AR-News: Clarity Brought to Earth's Cloud Forests

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>From UN Environment Programme
Monday, February 09, 2004

KUALA LUMPUR/CAMBRIDGE/NAIROBI, 9 February 2004 - The Earth's cloud forests, 
vital and unique habitats for thousands of rare and endangered species, and 
suppliers of year-round water supplies for farmers, rural communities and many 
rapidly growing cities, are under increasing threat from factors including 
agriculture, road-building and climate change.

New figures, the result of the first comprehensive survey of these rare, 
romantic and fragile worlds, indicate that cloud forests cover an area of just 
under 400,000 square kilometres, or less than 2.5 per cent of the globe's 
tropical rain forests.

One surprising finding is that, contrary to previous estimates, the majority 
of these moist humid forests are found in Asia rather than Latin America.





full story:

http://www.enn.com/direct/display-release.asp?objid=D1D1366D000000FA8C26412C71
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