Viphya Forest

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Viphya Forest is a forest south of Mzuzu, a city in Malawi.[1] It is situated on the Viphya Plateau,[2] amongst the Viphya Mountains. It has an area of 560 km² and is the largest man made forest in Africa.[1] Among the birds to be found in Viphya Forest are the Scaly Francolin, (Francolinus squamatus), Olive Woodpecker (Dendropicos griseocephalus), and the Red-faced Crimson-wing (Cryptospiza reichenovii).[3]

The forest was started in 1964, and the trees were intended to be used for a pulp mill that would create wood pulp for export.[4] However, due to an economic recession, the paper mill was never built.[4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b "Malawi: Fragile Forests" (August 2001). Travel Africa Magazine (17). 
  2. ^ Makomo Safaris for Malawi and Zambia (German). ast-reisen.de. AST African Special Tours. Retrieved on 2006-12-10.
  3. ^ Malaŵi Hotspots. African Bird Club. Retrieved on 2006-12-10.
  4. ^ a b Mwaura, P.; F. M. Kamau. An overview of forest industry in eastern and southern Africa. fao.org. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved on 2006-12-10.
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