A plea for the future of forests - Stunning pictures of unique habitats Forests. Places of longing like no other. Nature has created the mysterious world of forests in an astonishing variety adapted to geographic and climactic conditions. The variety of forests ranges from the legendary woods of Germany to fascinating birch, bamboo and cactus forests, the tropical rainforests of the Amazon with their incredible species diversity, the bizarre forests on the rugged rock columns of the Chinese Zhangjiajie National Forest Park. Another environment that is not of this world is the alien-looking underwater kelp forests off the coast of California, where seals hide from sharks. But despite all this diversity and beauty, there are also major problems. The forests of our planet are not only existentially important places. They are also excessively exploited by humans. While animals and plants have been living there in harmony for millions of years, Human beings plunder the forest without restraint and are destroying more and more of its area. ascunde descrierea