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Bena Sacred Groves of Njombe
Njombe region, southern highlands, Tanzania
Tanzania
Declining (generational shift)
Regional cluster
- Location
- Njombe region, southern highlands, Tanzania
- Coordinates
- ~9.3°S 34.8°E (region)
- Size
- Community-protected forest patches
- Age / Founded
- Bena community ancestral tradition
- Status
- Declining (generational shift)
- Deity & Religion
- Bena traditional spirituality (ancestral sacred forest)
- Community & Guardians
- Bena people
- Record type
- Regional cluster
Cultural practices & uses
Ancestral veneration; sacred-forest management
Plant species
Southern-highland montane/miombo forest
Biome & fauna
Tanzanian southern highland forest
Threats & protection
Generational decline in knowledge/respect as materialism displaces spirituality
Source
Mgaya, Cogent Arts & Humanities 2026 (catalog #25)