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TABLE OF CONTENTS:
1. Advertise Directly on Google through LandAndFarm.com
2. Restoring Forests by Killing Trees
3. Forest Discovered on Google Earth
4. Big Land Deals Around the World: New Zealand, Congo, Canada, Sumatra, Japan
5. Recent Properties
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Timberland and forestland owners should contact a forestry professional to see if forest management can help improve their land.
One method of forest management, girdling trees, can save ecosystems and restore forests, say Florida Park Service biologists. Girdling is a means of killing a tree by cutting a strip of bark around its circumference. Girdling is done with machetes or chain saws. It works by removing the layer of water and nutrients found in the tree's bark, thereby slowly and effectively killing the tree.
Some people girdle trees to prevent non-native tree species from moving into an area. However, removing a tree's dense shade cover can also open up a new habitat, encouraging plant life to grow back into an area. This can improve the forest's ecosystem and can help to restore timberland and forestland.
There are, however, some downsides to girdling trees. Some protest that the process is ugly and destroys the natural beauty of an area, and because girdling is a somewhat slow process, you will have to look at the girdled trees for some time. Girdling also removes shade cover, which can be a welcome relief in the warmer seasons.
Take a look at your land on Google Earth; you never know what you might find.
Looking at land on Google Earth (see link below to download Google Earth) was exactly what Dr. Julian Bayliss, head of the British-funded cross-border conservation project, did. While comparing satellite images of mountains, he came across a surprise: a patch of rainforest in Mount Mabu, Mozambique that had not been officially documented. Dr. Bayliss and a group of scientists rushed to explore the uncharted forest. They soon realized that the "green patch" they had discovered on Google Earth was the biggest rainforest in Southern Africa.
Northern Mozambique's Mount Mabu, hailed as "a lost Eden", shows no signs of logging or burning, both of which are commonly done to forests in the area. The forest's pristine condition, along with what scientists suspect are many new species, makes it a perfect candidate for protection. Said scientist Bill Ranch, "We can't protect every little forest, so we have to really look for forests that have high surviving diversity and use those as our protected areas."
The BBC has a full report on this story.
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Since we spend a lot of time surfing the internet, we thought we'd show you a few big land stories just to show that issues surrounding land are universal not unique.
New Zealand - Maori Tribes acquire 435,000 acres
In an historic settlement, the government of New Zealand has signed an agreement with several Maori (the natives of New Zealand) that provides the tribes 435,000 acres of managed timberland in the central north island of New Zealand. In 1840 the Maori signed Treaty of Waitangi (or official New Zealand Government site)with the British that was supposed to give the Maori control over their land in return for British rule. Guess what? It didn't quite work out that way and the Maori often ended up with the short end of the stick. This historic land deal rights a few wrongs and wrongs a few rights and so everybody should be happy about it or unhappy about it or something. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7472653.stm
Canada - Vancouver Island 6,177 acres potentially for sale
About 6,177 acres on Vancouver Island is potentially on the block as a developer has bailed out of a deal to acquire some former timberland. Everybody is up in arms. Some folks want it turned into a park, others want it turned into condos. Nobody's happy. What else is new? http://www.vancouversun.com/tracts+Vancouver+Island+sale/1485116/story.html
Congo - 10 million acres (twice the size of Switzerland) given to South African Farmers Union
Want your own country for free? Congo, which has limited resources to develop a farming industry, is encouraging South African farmers, the most productive in Africa (and among the most productive on Earth) to lease land for FREE for 99 years if they promise to farm it, thus building an industry in a country that needs it. Sounds like a win-win. There's got to be a catch, but we aren't sure what it is; but we know Congo is hot and it's not a dry heat. http://af.reuters.com/article/congoNews/idAFLF43982020090415?sp=true
Sumatra - A Scottish Company is being accused of destroying rainforest that is one of the last homes of endangered Orangutans.
Jardine Mattheson, a Scottish conglomerate is the grandparent (apparently) of a company in Sumatra that is clearing rainforest to plant oil palms. Well, good or bad, it looks bad. Sure, we all need oil palms, but at some point maybe we don't quite need that many. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/animals/news/article.cfm?c_id=500834&objectid=10580531
Japan - Crop Art
Why can the Japanese always take something so American, like alien crop circles, and do it more intricately? Answer: they can't, but we are very impressed with their crop art seen here: http://matadorpulse.com/and-you-thought-crop-circles-were-cool/ (Ok, it's not a land deal, but it's wicked cool).
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