions had been undertaken after lengthy scriptural and theological reflection, legally in accordance with their own canons and constitutions and after extensive consultation with the provinces of the Communion.

Prior to meeting Mallowan, Christie had not had any extensive brushes with archaeology, but once the two married they made sure to only go to sites where they could work together.

Aeneas had an extensive family tree.

Nonetheless, the written sources do not mention damages wrought by fire, save the Gardens of Sallust, which were situated close to the gate by which the Goths had made their entrance ; nor is there any reason to attribute any extensive destruction of the buildings of the city to Alaric and his followers.

The church was built between 1851 and 1852 and has had extensive work since its erection.

Others had used these ideas in practice, but he was the first to present them systematically as a lexicon of themes accompanied by extensive taxonomical observations.

Like many other buildings, it suffered extensive damage during the Second World War and had to be restored.

This library had an extensive collection of materials about Native American linguistics and folklore, originally collected by James Hammond Trumbull.

In Belgium an extensive system of tram-like local railways called vicinal or buurtspoor lines crossed the country in the first half of the 20th century, and had a greater route length than the main-line railway system.

In the past, the Bishop of Durham, known as a prince bishop, had extensive viceregal powers within his northern diocese — the power to mint money, collect taxes and raise an army to defend against the Scots.

A follow-up reported on " extensive " leaks that were more severe than state authorities had previously acknowledged.

The island historically had extensive rainforest cover, but the area shrank due to heavy logging for the Malaysian plywood industry.

The three Slavic allies ( Bulgaria, Serbia and Montenegro ) had laid out extensive plans to coordinate their war efforts, in continuation of their secret prewar settlements and under close Russian supervision.

Although the Bildungsroman arose in Germany, it has had extensive influence first in Europe and later throughout the world.

J. Edgar Hoover, who had instructed the FBI to keep extensive secret files on him, tried to end his United States residency.

In the 730s Leo III carried out extensive repairs of the Theodosian walls, which had been damaged by frequent and violent attacks ; this work was financed by a special tax on all the subjects of the Empire.

Growth was strong, and the region had one of British North America's most extensive manufacturing sectors.

Prefect Orestes enjoyed the political backing of Hypatia, an astronomer, philosopher and mathematician who had considerable moral authority in the city of Alexandria, and who had extensive influence.

The Chicago Police Department made numerous arrests, and the extensive damage to the field forced the White Sox to forfeit the second game to the Detroit Tigers, who had won the first game.

Since large vertebrate terrestrial herbivores had not yet appeared, free-sporing vascular plants began to spread across dry land, forming extensive forests which covered the continents.

Production was declining by the mid-1980s, so mining of the sulfide zone of the gold ore body was commenced, requiring more extensive processing facilities than had previously existed.

There was extensive censorship in England and many war novels had been banned or burned as a result.

Corto's testimony was finessed to protect the military officers who had covered up knowledge of the EMP weapons, and Corto himself disappeared into the criminal underworld after undergoing extensive physical and mental rehabilitation.

In the last 150 years humans have changed the flow and levels of all the rivers and most of the extensive wetlands and small lakes have disappeared under the effects of farming and other development.

The Lüneburg Heath has extensive areas of heathland, typical of those that covered most of the North German countryside until about 1800, but which have almost completely disappeared in other areas.

Over time, the extensive citrus groves that once ringed Petah Tikva have disappeared as real-estate developers acquired the land for construction projects.

The extensive cider orchards that used to surround much of the town in the 19th century had largely disappeared by the end of the 20th, by which time local employment was largely restricted to service businesses and farming.

Eyadéma had an extensive personality cult, including, but not limited to, an entourage of 1, 000 dancing women who sang and danced in praise of him ; portraits which adorned most stores ; a bronze statue in the capital city, Lomé ; $ 20 wristwatches with his portrait, which disappeared and re-appeared every fifteen seconds ; and even a comic book that depicted him as a superhero with powers of invulnerability and super strength.

The genus was much more widespread in the Tertiary, but has disappeared from Europe due to extensive glaciation in the north and the Alps, which has served as a blockade against southward migration.

He is believed to have written an extensive diary, but it has disappeared.

Poggio Reale, which Vasari said was designed by Giuliano da Maiano and which was laid out in the 1480s, has utterly disappeared and no extensive description has survived.

Despite a generally positive attitude towards change among the population, most of the early attempts to call for an extensive amendment of the existing constitution ( notably in 1957, under General Gustavo Rojas Pinilla ) or to convoke a Constituent Assembly ultimately failed because of different types of political and congressional infighting, but the aspiration never disappeared entirely.