Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Rainforests of the Atsinanana' has mentioned 'Madagascar' in the following places:
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The Rainforests of the Atsinanana is a World Heritage Site that was inscribed in 2007 and consists of 13 specific areas in six national parks in the eastern part of Madagascar: | WIKI |
These relict forests are critically important for maintaining ongoing ecological processes necessary for the survival of Madagascarxe2x80x99s unique biodiversity, which reflects the islandxe2x80x99s geological history. | WIKI |
Having completed its separation from all other land masses more than 60 million years ago, Madagascarxe2x80x99s plant and animal life evolved in isolation. | WIKI |
The serial property comprises a representative selection of the most important habitats of the unique rainforest biota of Madagascar, including many threatened and endemic plant and animal species. | UNESCO |
Criterion (ix): The Rainforests of the Atsinanana are relict forests, largely associated with steeper terrain along the eastern escarpment and mountains of Madagascar. | UNESCO |
The protected areas included in this serial property have become critically important for maintaining ongoing ecological processes necessary for the survival of Madagascar's unique biodiversity. | UNESCO |
This biodiversity reflects Madagascar's geological history and geographic placement. | UNESCO |
Madagascar is among the top countries known for their "megadiversity" and features an extraordinarily high number (circa 12,000) of endemic plant species. | UNESCO |
Of the 123 species of non-flying mammals in Madagascar (72 of which are on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species), 78 occur within the property. | UNESCO |
The critical importance of the property is underlined by the fact that deforestation has left eastern Madagascar with only 8.5 percent of its original forests and the property protects key areas of this remaining habitat. | UNESCO |