Useful Tree Species for Eastern Africa

a species selection tool based on the VECEA Map



Coastal mosaic

Description

The information that was available to us when we developed the VECEA map did not allow us to map several vegetation types of the coastal regions of Kenya and Tanzania separately. The areas that we mapped as “coastal mosaic” correspond to areas described by White (1983) as the “Zanzibar-Inhambane regional mosaic” floristic region. The compound vegetation type of “coastal mosaic” includes the following forest and woodland types:

Conservation status

The table shows the area (km2) of the PNV is outside the protected areas (NP) and the area protected within one of the protected areas, split by IUCN management category. Only the nationally designated protected areas were included.

PNVIbIIIVVINCNPSum
CM302506,72551012,63568,49088,640
Sum302506,72551012,63568,49088,640
IUCNCMSum
Ib3030
II250250
IV6,7256,725
VI510510
NC12,63512,635
NP68,49068,490
Sum88,64088,640

Ia - Strict nature reserve, Ib - Wilderness area, II - National park, III - Natural monument or feature, IV - Habitat/species management area, V - Protected landscape/seascape, VI - Protected area with sustainable use of natural resources, NC - unclassified or not assigned, NP - outside the protected areas

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