Day Forest National Park
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Day Forest National Park (alternate: Forêt du Day National Park) is a national park in Djibouti
. It protects an important forest island in a sea of semi-desert, with at least four known endemic plant species, which include: Juniperus procera
, Olea africana, Buxus hildebrantii, and Tarchonanthus camphoratus
. The forest as a whole has been under long-term environmental threat: 88 percent of the Day Forest has been lost in the last two centuries, and more than 20 percent of the loss has occurred in the last 50 years.
Djibouti
Djibouti , officially the Republic of Djibouti , is a country in the Horn of Africa. It is bordered by Eritrea in the north, Ethiopia in the west and south, and Somalia in the southeast. The remainder of the border is formed by the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden at the east...
. It protects an important forest island in a sea of semi-desert, with at least four known endemic plant species, which include: Juniperus procera
Juniperus procera
Juniperus procera, commonly known in English as African Juniper or East African Juniper, is a coniferous tree native to the mountains of eastern Africa from eastern Sudan south to Zimbabwe, and the southwest of the Arabian Peninsula...
, Olea africana, Buxus hildebrantii, and Tarchonanthus camphoratus
Tarchonanthus camphoratus
Tarchonanthus camphoratus , is a shrub or small tree, native to eastern and Southern Africa and Arabia....
. The forest as a whole has been under long-term environmental threat: 88 percent of the Day Forest has been lost in the last two centuries, and more than 20 percent of the loss has occurred in the last 50 years.