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	Terrestrial Ecoregions -- Vanuatu rain forests (AA0126)
		Lowland rain forest is the natural vegetation on all southeastern, or windward, sides of Vanuatu's islands, and it can be further subdivided into high- and medium-stature forests, complex forest scrub densely covered with lianas, alluvial and floodplain forests, Agathis-Calophyllum forest, and mixed-species forests without gymnosperms and Calophyllum.
		The complex forest scrub densely covered with lianas is the most widespread forest type on the larger northern islands; it is related to cyclone disturbance and is structurally heterogeneous.
		Ninety percent of the population is engaged in subsistence farming in rural areas, and 41 percent of the nation of Vanuatu is considered to have average or better agricultural suitability.
	www.worldwildlife.org /wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/aa/aa0126_full.html (1724 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Music of Vanuatu
		Vanuatu suffered from the practice of flbirding, wherein half of the adult male population of some of the islands became indentured workers in Australia.
		Vanuatu has a republican political system headed by a President who has primarily ceremonial powers and is elected by a two-thirds majority in an electoral college consisting of members of Parliament and the presidents of Regional Councils.
		Vanuatu is recognised as a distinct terrestrial ecoregion, known as the Vanuatu rain forests.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Music-of-Vanuatu (395 words)

	Destination Weddings in Vanuatu
		Vanuatu features stunning beaches, clear blue waters, rain forests, mountains and some of the most spectacular underwater scenery in the world.
		Vanuatu presents a blend of cultures, and over 100 languages are spoken by its inhabitants.
		Vanuatu is a tropical paradise whose attractions are numerous.
	www.world-weddings.com /wedding_locations/oceania/vanuatu.html (318 words)

	Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests Summary
		The forest understory is composed of small trees and shrubs growing between the trunks of the major trees, as well as climbing woody vines (lianas) and many epiphytes—mainly orchids, bromeliads, and arboreal ferns—that attach themselves to the trees.
		The layered communities of a tropical rain forest are directly related to the gradual lessening of light, from the brightness of the canopy to the dense shade of the forest floor.
		The constant rain of detritus and litter that falls to the ground is quickly decomposed by populations of fungi and bacteria that flourish in the warm, moist environment.
	www.bookrags.com /Tropical_and_subtropical_moist_broadleaf_forests (2326 words)

	Vanuatu
		Vanuatu is recognized as a distinct terrestrial ecoregion, called the Vanuatu rain forests (see article).
		Vanuatu is part of the Australasia ecozone, which also includes neighboring New Caledonia and the Solomon Islands, as well as Australia, New Guinea, and New Zealand.
		Vanuatu is a tax haven that does not release account information to other governments and law enforcement agencies.
	creekin.net /n196-vanuatu.html (650 words)

	Vanuatu (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Vanuatu is arguably the most culturally diverse country in the world on a per capita basis.
		Vanuatu's economy is based primarily on subsistence farming which provides a living for the bulk of the population.
		Vanuatu village "Kastom" is a Bislama word derived from the English word "custom", but its meaning encompasses all things customary, traditional, and related to magic and sorcery.
	www.pac-island.com /PacificMap/vanuatu.htm (889 words)

	Solomon Islands rain forests - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Solomon Islands rain forests are a terrestrial ecoregion which includes most of the Solomon Islands (except the Santa Cruz Islands) and the islands of Bougainville and Buka, which are part of Papua New Guinea.
		The Santa Cruz Islands, which lie to the west of the Solomons, are part of the Vanuatu rain forests ecoregion, together with the neighboring archipelago of Vanuatu.
		The Solomon Islands rain forests are a Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests ecoregion, also known as a tropical rainforest.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Solomon_Islands_rain_forests (135 words)

	Gale Schools - Environment - Biomes - Rain Forest - Home
		Sometimes the term rain forest is used to refer to any forest in tropical or semitropical regions.
		Tropical rain forests, also called jungles, are located for the most part in a belt around the equator.
		If conditions are right, a mixed forest of sun-loving and shade-loving trees may continue for many years, which is usually true in a rain forest with its many tree species.
	www.galeschools.com /environment/biomes/rain_forest/index.htm (1000 words)

	Vanuatu information - Search.com
		Vanuatu was first inhabited by Melanesian people, Europeans began to settle in the area in the late 18th century and in 1906 Britain and France offically claimed the country, jointly managing it thought the British-French Condominium.
		Vanuatu suffered from the practice of flbirding, wherein half of the adult male population of some of the islands became indentured workers in Australia.
		The parliament of Vanuatu is unicameral, and has 52 members; these are elected every four years by popular vote, unless dissolved by majority vote of a three-fourths quorum or a directive from the President on the advice of the Prime Minister.
	www.search.com /reference/Vanuatu (1891 words)

	Integrated aquaculture provides viable alternative to slash-and-burn agriculture, reducing destruction of tropical ...
		The levels at which the tropical rain forest releases water into its rivers, the seasonal rates at which it does so, and the nutrients with which the forest’s abundant life fills the rivers are all features of the rain forest that people who live far from the forest itself depend on for their daily survivial.
		Topsoil in the rain forest is very thin and must be held in place by trees and other forest plants; when those are cleared away the land rapidly becomes eroded, hard and rocky, unsuitable for continued ranching or farming.
		Within the rain forest’s original boundaries, the process known as desertification results from the loss of clouds, rain, and topsoil; outside the forest’s edges, deserts form because clouds and rain that once blew in from within the forest no longer do so.
	www.solutions-site.org /artman/publish/article_36.shtml (1656 words)

	Vanuatu rain forests - Encyclopedia of Earth
		Vanuatu is the result of the subduction of the northward-moving Australian tectonic plate beneath the Pacific plate, and the islands are a very active tectonic area.
		Lowland rain forest is the natural vegetation on all southeastern, or windward, sides of Vanuatu's islands, and it can be further subdivided into high and medium-stature forests, complex forest scrub densely covered with lianas, alluvial and flood plain forests, Agathis-Calophyllum forest, and mixed-species forests without gymnosperms and Calophyllum.
		and separated the distinctive dry forests in New Caledonia from the moist forests to delineate the New Caledonia rain forests and the New Caledonia dry forests.
	www.eoearth.org /article/Vanuatu_rain_forests (1780 words)

	Vanuatu rain forests
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		The Vanuatu rain forests are a terrestrial ecoregion that includes the islands of Vanuatu, as well as the Santa Cruz Islands group of the neighboring Solomon Islands.
		The Vanuatu rain forests are a Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests ecoregion, also known as a tropical rainforest.
	www.abacci.com /wikipedia/topic.aspx?cur_title=Vanuatu_rain_forests (113 words)

	destination vanuatu, travel guide, country guide, vanuatu
		Vanuatu is a chain of islands shaped like a catapult lying between the Equator and the Tropic of Capricorn.
		Vanuatu lies on the tectonic plate making it an earthquake prone area; nine active volcanoes, thermal springs and fumaroles add interest to the geographical features.
		Though large chunks of the forest cover have been reduced by deforestation or through cyclonic devastation, the remaining areas are ecological and botanical treasure houses.
	www.journeymart.com /DExplorer/AustralAsia/vanuatu/default.asp?SubLink=DExplorer/AustralAsia/Vanuatu/ciHabitat_Inc.htm (166 words)

	Protected Areas Programme - (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Forest Resources and Timber Utilisation (Amendment) Act 1987 was approved in March 1987, with a retrospective commencement date of 16 June 1978.
		The Conservator of Forests is responsible for implementation of the Forestry and Timber Act.
		State forest Established under the provisions of S.9, on any land that is public land, land in which the government holds a freehold interest in land or a leasehold interest in land by or on behalf of the Government.
	www.unep-wcmc.org /sites/country/slb.html (3572 words)

	Protected Areas Programme - (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Forest resources, particularly lowland and sub-montane formations, are threatened by both agricultural encroachment and commercial logging (Pearsall, 1988).
		Dahl (1980) identifies a number of habitats as occurring in Western Samoa, including varieties of lowland rain forest, montane rain forest, cloud, riverine, swamp, mangrove and atoll/beach forest, scrub, grassland, freshwater marsh, rock desert, lakes and streams, and a variety of littoral, coastal and marine habitats, including reefs and lagoons.
		These two sites still support lowland rain forest, but are in the process of being cleared and are on customary land, thus precluding their designation as national parks or reserves under current legislation (E. Bishop, pers.
	www.unep-wcmc.org /sites/country/wsm.html (3293 words)

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		Aside from a rain water tank, the only thing Vanuatu's administration ever built on this island, it used to be the only source of drinking water for the atoll.
		Vanuatu's Meteorological Department monitors the number of storms that have hit the nation since 1941.
		Delegations visited all of Vanuatu's 83 islands to assess what impact global warming had had and would be likely to have in the future.
	www.rainforestportal.org /shared/reader/welcome.aspx?Linkid=59956 (1608 words)

	map of vanuatu and vanuatu map and information page
		Located directly west of Fiji, Vanuatu is famed for gorgeous islands, active volcanoes and a very-intact Melanesian culture, especially on Tanna.
		Climate Vanuatu's weather is warm and humid, but winter temperatures do moderate some because of the prevailing southeasterly trade winds.
		Note that Vanuatu's seasons are just the opposite of those in the Northern Hemisphere, as Spring is (Sept-Nov), Summer is (Dec-Feb), Fall is (Mar-May) and Winter is (Jun-Aug).
	www.worldatlas.com /webimage/countrys/oceania/vu.htm (498 words)

	Vanuatu Rain Forests (Vanuatu Tourism)
		Natural vegetation is varied, ranging from lowland rain forests of tropical hardwood trees, including species of Calophyllum, to a complex understory of dense lianas and scrub.
		Seasonal forests, scrub, and grasslands are often found on the leeward side of the islands (the side not facing the prevailing winds), and mangroves dominate the coasts.
		Ninety percent of the population of this ecoregion is involved in subsistence farming in rural areas, and remaining forests are under pressure from logging companies and larger scale plantation farms as well.
	www.vanuatu.net.vu /tourism/intro/Environ/Vanuatu-Rain-Forests.shtml (342 words)

	Friendly bungalows tanna vanuatu, accommodations close to Yasur Volcano in Tanna, Vanuatu
		If the interconvergence zone is over the top of Tanna, Vanuatu, the sky is cloudy and there may be a little rain.
		From December until March the people of Vanuatu are alert for rising surf, still days and a complex, busy sky full of dark clouds.
		During the summer, providing the hurricanes stay away, Tanna is one of the nicest places in Vanuatu.
	www.friendly-bungalows-tanna-vanuatu.com /weather-tanna-vanuatu.html (602 words)

	Vanuatu and Temotu (Endemic Birds Areas of the world)
		The characteristic vegetation is lowland and montane rain forest; closed conifer forest (dominated by the kauri Agathis) is restricted to the western parts of Espiritu Santo, Erromango (which has, or had, the finest remaining stands: Marshall 1973), Anatom and the Santa Cruz Islands.
		All the restricted-range species occur in forest and some appear to tolerate partly cleared forest, secondary growth and gardens, perhaps because of adaptation to a cyclone-prone environment.
		The Big Bay forests on the east coast of Espiritu Santo are the subject of a conservation project, having been identified as important for wildlife (Maturin 1994, Close 1995); lying on the alluvial floodplain of rivers draining the Mt Tabwemasana range, this region is the EBA's largest remaining intact area of lowland forest.
	www.birdlife.org /print.html?url=%2Fdatazone%2Fspecies%2Findex.html%3Faction%3DEbaHTMDetails.asp%26sid%3D200%26m%3D0 (788 words)

	Terrestrial Ecoregions -- Vanuatu rain forests (AA0126) (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The island nation of Vanuatu and the Santa Cruz Islands (part of the Solomons Islands) form this tropical wet ecoregion.
		Seasonal forests, scrub, and grasslands are often found on the leeward side of the islands (the side not facing the prevailing winds), and mangroves dominate the coasts.
		Ninety percent of the population of this ecoregion is involved in subsistence farming in rural areas, and remaining forests are under pressure from logging companies and larger scale plantation farms as well.
	www.ngeo.com /wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/aa/aa0126.html (373 words)

	Vanuatu Travel Guide - Vanuatu Hotel and Travel Information (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Vanuatu is a land of vast geographical contrast and cultural diversity.
		Vanuatu's constitution decrees that land and associated resources are the property of the traditional landowners.
		Vanuatu is a group of islands lying in the South-Pacific ocean, approximately one-quarter of the distance from Australia to Hawaii.
	www.vanuatu-hotels.vu /country_guides.php (8044 words)

	Discover the Wisdom of Mankind on Vanuatu (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Archaeologists digging in Vanuatu have unearthed an ancient cemetery containing the curiously headless skeletons of what are believed to be the earliest known ancestors of Pacific Islanders.
		Vanuatu is considered by some to be one of the few remaining truly unspoilt island paradises.
		The highest point in Vanuatu is Mount Tabwemasana, at 1879 m (6158 ft), also on the island of Espiritu Santo.
	www.blinkbits.com /blinks/vanuatu (1297 words)

	Vanuatu - A Canadian's Perspective
		The "Tourist Vanuatu" is pretty much like vacation spots world-wide: about like home except one feels one could explore the unknown beyond the golf course if one really wanted to, and a playground without the social constraints of co-workers, family and acquaintances.
		Vanuatu's brand of pidgin English, Bislama, blends English, French, and village languages into a lingua franca that was developed as a precondition to emergence from the Stone Age.
		France was a co-colonizer of Vanuatu along with the United Kingdom, and the French influence in Vanuatu remains strong, especially in the private money-economy sector.
	members.shaw.ca /scombs/vanuatu.html (2285 words)

	28/11/2006 -- Canopy research is key to understanding rainforests
		However, when one strolls through the forest, this biodiversity is rarely apparent for the simple reason that most activity in the rainforest occurs in the canopy, a layer of overlapping branches and leaves some 60-120 feet off the ground.
		Lowman: The canopy is the action spot in the forest -- where the bulk of photosynthesis occurs, where the hotspot of biodiversity is found -- the epi-center for leaves, fruits, flowers and the animals that depend on them.
		The rain forests needs bright, thoughtful students who love science but are also willing to work hard speaking to the public about important policy issues.
	www.forests.org /articles/reader.asp?linkid=64332 (1604 words)

	The Paradise Forests need your help. \| Greenpeace International
		The forest is our supermarket, our water tap, our green-grocers and our medicine cabinet.
		By allowing my people's stolen forest to be imported into Europe, our way of life, the forest and the amazing plants and animals in the forest are destroyed.
		A staggering 80% of the Earth's large intact areas of ancient forests have been destroyed or degraded, and what is left is under threat from illegal and destructive logging.
	www.greenpeace.org /international/campaigns/forests/asia-pacific/pf-letter-writing-action (559 words)

	Vegetable Ivory
		Across the Atlantic Ocean, in a land that was once connected to the African continent, another kind of massacre is happening to the rain forest.
		Spiny, seed-bearing fruit of the ivory-nut palm (Phytelephas aequatorialis) from the Napo River rain forest in Ecuador.
		The devastation of the earth's tropical rain forests is analogous to a worldwide burning of libraries without ever reading any of the books.
	waynesword.palomar.edu /pljan99.htm (1795 words)

	Vanuatu - Atlapedia Online (Site not responding. Last check: )
		LOCATION and GEOGRAPHY: Vanuatu is a chain of 13 large islands and about 60 small islets in the South West Pacific Ocean while the largest islands are Espiritu Santo, Malekula and Efate.
		Most of the islands are of volcanic origin, rugged and mountainous, and contain extensive rain forests with cultivated narrow strips of land along the coasts.
		On July 30, 1980 the New Hebrides became the independent nation of Vanuatu and in September, with the assistance of Papua New Guinean forces, the rebellion was crushed.
	www.atlapedia.com /online/countries/vanuatu.htm (832 words)

	Vanuatu Tourism Office - Erakor Island Resort Vanuatu
		Erakor's walking path takes you through the tropical rain forests to the isolated beaches at the far end of the island.
		Our few bungalows are scattered along the waters edge and offer total relaxation as each has a private ensuite, tea and coffee making facilities, fridge, ceiling fan, iron and board, hairdryer and private balcony to enjoy the balmy sea breezes.
		Speciality of the House, our enormous and varied seafood platter, changes every night for the freshest and most variety of seafood available in Vanuatu, served for 2 only.
	www.vanuatutourism.com /vanuatu/export/sites/VTO/en/operators/erakor_island_resort.html (317 words)

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