Back Forests baixes de Guinea occidental Catalan Okcident-gvineaj malaltaĵaj arbaroj Esperanto Selva guineana occidental de tierras bajas Spanish جنگلهای پستبوم گینه غربی Persian Forêts de plaine de Guinée occidentale French पश्चिम गिनीआई निम्नभूमि वन Hindi Foreste di pianura della Guinea occidentale Italian De vestguineanske lavlandsskogene NB Западно-гвинейские низинные леса Russian Західногвінейські рівнинні ліси Ukrainian
| Western Guinean lowland forests | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Taï National Park, Ivory Coast | |
 Map of the Western Guinean lowland forests | |
| Ecology | |
| Realm | Afrotropical |
| Biome | tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests |
| Borders | |
| Geography | |
| Area | 203,842 km2 (78,704 sq mi) |
| Countries | |
| Coordinates | 6°54′N 6°33′W / 6.9°N 6.55°W |
| Conservation | |
| Conservation status | Vulnerable |
| Global 200 | yes |
| Protected | 24,028 km2%[1] |
The Western Guinean lowland forests ecoregion (WWF #AT0130) is a tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion of West Africa. It is centered on Liberia, with portions in surrounding countries. It is the westernmost tropical rainforest in Africa, and has high levels of species endemism, with over 200 species of endemic plants.[2][3][4][5]
- ^ Eric Dinerstein, David Olson, et al. (2017). An Ecoregion-Based Approach to Protecting Half the Terrestrial Realm, BioScience, Volume 67, Issue 6, June 2017, Pages 534–545; Supplemental material 2 table S1b. [1]
- ^ "Western Guinean lowland forests". World Wildlife Federation. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- ^ "Map of Ecoregions 2017". Resolve. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ^ "Western Guinean lowland forests". Digital Observatory for Protected Areas. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ^ "Western Guinean lowland forests". The Encyclopedia of Earth. Retrieved August 20, 2021.