Global InformationYela Ka Forest information
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| Yela Ka Forest | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Yela Valley, Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia |
| Area | 78 acres (32 ha) |
| Ecology | |
| Dominant tree species | ka trees (Terminalia carolinensis) |
Yela Ka Forest is a conservation area of ka trees (Terminalia carolinensis) in the Yela Valley on the island of Kosrae in the Federated States of Micronesia. The trees are also found on the island of Pohnpei. A conservation easement, the first achieved outside the Americas, protects 78 acres of the 1,400 acre valley.[1]
- ^ First conservation easement in the Asia Pacific Region protects the last Ka Forest in the world March 31, 2014 USDA