🌿 Laurisilva of Madeira

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The Madeira evergreen forests is a laurissilva ecoregion of southwestern Europe. It covers the archipelago of Madeira and some nearby islands in the Atlantic Ocean. Laurel forest (Laurisilva) once covered the islands. Over centuries the laurel forests were mostly cleared. Madeira's remaining forests are now protected.

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Laurisilva of Madeira is a natural World Heritage site in Portugal, in Europe. For the living forecast of the area, open World Weather; the details of why Laurisilva of Madeira was inscribed are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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