Environment

Niger's avian residents are largely comprised by species well suited to arid environments.

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Alto Purús is Peru's largest protected area, while Cutervo is the country's oldest national park.

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Gobi Gurvansaikhan in the northern region of the Gobi Desert is Mongolia's largest national park at 10,425 square miles.

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Receiving an average of only 166 millimeters of precipitation annually, Antarctica qualifies to be classified as a cold desert.

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Mali's flora includes the endemic Acridocarpus monodii, an endangered plant distantly related to Acerola.

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Ethiopia's rivers and lakes are filled with many endemic species of barbels, catfish, loaches, and other fish.

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Mauritania has many native mammals that face similar fates as the Scimitar Oryx, which is now extinct in the wild.

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Taman Negara near Kuala Tembeling is home to one of the oldest broad-leaved forests on earth.

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Mounts Iglit–Baco is the country's largest national park with an area of 291 square miles, while its oldest, Mount Arayat, was formed in 1933.

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192 countries signed the plan meant to proactively reduce greenhouse emissions around the world as part of the UNFCCC.

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Geocaching is an outdoor recreational activity where participants use GPS system to hide and seek out "geocache" treasures.

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Biomes can be regarded as distinct biological communities that have resulted from a response to shared physical geographical and climatic characteristics.

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Palawan Eastern Frogs and Smooth-Skinned Forest Frogs are, like many Philippine amphibians, both endemic and threatened.

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Transkei Dwarf Chameleons and Geometric Tortoises are some of South Africa's most threatened endemic reptiles.

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Kinabalu in the state of Sabah is Malaysia's highest mountain at 13,438 feet in elevation.

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While natural water vapor has the greatest impact on the greenhouse effect, carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide are the most notable man-made contributors.

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The tropical southeast African nation house a diverse mix of rainforests, arid grasslands, and aquatic ecosystems.

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The Marshall Islands is an island nation comprised by around 30 atolls, which in turn house more than 1,000 islands.

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Madidi, near Peru's Manu National Park, is Bolivia's largest national park, while Sajama is the oldest.

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Magdalena River Turtles on the mainland and Blue Anoles from the island of Gorgona are some of Colombia's rarest reptiles.

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