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Google Earth helps Kew put 'lost forest' of Mount Mabu on the conservation map

Kew scientists have led the first extensive expedition to the previously unmapped Mount Mabu in northern Mozambique - a vast, pristine area of medium altitude forest bursting with biodiversity. Its abundance of wildlife has captured the imagination of the world's press and put Mozambique's natural beauty firmly in the spotlight.

Tha Darwin project team (Monitoring and Managing Biodiversity Loss in South-East Africa's Montane Ecosystems) used Google Earth to identify potentially valuable sites which were then assessed during a series of scoping trips.

The full press release is available on the Kew website here.

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