this is what happens when you make a horror movie with an all gay cast
Trees that help keep soils fertile could slow or stop deforestation in Brazil’s “arc of destruction”.
A project using inga trees hopes to show smallholders that they can earn a decent living from the land.
“It’s very much a kind of ‘miracle tree’ or a super tree because some of the species can do some amazing things,” said Toby Pennington, professor of tropical plant diversity and biogeography at the University of Exeter, UK.
“They can grow really fast on very, very poor soils, even soils where a rainforest has been cut down and have become very degraded.”
The trees (there are more than 300 species) are in the legume family and that means they can fix atmospheric nitrogen into the soil.
“More than that, these species have fruits that are edible and often have local markets right across Latin America.”
The trees can also be coppiced, providing wood fuel, and the leaves are a good source of forage for cattle.
As the tree was common and found throughout the Amazon Basin it was deemed to be a miracle tree or super tree by projects trying to stem the relentless deforestation in the region.
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Those of you without your glasses on may be asking: "why are there fruit gummies on this leaf?"
The answer: these are some absolutely stunning Glass Frogs! You can see straight through these little dudes' skin!
ok like kakapo are great and all, i love them dont get me wrong but takahē are by far the best endangered new zealand bird and quite possibly THE Best Bird?
you cant really get any better than this. criminally underrated
the part two that we deserve