Welcome post english 2016

Hello everybody
My name is Valeria Pinto, I'm 20 years and I study Forestry in the Universidad de Chile, I'm in the third year of my career. One of my weaknesses is the oral and written expression, I can to try in this curse improve this aspect. Isn't complicate for me understand that others says me in English or read text in English. I would like to know more thecnical vocabulary of my career for develop more this area.
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Level 4 term 2 2016

NWFP (Non-wood forest products)

   For some years come to develop the idea that a forest is not only valuable for the potential timber productivity, today we know other applications and services that give us the forest and in some cases without cutting any tree, I speak of non-wood forest products.

Although it has been discussed there is no agreement on terminology to describe NWFP, however according to FAO it has adopted the following definition:

"Non-wood forest products consist of goods of biological origin other than wood, derived from forests, other wooded land and trees outside of forests"

Therefore we can say that are extracted forest products such as berries or fungi gourmet quality, as well as resins and tannins used in the chemical industry, among other products we can provide the woods ... then show you a list of NWFP:

• essential oils

• Leaves and branches (infusions, decoration, extraction of tannins)

• tannins

• Extraction of fungi and fruits (gastronomy)

• oleoresin (turpentine, adhesives, waxes), etc...

Depending on the species and the ecosystem in which is embedded the forest there are several NWFP in general the marketing of these products, except the chemical industry, it is quite casual for that is also difficult to quantify, because there is a lot of plants and animals that can be presented as NWFP resources.

one place I would like to visit

When I heard about the Fray Jorge nacional park, I wanted to visit, but I don't have enought money for travel. Fray jorge is a very special place because is a relict (or fossil) forest, which it's a exemplary of the Valdivia forest (evergreen forest), but in the north of chile, located in the Coquimbo region in the middle of  semiarid zone. All this is possible, because a dense fog called "camanchaca" rises up to the mountain from the sea and becomes trapped in the forest, it thus enables this place survive. This park protect some species of fauna like the humboldt penguin(Spheniscus humboldti), Culpeo Fox (Lycalopex culpaeus) and the chungungo(Lontra felina) and other species of flora like the tree "olivillo" (Aextoxicon punctatum) and creepers (epiphytic plants) like "medallita" (Sarmienta scandens) and "copihue" (Lapageria rosea).

  This place was declared a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO and administered by CONAF. Entry is $2.500(CLP) for the adults and $1.300(CLP) for the children and youth.

A career-releated website

         One website releated with my career is www.infor.cl of the "Instituto Forestal", this have a lot of information about the forestry industry and other releated areas, It have stadisctics, inventory of forestry ecosistems, forestry library and proyects of the institution. They have a variety of investigation areas like the inventory and monitoring of the forestry ecosistems, economic and political forestry, silviculture and forestry management of native and exotic ecosistem, products and tecnology of wood. I like this site, because it's very helpful with their investigations and I have to read about my career, for homework also and for study. The institution belong to the ministery of agriculture of Chile and their information is recognized. I don't use this site always because they have a lot information, if I need numbers or percentage, I use this page. furthermore they have news and events about the forestry industry and the management of the native forestry, they have a journal "cifor"and they have volumes about theirs investigation which there a very interesting topics and finaly they have links of interest.

The photograph I like

       My favorite photo is this: 

      This photo was taken for me, at the grandparents' home, because I simply love this place, for its beauty fresh greenness and absolutely peace. When I was in Pucon, one day of May, When we celebrated grandparents's aniversary of fifty years.  I decided to go out the home... and take photos with my new camera and when I was see the nature and I took hundreds of pictures, but this was my favorite, because it represent the place as it is I see. that's was perfect, 

     

       My second favorite picture it was taken this summer...

          This photo was taken at the same place, because the grandparents house is very big, this is the "Salto de los Copihues" and very few people know that exist, because is at the grange of my grandfather, and he is very old. my cousins and I went this summer and it didn't easy, the place are very covered with creepers and thee trunks, but finally we do it and take this beautiful picture of the south of Chile! 

The problem of air pollution

Today I talk about the contamination, more specifically the air pollution or smog... the other day I went to university and when I was walk I can´t inhale, because the air are very heavy. then when I was by the bus I watch all these cars and I throught of the enviromental damange to do, every day the people go by their cars, because the means of transport are REALLY BAD, and they are exausted to waiting for the traffic, but the damage is for ourselves. However we sick for this situation, in other words one problem conduced to other problem.
Sometimes I think that I can't do anything, but it is my hope that I can't try to reconect the people with the nature, Is the only solution for that we leave to contaminate our place and think of other solucions for a better cohabitation and be happy.

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