the primaeval beech forests of the Carpathian Mountains were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2007 as the largest and most intact temperate forests in Europe.

This chapter describes some of the major terrestrial biomes in the world; tropical forests, savannas, deserts, temperate grasslands ... 380 butterfly species in Europe and North Africa combined.

Finland in Northern Europe is the home of saunas and traditionally they are heated using wood from trees like these. It’s a terrestrial biome ... as a cool temperate climate. The forest is ...

temperate forests and boreal forests. Called DIST-ALERT, the new product can be visualized on the Global Forest Watch platform of the World Resource Institute (WRI). GFW has long offered the ...

The UK has some beautiful deciduous forests ... of Europe and in countries such as the USA, Mexico, Canada, Chile, Japan, New Zealand and Australia. The weather in the UK is described as temperate ...