Ethiopian montane forests

Ethiopian montane forests
Ecology
RealmAfrotropical
Biometropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests
Borders
Geography
Area67,663 km2 (26,125 sq mi)
CountryEthiopia
Elevation1000 – 3000 m
Conservation
Conservation statusCritical/endangered (WWF, 2001),[1] Nature Imperiled (One Earth, 2017)[2]
Protected7,659 km2 (11%)[3]

The Ethiopian montane forests is a tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion in Ethiopia. It covers the southwestern and southeastern portions of the Ethiopian Highlands. The ecoregion includes distinctive Afromontane evergreen forests. The ecoregion's biodiversity is threatened by deforestation, conversion to agriculture, and overgrazing.[2]

  1. ^ "Ethiopian montane forests". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference OneEarth was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Eric Dinerstein, David Olson, et al. (2017). An Ecoregion-Based Approach to Protecting Half the Terrestrial Realm, BioScience, Volume 67, Issue 6, June 2017, Pages 534–545; Supplemental material 2 table S1b. [1]