Since it was identified on Google Earth in 2005, the forest of Mount Mabu has amazed scientists with its unique wildlife. On this wet March day in Mozambique, Professor Julian Bayliss, naturalist, explorer, fellow of the Royal Geographical and Royal Entomological societies, is heading deep into the green heart of the Mabu forest for the first time. However, no one has ever journeyed into the heart of the forest until now. He grew up in the forest, sheltered from the ravages of war, with dozens of other people in small forest camps. Expedition team member Ana Alecia Lyman is a non-timber forest products specialist based in Mozambique who runs Bio Óleos de Miombo.

Source: The Guardian March 25, 2017 21:00 UTC