The Coastal forests of eastern Africa is a tropical moist forest region along the east coast of Africa. The region was designated a biodiversity hotspot by Conservation International. Tropic wet forests in the World Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, also known as tropical wet forests, are a tropical and subtropical forest biome. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... Conservation International (CI) is a nonprofit organization headquarted in Washington, D.C., that seeks to protect Earths biodiversity hotspots, high-biodiversity wilderness areas as well as important marine regions around the globe. ...
The forests extend in al narrow band along the coast of the Indian Ocean, from southern Somalia in the north, through coastal Kenya and Tanzania to the mouth of the Limpopo River in southern Mozambique. Course and Watershed of the Limpopo River The Limpopo River rises in the interior of Africa, and flows generally eastwards towards the Indian Ocean. ...
The World Wildlife Fund divides the coastal forests into two ecoregions: the Northern Zanzibar-Inhambane coastal forest mosaic, which extends from southern Somalia through coastal Kenya to southern Tanzania, and includes the islands of Zanzibar and Pemba, and the Southern Zanzibar-Inhambane coastal forest mosaic, which extends from southern Tanzania along the Mozambique coast to the mouth of the Limpopo. Note: After losing a court case in 2002 on the use of the initials WWF, the organization previously known as the World Wrestling Federation has rebranded itself as World Wrestling Entertainment, or WWE. WWF - The Conservation Organization was formerly known as World Wildlife Fund and Worldwide Fund for Nature. ... Map of Zanzibars main island Zanzibar (IPA pronunciation: ) is the collective name for two islands in Tanzania: Unguja and Pemba. ... This article is about the island. ...
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The forest clearings were used for indigenous ceremonies, and the surrounding forests as a source of forest produce and burial grounds.
The CoastalForest Conservation Project was designed by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the National Museums of Kenya (NMK), and initiated in 1992, with an operational span of 8 years.
A CoastalForest Conservation Unit (CFCU) was established to operate and manage the Project which aimed to gazette all the Kaya forests and sacred groves in the coastal province, in the longer-term, as National Monuments under the Monuments and Antiquities Act, and to introduce and enhance sustainable management practices in the shorter-term.
Biogeography and Ecology of the Rain Forests of EasternAfrica.
The CoastalForests found in Tanzania are a part of the ecoregion known as "Northern Zanzibar-Inhambane CoastalForest Mosaic" (WWF-US This ecoregion extends from the Kenya–Somali border to the Tanzania–Mozambique border along the coast.
CoastalForests are distinct from the forests of the Eastern Arc in terms of climate, elevation, and dominant plant species.
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