A new study on Africa’s Mount Kilimanjaro has found that the biggest threat to its biodiversity isn’t climate change but adverse human activity.
About Mount Kilimanjaro:
Located in Tanzania, Mount Kilimanjaro is Africa’s tallest mountain at about 5,895 meters.
It is also the largest free-standing mountain rise in the world, meaning it is not part of a mountain range.
Kilimanjaro is a stratovolcano or composite volcano (a term for a very large volcano made of layers of ash, lava, and rock) and is made up of three cones: Kibo, Mawenzi, and Shira.
In 1973, the mountain and its six surrounding forest corridors were named Kilimanjaro National Park in order to protect its unique environment.The park was named a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage site in 1987.
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