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a broad area of level or rolling treeless country
stunning pictures of the giraffes and zebras roaming the grasslands of Africa
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Recent Examples of grasslands
By century’s end, up to 20% of all Earth’s land could experience abrupt ecosystem transformation, such as forests becoming grasslands, with attendant extinction and collapse of ecosystems.
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Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
The goal is to reduce fire risk in the community and regenerate fire-tolerant plant species, such as native grasslands.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024
Meier is among the authors of a WWF report that outlines steps towards restoring, conserving, and sustainably managing grasslands, and urges for them to be included in global UN targets aiming to restore 30% of degraded ecosystems and 30% of terrestrial and aquatic environments by 2030.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
Indeed, at a time when tropical forests and grasslands are besieged by farming, mining, and other threats, birdwatching tourism offers a real incentive to keep ecosystems intact.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 4 Dec. 2024
Butterflies collected from the eastern Mediterranean, right in the beginning of the population spike, were carrying pollen from plant species found primarily in semi-arid shrublands, grasslands and salt marshes of northern Arabia and the Middle East.
—Saugat Bolakhe, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Nov. 2024
With the reduction of native grasslands, burrowing owls now live on fields, airports, golf courses and other open short grasslands.
—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2024
Burrowing owl numbers are also declining in the Central Valley due to exurban development, conversion of grasslands to agricultural lands, development of large-scale wind and solar energy infrastructure and the eradication of ground squirrels.
—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2024
What to Do in Argentine Patagonia The southern part of Patagonia in Argentina has vast grasslands, abundant wildlife, and jaw-dropping glaciers.
—Jordan Harvey, Travel + Leisure, 15 Oct. 2024
Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
The goal is to reduce fire risk in the community and regenerate fire-tolerant plant species, such as native grasslands.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024
Meier is among the authors of a WWF report that outlines steps towards restoring, conserving, and sustainably managing grasslands, and urges for them to be included in global UN targets aiming to restore 30% of degraded ecosystems and 30% of terrestrial and aquatic environments by 2030.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
Indeed, at a time when tropical forests and grasslands are besieged by farming, mining, and other threats, birdwatching tourism offers a real incentive to keep ecosystems intact.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 4 Dec. 2024
Butterflies collected from the eastern Mediterranean, right in the beginning of the population spike, were carrying pollen from plant species found primarily in semi-arid shrublands, grasslands and salt marshes of northern Arabia and the Middle East.
—Saugat Bolakhe, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Nov. 2024
With the reduction of native grasslands, burrowing owls now live on fields, airports, golf courses and other open short grasslands.
—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2024
Burrowing owl numbers are also declining in the Central Valley due to exurban development, conversion of grasslands to agricultural lands, development of large-scale wind and solar energy infrastructure and the eradication of ground squirrels.
—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2024
What to Do in Argentine Patagonia The southern part of Patagonia in Argentina has vast grasslands, abundant wildlife, and jaw-dropping glaciers.
—Jordan Harvey, Travel + Leisure, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Grasslands.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grasslands. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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