Yela Ka Forest Explained

Yela Ka Forest
Map:Micronesia
Region:Yela Valley, Kosrae
Country:Federated States of Micronesia
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]

Further reading

5.327°N 162.951°W

Notes and References

  1. http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/r5/news-events/?cid=STELPRD3794698 First conservation easement in the Asia Pacific Region protects the last Ka Forest in the world