adeira native forest can be quoted as a relic, a live fossil originated in the Tertiary, which once covered large areas of the Mediterranean basin and in our days only exists on the Atlantic Islands, forming the so called Biographical Region of Macaronesia – Madeira, Azores and Canaries Islands. Nevertheless, Madeira is the most representative area of this region – due to the dimension and its global conservation, as well as for the diversity and exuberance of its species. In December 1999 Madeira “Laurissilva” forest was classified by UNESCO as a World Natural Heritage.
adeira native forest can be quoted as a relic, a live fossil originated in the Tertiary, which once covered large areas of the Mediterranean basin and in our days only exists on the Atlantic Islands, forming the so called Biographical Region of Macaronesia – Madeira, Azores and Canaries Islands. Nevertheless, Madeira is the most representative area of this region – due to the dimension and its global conservation, as well as for the diversity and exuberance of its species. In December 1999 Madeira “Laurissilva” forest was classified by UNESCO as a World Natural Heritage.
