non-forest

This accounts for nearly one-third of the non-forest land in metropolitan areas surrounding Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya.

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Inland waters make up almost 10% of the country, and the non-forest land base is about 23% [26].

Land tenure and management in the boreal region 2009

“Any promoter whether public or private, who diverts forest land to non-forest land, is required to deposit money for compulsory afforestation,” Mr. Ramesh said.

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Significant differences in terms of land cover amount and fragmentation were found with stable forest in larger patches located within the park interior, and stable non-forest within the surrounding landscape.

Protected areas 2009

The non-forest habitats of the ecoregion are also threatened.

Northern Zanzibar-Inhambane coastal forest mosaic 2008

Originally, virgin forests of this type extended the length of Oregon along the east slopes of the Cascade Range, from within a few kilometers of the summit to the desert's edge, interrupted only by small openings of non-forest land.

Blue Mountains forests 2008

Development that converts forestland to non-forest uses is the primary threat to older forests in the part of the Northeast region outside the northernmost commercial forests.

Beyond Old Growth~ Chapter 5 2008

Species richness is low for the strict forest species, but boosted by the many savanna woodland and wetland species that inhabit the extensive areas of non-forest habitat in the ecoregion.

Southern Zanzibar-Inhambane coastal forest mosaic 2007

There are some large forest complexes interspersed by large areas of non-forest, but the majority of remaining vegetation is found in small, isolated patches amounting to approximately 9,468 km2.

KwaZulu-Cape coastal forest mosaic 2007

World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF/International) has stated that the Bolivian model is the best overall strategy to preventing vast areas of Amazonian and other tropical forest areas from conversion to non-forest uses (primarily pastures for cattle raising, and non-sustainable agriculture).

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