Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Garajonay National Park' has mentioned 'Forest' in the following places:
| Occurrence Sentence | Text Source |
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| Many of the species of flora and fauna are endemic to the Macaronesian islands, the Canary Islands or La Gomera, and the Garajonay forest harbors a rich biota of understory plants, invertebrates, and birds and bats, including a large number of endemic species. | WIKI |
| The park provides the best example of Canarian laurisilva, a humid subtropical forest that in the Tertiary covered almost all of Southern Europe. | WIKI |
| Although named as a single type of forest, the national park englobes several varieties of forests. | WIKI |
| At higher altitudes, with less protection from wind and sun, the forest loses some of its more delicate species. | WIKI |
| At the south the forest is mainly a mix of beech and heather, species adapted to the less humid atmosphere. | WIKI |
| The park's wooden statues of Gara and Jonay Garajonay National Park seen by Spot Satellite Enchanted Forest, Garajonay National Park, La Gomera, Spain. | WIKI |
| These high, volcanic islands are the first to receive the rains arriving from the west, and have thus retained the remnants of a rich and luxuriant forest xe2x80x94 the laurisilva or Laurel forest xe2x80x94 on their windward peaks. | UNESCO |
| The forest hosts a great diversity of plant species, which are often surrounded by a sea of fog that gives the forest a magical aspect. | UNESCO |
| These fogs are vital for the forest, producing the necessary moisture essential for the survival of this lavish green environment located within an otherwise arid island. | UNESCO |
| The forest only survives thanks to the high humidity and mild temperatures, which fluctuate little during the year. | UNESCO |
| The forest is geographically unique, as remnants of this type of vegetation are only found in the Macaronesian Islands (the Canaries, Madeira and the Azores). | UNESCO |
| On La Gomera, they are largely restricted to the national park where, as their names suggest, they live in the Laurel forest. | UNESCO |
| Criterion (vii): Garajonay National Park contains an outstanding and well-preserved example of laurisilva (Laurel forest), an exceptional ecosystem typified by luxuriant evergreen trees with laurel-like leaves, which today is only found in the Macaronesian Islands. | UNESCO |
| It is extraordinary that such a forest still exists at this latitude and proximity to the coasts of the Sahara. | UNESCO |
| Two relict and endemic species of pigeons are found almost exclusively in the Laurel forest, and an estimated 40-60% of the invertebrate fauna is endemic. | UNESCO |
| Following the European colonization of La Gomera in the 15th century, major changes occurred to the forest cover, which was reduced by some 65% in just over 100 years. | UNESCO |
| All forest types belonging to the Canary laurisilva are represented in the park, and some of these forest types are either only present in Garajonay or very rare elsewhere, such as the cloud forest rich in epiphytes. | UNESCO |
| The Laurel forest is also included in the Habitat Directive 2000 92/43/CE of the European Union. | UNESCO |
| Management is mainly based on a non-interventionist approach, to allow ecosystem processes to continue, and the monitoring programme is showing important changes in the composition and structure of the forest. | UNESCO |
| An important ecological restoration program aimed at restoring the native forest has been implemented, with 80% of its objectives achieved to date. | UNESCO |