Tukuk-OS🌐 Sheka
Ethiopia · Africa · Biosphere Reserve · 7.56°N, 35.40°E
The Sheka Forest is a UNESCO designated Biosphere Reserve in south western Ethiopia. The area includes forest, bamboo thickets, wetlands, agricultural land, rural settlements and towns. It covers a unique biogeographic unit extending from cold and very wet highlands to hot lowland areas. The diverse resident human population is committed to sustainable use of the forests through both the production of wooden items and non-timber forest products. It was declared in 2012 and is administered by SNNP Region Bureau of Agriculture, Sheka Zone Administration, Sheka Zone Department of Agriculture, Masha Woreda Office of Agriculture, Anderacha Woreda Office of Agriculture, Yeski Woreda Office of Agriculture. The reserve covers a core area of 238,750 hectares, with a buffer zone 76,395 hectares and transition areas of 107,100 hectares.
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Quick facts
| Country | Ethiopia |
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| Continent / region | Africa |
| Protection type | 🌐 Biosphere Reserve |
| Coordinates (approx.) | 7.56°N, 35.40°E · view on map |
Sheka is a biosphere reserve in Ethiopia, in Africa. The details of why Sheka is ecologically important are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).
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