Mount Mabu
Mount Mabu is a mountain in northern Mozambique. It is famous for its old-growth rain forest. Mount Mabu is approximately 1,700 metres (5,600 feet) high, and the forest covers about 7,000 hectares (27 square miles). Mount Mabu is well-known by local people, but the Mabu forest and its extremely diverse wildlife were unknown to plant and animal scientists until 2005.[1] A team of scientists from the Mulanje Mountain Conservation Trust (MMCT) and several ornithologists visited it after browsing Google Earth in 2005. [2] In 2008, there was another visit by scientists from Kew Royal Botanic Gardens; they browsed Google Earth's satellite view to look for potential unknown wildlife hotspots in Africa.[3][4] It is frequently referred to as the "Google Forest".[5][3][6] It forms part of a proposed ecoregion, to be called the South East Africa Montane Archipelago (SEAMA).[7]
| Mount Mabu | |
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,700 m (5,600 ft) |
| Naming | |
| Language of name | Portuguese |
| Geography | |
| Location | Mozambique |
Habitations
changeThere are communities living around Mount Mabu. The closest are Nangaze, Nvava, and Limbue. The mountain plays a crucial role in the lives of these communities. The communities' resort to the mountain for protection, animal protein, smallholding, foraging, and traditional ceremonies – mucutu in the present. These activities have generated a wealth of local knowledge about the Mountain that is yet to be explored in association with the growing interest on Mabu. In their cosmology Mount Mabu is a moral subject that needs to be respected.
References
change- ↑ "The discovery, biodiversity and conservation of Mabu forest—the largest medium-altitude rainforest in southern Africa" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-03-27. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
- ↑ Spottiswoode, Claire N; Patel, Hassam I; Herrmann, Eric; Timberlake, Jonathan; Bayliss, Julian (April 1, 2008). "Threatened bird species on two little-known mountains (Chiperone and Mabu) in northern Mozambique". Ostrich. 79 (1): 1–7. doi:10.2989/OSTRICH.2008.79.1.1.359 – via Taylor and Francis+NEJM.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Exploring the 'Google forest'". BirdLife International. 26 January 2009. Archived from the original on 12 October 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2011.
- ↑ Jowit, Juliette (21 December 2008). "British team discovers lost Eden amid forgotten forest of Africa". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2011.
- ↑ "Helixanthera schizocalyx". Kew Plants & Fungi. Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew. Archived from the original on 23 December 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2011.
- ↑ Fisher, Jonah (11 June 2009). "Exploring the 'Google forest'". BBC News. Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2011.
- ↑ GrrlScientist (2 April 2024). "Hundreds Of New Species Discovered On Africa's Isolated Sky Islands". forbes.com. Forbes. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
Other websites
change- "Undiscovered rainforest 'Googled'". BBC News. 11 June 2009.
- "Mozambique agrees to protect lost rainforest of Mount Mabu". The Guardian. 27 June 2009.
- "Hidden forest of Mozambique". The Guardian. 20 February 2008.
- "Google Earth helps Kew put 'lost forest' of Mount Mabu on the conservation map". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Archived from the original on 2018-02-02.
- "Mount Mabu, Mozambique". NASA Earth Observatory. 11 January 2009.
- "Discovering a 'lost forest'". BBC News.
- "The Mountains of Mozambique". Carte Blanche. 24 January 2010. Archived from the original on 2011-08-11.
- "Mount Mabu, the last untouched place n the world (17 photos)". izismile.com. 7 January 2009.