Lake Turkana-Sudd Grasslands, Bushlands & Forests (AT21) Lake Turkana-Sudd Grasslands, Bushlands & Forests (AT21) Lake Turkana-Sudd Grasslands, Bushlands & Forests (AT21) Lake Turkana-Sudd Grasslands, Bushlands & Forests (AT21)

Image credits: (1) Courtesy of David Olson (2) Courtesy of Sabine S. Sunbird (3) Courtesy of Amcaja (4) Courtesy of David Olson

Somali Bushlands & Ethiopian Highlands

The bioregion’s land area is provided in units of 1,000 hectares. The conservation target is the combined Global Safety Net (GSN1) areas for the component ecoregions. The protection level indicates the percentage of the GSN goal that is currently protected on a scale of 0-10. N/A means data is not available at this time.

  • 157,000
    Total Land Area (1000 ha)
  • 8
    Number of Ecoregions
  • TBD
    Protection Target
  • 5
    Protection Level

The Somali Bushlands & Ethiopian Highlands bioregion is located in the Horn of Africa subrealm in the Afrotropics. It is a very complex assemblage of eight ecoregions—East African Montane Forests (8), Ethiopian Montane Forests (12), Masai Xeric Grasslands and Shrublands (50), Northern Acacia-Commiphora Bushlands Thickets & Serengeti Volcanic Grasslands (51), Somali Acacia-Commiphora Bushlands and Thickets (55), East African Montane Moorlands (78), Ethiopian Montane Grasslands and Woodlands (79), Ethiopian Montane Moorlands (80)—covering the southern portion of the Horn of Africa on the Somali Plate. The land area of this bioregion, covering over 157 million hectares, mostly consists of bushlands, but it also includes Ethiopian mountain forests, grasslands, and moorlands.

Map of the Somali Bushlands & Ethiopian Mountains bioregion (AT21)

The Somali Bushlands & Ethiopian Highlands bioregion (AT21) is located in the Horn of Africa subrealm in the Afrotropics realm and is made up of eight ecoregions: Ethiopian Montane Grasslands and Woodlands [1], Ethiopian Montane Moorlands [2], Ethiopian Montane Forests [3], Somali Acacia-Commiphora Bushlands and Thickets [4], Masai Xeric Grasslands and Shrublands [5], East African Montane Moorlands [6], East African Montane Forests [7], Northern Acacia-Commiphora Bushlands Thickets & Serengeti Volcanic Grasslands [8].

Learn more about each of the Somali Bushlands & Ethiopian Highlands ecoregions.below.

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