Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text

The text related to the cultural heritage 'Royal Hill of Ambohimanga' has mentioned 'Forest' in the following places:
Occurrence Sentence Text Source
Rising from among the surrounding valleys and terraced rice paddies, the hill is topped with a forest that was exempted from the widespread deforestation of the highlands due to its sacred nature.
The forest at Ambohimanga benefited from customary protection and today represents the largest of the last remaining fragments of primary forest that formerly covered the highlands.
Large swaths of endemic medicinal plants and trees in the forest were destroyed.
In addition, the designated property shelters vestiges of a primary forest conserving numerous endemic and medicinal plant species.
The forest on the Hill constitutes the most important residual element of the primary forest, with deciduous species that in earlier times covered the interior of Madagascar.
This forest contains endemic, woody and herbaceous species and medicinal plants.
The abundance of xe2x80x9czahanaxe2x80x9d (phyllarthron madagascariensis) and medicinal plants constitute the specific character of the Ambohimanga forest.
In addition, the forest has retained its regenerative powers and biogeochemical cycles, in particular that of the water, which continue to be active, ensuring the continual use of the sacred fountain and lake.
The risk of fire is another threat for the site (forest, buildings) and it is necessary to identify the financial partners able to contribute towards providing the designated property with an adequate fire-fighting system.