- Day Forest National Park
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Day Forest National Park IUCN Category II (National Park)Location Djibouti Nearest city Tadjoura Coordinates 11°48′N 42°41′E / 11.8°N 42.683°ECoordinates: 11°48′N 42°41′E / 11.8°N 42.683°E Area km² Day Forest National Park (alternate: Forêt du Day National Park) is a national park in Djibouti. It protects an important forest island in a sea of semi-desert, with at least four known endemic plant species, which include: Juniperus procera, Olea africana, Buxus hildebrantii, and Tarchonanthus camphoratus.[1] The forest as a whole has been under long-term environmental threat: 88 percent of the Day Forest has been lost in the last two centuries, and more than 20 percent of the loss has occurred in the last 50 years.[2]
References
- ^ "BirdLife IBA Factsheet: DJ001 - Forêt de Day", Bird Life International website (accessed 16 May 2010)
- ^ "Ethiopian montane forests (AT0112)", WorldwildLife website (accessed 15 January 2009)
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