The Eastern Arc Coastal Forests

Photo by Roman Bruehwiler.

The Eastern Arc Coastal Forests (Arabuko-Sokoke Forest and Shimba Hills National Reserve) is part of the Tentative list of Kenya in order to qualify for inclusion in the World Heritage List.

The Eastern Arc Coastal Forests comprise Arabuko-Sokoke Forest and Shimba Hills National Reserve. Arabuko-Sokoke Forest is an area of high endemism with occurrence of the rare Golden-rumped Elephant shrew, Ader's Duiker and Sokoke Bushy-tailed Mongoose. Shimba Hills National Reserve has both rainforest and grassland, and is home to the Sable Antelope. These large forests represent the Coastal Forests of Eastern Africa biodiversity hotspot, which could become a future transnational serial nomination.

Map of The Eastern Arc Coastal Forests

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The coordinates shown for all tentative sites were produced as a community effort. They are not official and may change on inscription.

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Full Name
The Eastern Arc Coastal Forests (Arabuko-Sokoke Forest and Shimba Hills National Reserve)
Country
Kenya
Added
2010
Type
Natural
Categories
Natural landscape - Forest
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2010 Added to Tentative List

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The Eastern Arc Coastal Forests (Arabuko-Sokoke Forest and Shimba Hills National Reserve): Arabuko-Sokoke Forest (T)
The Eastern Arc Coastal Forests (Arabuko-Sokoke Forest and Shimba Hills National Reserve): Shimba Hills National Reserve (T)

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