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The Daintree Rainforest is defined as the area between the Mossman Gorge and the Bloomfield River. The name is believed to have come about as a result of conservationists, who during the building of the Bloomfield Road in the early 1980s proposed the 'Greater Daintree National Park' which would have encompassed all of the forest in the area, including the Daintree and Cape Tribulation National Parks. Recent extensions to the Daintree National Park have finally seen this dream come true. |
The Daintree Rainforest is defined as the area between the Mossman Gorge and the Bloomfield River. The name is believed to have come about as a result of conservationists, who during the building of the Bloomfield Road in the early 1980s proposed the 'Greater Daintree National Park' which would have encompassed all of the forest in the area, including the Daintree and Cape Tribulation National Parks. Recent extensions to the Daintree National Park have finally seen this dream come true. |
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While some of the area is privately owned, the National Park surrounds this, and in recent years much of the private land has been bought back. North of the Daintree River you can see specatular examples of Tropical Rainforest coming right down to the sea. The roads north of the Daintree River winds through spectacular areas of lush forest, and has been designed to minimize impacts on the forest. |
While some of the area is privately owned, the National Park surrounds this, and in recent years much of the private land has been bought back. North of the Daintree River you can see specatular examples of Tropical Rainforest coming right down to the sea. The roads north of the Daintree River winds through spectacular areas of lush forest, and has been designed to minimize impacts on the forest. |
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One of Australia's leading skincare brands that is exported to many countries around the world is known as "Daintree Naturopathic Skincare" and can be found in many retail outlets and on www.thenaturalsource.com.au |
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The Daintree Rainforest is a tropical rainforest north of Mossman, Queensland, on the coast, north of Cairns in tropical far north of Australia. At around 1200 square kilometers the Daintree is the largest continuous area of rainforest on the Australian mainland. Named for Richard Daintree, part of the forest is protected by the Daintree National Park and drained by the Daintree River.
The Daintree Rainforest contains 30% of frog, marsupial and reptile species in Australia, and 65% of Australia's bat and butterfly species. 18% of bird species in the country can be found in this area. There are also over 12000 species of insects. All of this diversity is contained within an area that takes up 0.2% of the landmass of Australia.
The Daintree Rainforest's addition to the World Heritage List in 1988 in recognition of its universal natural values highlighted the rainforest.
The Daintree is an outstanding example of the major stages in the Earth's evolutionary history, an example of significant ongoing ecological and biological processes, and an example of superlative natural phenomena. It contains important and significant habitats for conservation of biological diversity. The Daintree Rainforest is over one hundred and thirty-five million years old – the oldest in the world. Approximately 430 species of birds live among the trees. The primitive flowering plants Austrobaileya scandens and Idiospermum australiense are also endemic to the Daintree.
The Daintree Rainforest is defined as the area between the Mossman Gorge and the Bloomfield River. The name is believed to have come about as a result of conservationists, who during the building of the Bloomfield Road in the early 1980s proposed the 'Greater Daintree National Park' which would have encompassed all of the forest in the area, including the Daintree and Cape Tribulation National Parks. Recent extensions to the Daintree National Park have finally seen this dream come true. While some of the area is privately owned, the National Park surrounds this, and in recent years much of the private land has been bought back. North of the Daintree River you can see specatular examples of Tropical Rainforest coming right down to the sea. The roads north of the Daintree River winds through spectacular areas of lush forest, and has been designed to minimize impacts on the forest.
One of Australia's leading skincare brands that is exported to many countries around the world is known as "Daintree Naturopathic Skincare" and can be found in many retail outlets and on www.thenaturalsource.com.au