Ethiopian montane forests

Ethiopian montane forests
Ethiopian montane forests
	Harenna Forest
	Map of the Ethiopian Montane Forests Ecoregion
Ecology
Realm	Afrotropical
Biome	tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests
Borders	List East Sudanian savanna; Ethiopian montane grasslands and woodlands; Ethiopian montane moorlands; Sahelian Acacia savanna; Somali Acacia–Commiphora bushlands and thickets; Preview warning: Page using Template:Collapsible list with unknown parameter "protected" Preview warning: Page using Template:Collapsible list with unknown parameter "protected_ref" Preview warning: Page using Template:Collapsible list with unknown parameter "border2" Preview warning: Page using Template:Collapsible list with unknown parameter "image" Preview warning: Page using Template:Collapsible list with unknown parameter "map" Preview warning: Page using Template:Collapsible list with unknown parameter "elevation" Preview warning: Page using Template:Collapsible list with unknown parameter "biogeographic_realm" Preview warning: Page using Template:Collapsible list with unknown parameter "name" Preview warning: Page using Template:Collapsible list with unknown parameter "border3" Preview warning: Page using Template:Collapsible list with unknown parameter "caption" Preview warning: Page using Template:Collapsible list with unknown parameter "area" Preview warning: Page using Template:Collapsible list with unknown parameter "country" Preview warning: Page using Template:Collapsible list with unknown parameter "biome" Preview warning: Page using Template:Collapsible list with unknown parameter "border1" Preview warning: Page using Template:Collapsible list with unknown parameter "border" Preview warning: Page using Template:Collapsible list with unknown parameter "conservation" Preview warning: Page using Template:Collapsible list with unknown parameter "border4" Preview warning: Page using Template:Collapsible list with unknown parameter "map_caption"
Geography
Area	67,663 km2 (26,125 mi2)
Country	Ethiopia
Elevation	1000 – 3000 m
Conservation
Conservation status	Critical/endangered (WWF, 2001), Nature Imperiled (One Earth, 2017)
Protected	7,659 km2 (11%)

The Ethiopian montane forests is a tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion in Ethiopia. It covers the southwestern and southeastern portions of the Ethiopian Highlands. The ecoregion includes distinctive Afromontane evergreen forests. The ecoregion's biodiversity is threatened by deforestation, conversion to agriculture, and overgrazing.