Viphya Forest

Viphya Forest is a forest south of Mzuzu, a city in Malawi.cite journal| year = 2001 | month = August | title = Malawi: Fragile Forests | journal = Travel Africa Magazine| issue = 17 | url = http://www.travelafricamag.com/content/view/149/56/ | accessdate = 2006-12-10] It is situated on the Viphya Plateau, [cite web| title =Makomo Safaris for Malawi and Zambia| work =ast-reisen.de| publisher = AST African Special Tours| url =http://www.ast-reisen.de/mal_zam_15.htm| accessdate = 2006-12-10|language=German] amongst the Viphya Mountains. It has an area of 560 km² and is the largest man made forest in Africa. Among the birds to be found in Viphya Forest are the Scaly Francolin, ("Francolinus squamatus"), Olive Woodpecker ("Dendropicos griseocephalus"), and the Red-faced Crimson-wing ("Cryptospiza reichenovii"). [cite web| title = Malaŵi Hotspots| work =| publisher = African Bird Club| url =http://www.africanbirdclub.org/countries/Malawi/hotspots.html| accessdate = 2006-12-10 ]

The forest was started in 1964, and the trees were intended to be used for a pulp mill that would create wood pulp for export.cite web| last =Mwaura | first =P.| coauthors = F. M. Kamau| title =An overview of forest industry in eastern and southern Africa| work =fao.org| publisher =Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations| url =http://www.fao.org/docrep/u4200e/u4200e07.htm| accessdate = 2006-12-10] However, due to an economic recession, the paper mill was never built.

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