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Elevation. 547 m (1,795 ft) Buçaco Forest ( Portuguese: Mata Nacional do Buçaco) is an ancient, walled arboretum in the Centro region of Portugal and home to one of the finest dendrological collections in Europe. The forest measures 1,450 by 950 metres (4,760 ft × 3,120 ft) and covers an area of 105 hectares (260 acres); the perimeter wall ...
Protected. 483 km 2 (60%) [1] The Madeira evergreen forests is a laurissilva ecoregion of southwestern Europe. It covers the archipelago of Madeira and some nearby islands ( Desertas and Selvagens) in the Atlantic Ocean. Laurel forest, known as Laurisilva of Madeira, once covered the islands. Over centuries the laurel forests were mostly cleared.
The order Cetacea includes whales, dolphins and porpoises. They are the mammals most fully adapted to aquatic life with a spindle-shaped nearly hairless body, protected by a thick layer of blubber, and forelimbs and tail modified to provide propulsion underwater. Suborder: Mysticeti. Family: Balaenidae.
Achimota Forest Reserve is a forest in Achimota in the Okaikwei North Municipality in the Greater Accra Region. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is located approximately 7.6 km (4.7 mi) from Accra. [ 4 ] It is under protection against unauthorized usage such as poaching , construction of homes, hunting and shopping malls by individuals and groups. [ 5 ]
The October 2017 Iberian wildfires were a series of more than 7,900 forest fires affecting Northern Portugal and Northwestern Spain between 13 and 18 October. The wildfires claimed the lives of at least 49 individuals, including 45 in Portugal and four in Spain, and dozens more were injured.
Laurisilva of Madeira. / 32.767°N 17.000°W / 32.767; -17.000. The Laurisilva of Madeira ( Portuguese: Floresta Laurissilva da Madeira) is a natural place declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1999. [ 1] It is considered a very valuable relic, due to its size and quality, of the laurisilva, a type of laurel forest that was very ...
The “Forest of the Lost Child” in Kenya is sacred to the Maasai people and critical to wildlife. Its future hangs in the balance. This remote, mystical forest has been protected for centuries.
Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub. Mediterranean forests, woodlands and scrub is a biome defined by the World Wide Fund for Nature. [ 1] The biome is generally characterized by dry summers and rainy winters, although in some areas rainfall may be uniform. Summers are typically hot in low-lying inland locations but can be cool near ...