http://www.climatepath.org/projects/forests The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://www.climatepath.org/projects/forests/costaricanrainforests <p>Through a nonprofit called FUNDECOR, nearly 100 square miles in the central volcanic mountain range of Costa Rica are being set aside for forest preservation. The project is part of a country-wide program stopping the destruction of the Costa Rican rain forest which has thus far recaptured 26 percent of the country's land-mass-to-forest cover, sequestering millions of tons of carbon. Most of these humid tropical rainforests are old-growth, or mature second-growth, and noted for their extreme diversity of species. Besides fighting global warming, the forests preserve priceless biodiversity, protect local aquifers and watersheds, and mitigate erosion.</p> <p><a href="http://www.climatepath.org/projects/forests/costaricanrainforests">read more</a></p> http://www.climatepath.org/projects/forests/costaricanrainforests#comments Forests Costa Rica Wed, 29 Oct 2008 22:23:33 +0000 katy 22 at http://www.climatepath.org