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Sacred Groves of Epirus (village forest taboos)
Epirus / Zagori, northwestern Greece
Greece
Active / relict
Regional cluster
- Location
- Epirus / Zagori, northwestern Greece
- Coordinates
- ~39.9°N 20.8°E (region)
- Size
- Village-protected forest patches
- Age / Founded
- Village-community religious/taboo tradition
- Status
- Active / relict
- Deity & Religion
- Greek Orthodox village taboo/excommunication-protected forests
- Community & Guardians
- Epirus mountain villages
- Record type
- Regional cluster
Cultural practices & uses
Community forest protection through religious sanction
Plant species
Mature forest stands; documented lichen diversity
Biome & fauna
Mediterranean montane forest
Threats & protection
Rural abandonment; relict status; lichens as quality indicator
Source
Muggia, Vasiliki et al., 'Lichen diversity in the sacred groves of Epirus' 2018 (catalog #251)