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31. WWF - Congolian Coastal Forests - A Global Ecoregion

larger area than those of West Africa and contain some of the highest numbers of plants and animals in Africa. This region is known for numerous regional and local endemic species, including many that are restricted to the nearby islands of

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32. WWF - Mexican Dry Forests

the Pacific Coast in southwestern Mexico and in Guatemala lie a series of the most diverse tropical dry forests in the world, adapted to an absence of rainfall for certain months of the year. Many trees here drop their leaves during the dry

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33. WWF - Red Panda Conservation Action Plan for Langtang National Park and Buff...

remote areas. In Nepal, the animal is patchily distributed within altitudinal range between 2,500 m and 4,000 m from east to west in temperate and sub-alpine zones. Based on anecdotal evidence, study reports, sightings and signs, the presence

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34. WWF - About the Area

collection of plants, animals and habitats in the world. It boasts the highest peaks, including the tallest: Sagarmatha, or Mt Everest , at 8,848m. Glacial melt from these mountains feed the tributaries that flow into major rivers like the

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35. WWF - Sustainable Development of Protected Areas in the Altai-Sayan Ecoregion

km2, running roughly east to west through the area where Russia, Kazakhstan, China and Mongolia meet. The Altai Mountains extend along the Russian-Kazakhstan border in the northwest to the Chinese-Mongolian border in the southwest. The western

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36. WWF - Southern Chile

Valdivian forests on the west coast of southern Chile, and stretching into parts of Argentina, are the only temperate rainforests in South America and the second largest in the world. They are home to the alerce tree ( Fitzroya cupressoides

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37. WWF - Sustainable Farming

plot. Xipanshanzhou Polder, West Dongting Lake, Hubei province, China. © Brent Stirton / Getty Images / WWF-UK

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38. WWF - Orinoco River Basin, South America

Orinoco Pacific Southwest Pantanal, South America South African Fynbos Southeastern Rivers, USA Southern Ocean Sumatra western Ghats, India west Africa (Marine) Yangtze Yellow Sea Conservation Projects

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39. WWF - Maui's dolphin

dolphin, found off the west coast of North Island in New Zealand, has recently been identified as a subspecies of Hector's dolphin. This subspecies is the world's rarest marine dolphin â€“ there are around 100 in the wild â€“ and

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40. WWF - Tropical Forests

The tropical forests of West and Central Africa have the feWest species of trees, but even here the diversity is high compared to a temperate forest. Some rainforest trees like mahoganies, teaks, rosewoods and okoumes provide valuable

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