Monday, 29 July 2013

Green Forest

Forests provide many social and economic benefits to the communities that regularly interact with them, particularly regional and indigenous communities.

Forests can contribute to sustainable economic growth as well as community development. For example, forests near residential areas provide our large and growing urban population with opportunities for spiritual renewal and strengthening. Within urban areas, forests are planted by community groups to transform degraded areas, reduce wind and noise, and help improve air quality. While in rural regions, farmers plant trees to provide livestock with shelter and to stabilise and improve degraded agricultural land.

Forests have been found to improve the well-being of those who use them for recreation and relaxation. Added benefits can come from observing wildlife and flora in natural habitats.

Forests are important to our ecological, economic and social wellbeing. They provide wood and non-wood products, recreational opportunities and other non-market goods and services such as water and clean air.Forests can have considerable indigenous and cultural heritage values. They are used for education, and their aesthetic values are also highly valued.

Forests are living, they are renewable, and provide a wide range of benefits to all who interact with them.  A tree can be harvested and a new tree grown in its place in the space of a single human lifetime.  The sustainable management of our forests is aimed at ensuring there are enough resources for our generation, while laying the foundations for future generations.

Source :www.forestlearning.edu.au/australian-forests/forestry-landscape/benefits

Nature Is Everywhere

Beauty is everywhere. It can be ornate and elaborate or pure and simple. Beauty can be found in the smallest places or when one is least expecting it. If something is beautiful, it is meant for people to stop and stare. Beauty should be appreciated.   Beauty brings smiles to peoples faces, and in beauty people find happiness. Although it is often overlooked, Nature is the most beautiful thing of all.

Picture a beach. The ocean seems to stretch on forever.   The water gives off a calm feeling as the shades of blues and greens blend together.   There has never been anything more beautiful.   The waves crash onto the shore and give a feeling of tranquility. The tiny grands of sand unify to present the illusion of one long path. In this one scene, beauty is everywhere. In the colors of the ocean, the sound of the waves, and everything else that nature has provided.   People are attracted to the beauty of the beach because of the calming affect.

The forest has always been a majesticall place. And although the childhood image of talking animals and plants are unrealistic, there is still magic to be found in the beauty of the forest.In the forest, the trees are green and luscious; the leaves seem to create an umbrella overhead.  Many tree trunks are old and eroded.   But each one is unlike the next, the pattern and texture of the bark is unique. The colors change with the seasons and each season brings a different image of beauty.

People travel all over the world to relax and enjoy the beautiful beaches nature has provided. Nature is everywhere.

Source : www.studymode.com/essays/Beauty-Of-Nature-603864.html