A ‘lost forest’ - Kew’s discovery in Mozambique, thanks to Google Earth!
Kew botanist Jonathan Timberlake recording vegetation on the steep slopes of Mount Mabu. Photo: Tom Timberlake
There’s a nice audio slideshow, with some stunning pictures, now available on the BBC site - Audio slideshow: Discovering a ‘lost forest’.
It’s covered in more depth on the Kew site - “Google Earth helps Kew put ‘lost forest’ of Mount Mabu on the conservation map”
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