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Location: Nhamacoa Forest
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Satellite image indication location of Nhamacoa Forest
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Nhamacoa forest, seen from adjacent farmland
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Disturbance inside the forest.
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Paulo Tomussene from Trees4Moz with one of the last remaining giants in Nhamacoa Forest (Khaya nathotheca).
General Information
Quarter degree square: 1933B3 Country: Mozambique Habitat: Remnant lowland evergreen and riverine forest and miombo woodland. Altitude range: 460 - 512 Annual rainfall: Location (short): Remnant of formerly large forest and woodland area South of Chimoio, about 20 km East road 216 between Zembe and Sussundenga. Location (detailed): |
Description
The Nhamacoa Forest is a remnant of a once enormous Miombo forest (Cambell 1996, WWF 2018), now largely destroyed by human activities. Covering an area of only 30 ha it is completely surrounded by subsistence farmers and their fields. As the wildlife in the forest is expanding and is trapped inside this area, it is essential to increase their habitat. Illegal logging is an on-going problem as the mashamba owners (farmers and landowners) turn to charcoal making to supplement their incomes. Uncontrolled fires are the biggest threats to the local forest. Without protection, the remainder of the Nhamacoa Forest and its wildlife will eventually be destroyed.
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