native forest

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a forest that has grown naturally in a region

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  • Local communities depend on the native forest for clean water and wild foods.
  • Conservation laws protect the native forest from logging.
  • We hiked at dawn through a native forest, listening to birds and insects.
  • Much of the region was once covered by native forest before agriculture expanded.
  • The project aims to restore native forest on degraded hillsides.
  • Rangers warned us not to light fires in the native forest during summer.
  • Centuries ago, indigenous communities managed the native forest sustainably.
  • Satellite images show the native forest recovering after the rains.
  • If left alone, the native forest will regenerate within two decades.
  • Our research compares carbon storage in plantations and native forest.