Foto de stock - Landscape in the Simien Mountains National Park Relicts of forests of the protected Tree HEath Erica arborea near the escarpment Tree HEath would be the natural vegetation in the forested parts of the ethiopian highlands Due to deforestation firewood, agriculture only very few pockets of this forest still exist Plantings of Tree heath and other local tree species like kosso are ongoing to enlarge the forests The Simien Semien, Saemen, Simen Mountains National Park is part of the UNESCO World heritage and is listed in the red list of threatened heritage In terms of landforms the NP offers high mountain plateaus with peaks up to 4500m, the steep cliffs of the Escarpment and wild lowlands at about 2000m Africa, East Africa, Ethiopia, October 2010