3 most threatened forests in Africa

Eastern Africa Forest

The coastal forests of Tanzania and Kenya have also been reduced to 10 percent of their original area.

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The region’s forests are overharvested for timber and fuelwood, illegally logged and converted into livestock and cash crops. The region’s miombo woodlands, coastal forests and mountain forests have all suffered large deforestation.