{"id":89948,"date":"2026-01-25T07:23:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T07:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/welikecanarias.com\/the-impossible-green-of-macaronesia-unique-atlantic-forests\/"},"modified":"2026-01-25T09:21:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T09:21:35","slug":"the-impossible-green-of-macaronesia-unique-atlantic-forests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/welikecanarias.com\/en\/the-impossible-green-of-macaronesia-unique-atlantic-forests\/","title":{"rendered":"The impossible green of Macaronesia: unique Atlantic forests"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"89948\" class=\"elementor elementor-89948 elementor-89885\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67d8c82 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"67d8c82\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The impossible green of Macaronesia: unique Atlantic forests<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-086712a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"086712a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a688dc3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a688dc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">When one thinks of volcanic islands, one usually imagines black, arid and dry landscapes. However, something exceptional happens in Macaronesia: some of the oldest, densest and greenest forests in Europe survive in the middle of the Atlantic. <\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca71f81 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ca71f81\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afd1e20 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"afd1e20\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-294a269 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"294a269\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This &#8220;impossible green&#8221; is no accident. It is the result of a unique combination of volcanic origin, trade winds, ocean humidity and geographical isolation. In this entry  <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfe862b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dfe862b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"692\" data-end=\"988\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">we compare the most representative forests of the Canary Islands, Azores, Madeira and Cape Verde, and explain why there are no equivalents on the European continent.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49cf0bb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"49cf0bb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"INDICE\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39ca2a7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"39ca2a7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce4fef7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ce4fef7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Table of Contents<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8ac209 e-con-full e-grid e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b8ac209\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea77773 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"ea77773\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#1\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" id=\"Capa_1\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 426.667 426.667\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 426.667 426.667;\" xml:space=\"preserve\"> <g> <g> <g> <path d=\"M213.333,106.667c-58.88,0-106.667,47.787-106.667,106.667S154.453,320,213.333,320S320,272.213,320,213.333 S272.213,106.667,213.333,106.667z\"><\/path> <path d=\"M213.333,0C95.467,0,0,95.467,0,213.333s95.467,213.333,213.333,213.333S426.667,331.2,426.667,213.333 S331.2,0,213.333,0z M213.333,384c-94.293,0-170.667-76.373-170.667-170.667S119.04,42.667,213.333,42.667 S384,119.04,384,213.333S307.627,384,213.333,384z\"><\/path> <\/g> <\/g> <\/g> <g> <\/g> <g> <\/g> <g> <\/g> <g> <\/g> <g> <\/g> <g> <\/g> <g> <\/g> <g> <\/g> <g> <\/g> <g> <\/g> <g> <\/g> <g> <\/g> <g> <\/g> <g> <\/g> <g> <\/g> <\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">1. Why Macaronesia is a unique green haven in Europe<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#2\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" id=\"Capa_1\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 426.667 426.667\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 426.667 426.667;\" xml:space=\"preserve\"> <g> <g> <g> <path d=\"M213.333,106.667c-58.88,0-106.667,47.787-106.667,106.667S154.453,320,213.333,320S320,272.213,320,213.333 S272.213,106.667,213.333,106.667z\"><\/path> <path d=\"M213.333,0C95.467,0,0,95.467,0,213.333s95.467,213.333,213.333,213.333S426.667,331.2,426.667,213.333 S331.2,0,213.333,0z M213.333,384c-94.293,0-170.667-76.373-170.667-170.667S119.04,42.667,213.333,42.667 S384,119.04,384,213.333S307.627,384,213.333,384z\"><\/path> <\/g> <\/g> <\/g> <g> <\/g> <g> <\/g> <g> <\/g> <g> <\/g> <g> <\/g> <g> <\/g> <g> <\/g> <g> <\/g> <g> <\/g> <g> <\/g> <g> <\/g> <g> <\/g> <g> <\/g> <g> <\/g> <g> <\/g> <\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">2. Canary Islands: the laurel forest of the Garajonay National Park.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#3\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" id=\"Capa_1\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 426.667 426.667\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 426.667 426.667;\" xml:space=\"preserve\"> <g> <g> <g> <path d=\"M213.333,106.667c-58.88,0-106.667,47.787-106.667,106.667S154.453,320,213.333,320S320,272.213,320,213.333 S272.213,106.667,213.333,106.667z\"><\/path> <path d=\"M213.333,0C95.467,0,0,95.467,0,213.333s95.467,213.333,213.333,213.333S426.667,331.2,426.667,213.333 S331.2,0,213.333,0z M213.333,384c-94.293,0-170.667-76.373-170.667-170.667S119.04,42.667,213.333,42.667 S384,119.04,384,213.333S307.627,384,213.333,384z\"><\/path> <\/g> <\/g> <\/g> <g> <\/g> <g> <\/g> <g> <\/g> <g> <\/g> <g> <\/g> <g> <\/g> <g> <\/g> <g> <\/g> <g> <\/g> <g> <\/g> <g> <\/g> <g> <\/g> <g> <\/g> <g> <\/g> <g> <\/g> <\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">3. Azores: the green that rises from the water<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#4\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" id=\"Capa_1\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 426.667 426.667\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 426.667 426.667;\" xml:space=\"preserve\"> <g> <g> <g> <path d=\"M213.333,106.667c-58.88,0-106.667,47.787-106.667,106.667S154.453,320,213.333,320S320,272.213,320,213.333 S272.213,106.667,213.333,106.667z\"><\/path> <path d=\"M213.333,0C95.467,0,0,95.467,0,213.333s95.467,213.333,213.333,213.333S426.667,331.2,426.667,213.333 S331.2,0,213.333,0z M213.333,384c-94.293,0-170.667-76.373-170.667-170.667S119.04,42.667,213.333,42.667 S384,119.04,384,213.333S307.627,384,213.333,384z\"><\/path> <\/g> <\/g> <\/g> <g> <\/g> <g> <\/g> <g> <\/g> <g> <\/g> <g> <\/g> <g> <\/g> <g> <\/g> <g> <\/g> <g> <\/g> <g> <\/g> <g> <\/g> <g> <\/g> <g> <\/g> <g> <\/g> <g> <\/g> <\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">4. Madeira: the best-preserved laurel forest on the planet<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#5\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" id=\"Capa_1\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 426.667 426.667\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 426.667 426.667;\" xml:space=\"preserve\"> <g> <g> <g> <path d=\"M213.333,106.667c-58.88,0-106.667,47.787-106.667,106.667S154.453,320,213.333,320S320,272.213,320,213.333 S272.213,106.667,213.333,106.667z\"><\/path> <path d=\"M213.333,0C95.467,0,0,95.467,0,213.333s95.467,213.333,213.333,213.333S426.667,331.2,426.667,213.333 S331.2,0,213.333,0z M213.333,384c-94.293,0-170.667-76.373-170.667-170.667S119.04,42.667,213.333,42.667 S384,119.04,384,213.333S307.627,384,213.333,384z\"><\/path> <\/g> <\/g> <\/g> <g> <\/g> <g> <\/g> <g> <\/g> <g> <\/g> <g> <\/g> <g> <\/g> <g> <\/g> <g> <\/g> <g> <\/g> <g> <\/g> <g> <\/g> <g> <\/g> <g> <\/g> <g> <\/g> <g> <\/g> <\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">5. Cape Verde: the green that resists<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6cfe80 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c6cfe80\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;wave-brush&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-bottom\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 283.5 27.8\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M283.5,9.7c0,0-7.3,4.3-14,4.6c-6.8,0.3-12.6,0-20.9-1.5c-11.3-2-33.1-10.1-44.7-5.7\ts-12.1,4.6-18,7.4c-6.6,3.2-20,9.6-36.6,9.3C131.6,23.5,99.5,7.2,86.3,8c-1.4,0.1-6.6,0.8-10.5,2c-3.8,1.2-9.4,3.8-17,4.7\tc-3.2,0.4-8.3,1.1-14.2,0.9c-1.5-0.1-6.3-0.4-12-1.6c-5.7-1.2-11-3.1-15.8-3.7C6.5,9.2,0,10.8,0,10.8V0h283.5V9.7z M260.8,11.3\tc-0.7-1-2-0.4-4.3-0.4c-2.3,0-6.1-1.2-5.8-1.1c0.3,0.1,3.1,1.5,6,1.9C259.7,12.2,261.4,12.3,260.8,11.3z M242.4,8.6\tc0,0-2.4-0.2-5.6-0.9c-3.2-0.8-10.3-2.8-15.1-3.5c-8.2-1.1-15.8,0-15.1,0.1c0.8,0.1,9.6-0.6,17.6,1.1c3.3,0.7,9.3,2.2,12.4,2.7\tC239.9,8.7,242.4,8.6,242.4,8.6z M185.2,8.5c1.7-0.7-13.3,4.7-18.5,6.1c-2.1,0.6-6.2,1.6-10,2c-3.9,0.4-8.9,0.4-8.8,0.5\tc0,0.2,5.8,0.8,11.2,0c5.4-0.8,5.2-1.1,7.6-1.6C170.5,14.7,183.5,9.2,185.2,8.5z M199.1,6.9c0.2,0-0.8-0.4-4.8,1.1\tc-4,1.5-6.7,3.5-6.9,3.7c-0.2,0.1,3.5-1.8,6.6-3C197,7.5,199,6.9,199.1,6.9z M283,6c-0.1,0.1-1.9,1.1-4.8,2.5s-6.9,2.8-6.7,2.7\tc0.2,0,3.5-0.6,7.4-2.5C282.8,6.8,283.1,5.9,283,6z M31.3,11.6c0.1-0.2-1.9-0.2-4.5-1.2s-5.4-1.6-7.8-2C15,7.6,7.3,8.5,7.7,8.6\tC8,8.7,15.9,8.3,20.2,9.3c2.2,0.5,2.4,0.5,5.7,1.6S31.2,11.9,31.3,11.6z M73,9.2c0.4-0.1,3.5-1.6,8.4-2.6c4.9-1.1,8.9-0.5,8.9-0.8\tc0-0.3-1-0.9-6.2-0.3S72.6,9.3,73,9.2z M71.6,6.7C71.8,6.8,75,5.4,77.3,5c2.3-0.3,1.9-0.5,1.9-0.6c0-0.1-1.1-0.2-2.7,0.2\tC74.8,5.1,71.4,6.6,71.6,6.7z M93.6,4.4c0.1,0.2,3.5,0.8,5.6,1.8c2.1,1,1.8,0.6,1.9,0.5c0.1-0.1-0.8-0.8-2.4-1.3\tC97.1,4.8,93.5,4.2,93.6,4.4z M65.4,11.1c-0.1,0.3,0.3,0.5,1.9-0.2s2.6-1.3,2.2-1.2s-0.9,0.4-2.5,0.8C65.3,10.9,65.5,10.8,65.4,11.1\tz M34.5,12.4c-0.2,0,2.1,0.8,3.3,0.9c1.2,0.1,2,0.1,2-0.2c0-0.3-0.1-0.5-1.6-0.4C36.6,12.8,34.7,12.4,34.5,12.4z M152.2,21.1\tc-0.1,0.1-2.4-0.3-7.5-0.3c-5,0-13.6-2.4-17.2-3.5c-3.6-1.1,10,3.9,16.5,4.1C150.5,21.6,152.3,21,152.2,21.1z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M269.6,18c-0.1-0.1-4.6,0.3-7.2,0c-7.3-0.7-17-3.2-16.6-2.9c0.4,0.3,13.7,3.1,17,3.3\tC267.7,18.8,269.7,18,269.6,18z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M227.4,9.8c-0.2-0.1-4.5-1-9.5-1.2c-5-0.2-12.7,0.6-12.3,0.5c0.3-0.1,5.9-1.8,13.3-1.2\tS227.6,9.9,227.4,9.8z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M204.5,13.4c-0.1-0.1,2-1,3.2-1.1c1.2-0.1,2,0,2,0.3c0,0.3-0.1,0.5-1.6,0.4\tC206.4,12.9,204.6,13.5,204.5,13.4z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M201,10.6c0-0.1-4.4,1.2-6.3,2.2c-1.9,0.9-6.2,3.1-6.1,3.1c0.1,0.1,4.2-1.6,6.3-2.6\tS201,10.7,201,10.6z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M154.5,26.7c-0.1-0.1-4.6,0.3-7.2,0c-7.3-0.7-17-3.2-16.6-2.9c0.4,0.3,13.7,3.1,17,3.3\tC152.6,27.5,154.6,26.8,154.5,26.7z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M41.9,19.3c0,0,1.2-0.3,2.9-0.1c1.7,0.2,5.8,0.9,8.2,0.7c4.2-0.4,7.4-2.7,7-2.6\tc-0.4,0-4.3,2.2-8.6,1.9c-1.8-0.1-5.1-0.5-6.7-0.4S41.9,19.3,41.9,19.3z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M75.5,12.6c0.2,0.1,2-0.8,4.3-1.1c2.3-0.2,2.1-0.3,2.1-0.5c0-0.1-1.8-0.4-3.4,0\tC76.9,11.5,75.3,12.5,75.5,12.6z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M15.6,13.2c0-0.1,4.3,0,6.7,0.5c2.4,0.5,5,1.9,5,2c0,0.1-2.7-0.8-5.1-1.4\tC19.9,13.7,15.7,13.3,15.6,13.2z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55702de e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"55702de\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f28a6ec elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f28a6ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"1\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. Why Macaronesia is a unique green haven in Europe<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c3634e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0c3634e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cacde44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cacde44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">During the glaciations, a large part of Europe lost its rainforests. In contrast, the Macaronesian islands acted as climatic refuges, allowing prehistoric plant species to survive. <\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac072fe e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ac072fe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fcb776 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4fcb776\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e5dc19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2e5dc19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/welikecanarias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/laurisilva-macaronesia.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-89949\" alt=\"View of the laurel forest vegetation of Macaronesia\" srcset=\"https:\/\/welikecanarias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/laurisilva-macaronesia.jpg 400w, https:\/\/welikecanarias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/laurisilva-macaronesia-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfd8b77 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dfd8b77\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-003f85e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"003f85e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Factors that explain this phenomenon<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5cb8c7 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e5cb8c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-702a852 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"702a852\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul data-start=\"1302\" data-end=\"1462\"><li data-start=\"1302\" data-end=\"1332\"><p data-start=\"1304\" data-end=\"1332\">Mild climate all year round<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1333\" data-end=\"1368\"><p data-start=\"1335\" data-end=\"1368\">Constant Atlantic humidity<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1369\" data-end=\"1410\"><p data-start=\"1371\" data-end=\"1410\">Volcanic reliefs that trap clouds<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1411\" data-end=\"1462\"><p data-start=\"1413\" data-end=\"1462\">Isolation against major climatic changes<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"1464\" data-end=\"1560\">The result is a vegetation that <strong data-start=\"1499\" data-end=\"1527\">does not belong to the present<\/strong>, but to a vanished Europe.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8fbf5d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b8fbf5d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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Canary Islands: the laurel forest of the Garajonay National Park.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5b855d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e5b855d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f60cb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9f60cb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">In the Canary Islands, the maximum exponent of this ancestral green is found in Garajonay National Park, one of the best examples of laurel forest in the world.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbab941 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bbab941\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d286cf5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d286cf5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5149e07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5149e07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-src=\"https:\/\/welikecanarias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/laurisilva-garajonay-islas-canarias.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-89950 lazyload\" alt=\"View of the laurel forest of Garajonay, in the Canary Islands.\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/welikecanarias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/laurisilva-garajonay-islas-canarias.jpg 800w, https:\/\/welikecanarias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/laurisilva-garajonay-islas-canarias-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/welikecanarias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/laurisilva-garajonay-islas-canarias-768x576.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a049129 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a049129\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"3\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. Azores: the green that rises from the water<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f0685c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1f0685c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96fae3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"96fae3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">If the Canary Islands is fog, the Azores is water. The island of Flores represents like few others the humid and exuberant character of the archipelago. <\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed828d5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ed828d5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bd963f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8bd963f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f4d95d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8f4d95d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-src=\"https:\/\/welikecanarias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/isla-flores-azores-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-89953 lazyload\" alt=\"View of the waterfalls of Flores in the laurisilva forests\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/welikecanarias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/isla-flores-azores-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/welikecanarias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/isla-flores-azores-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/welikecanarias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/isla-flores-azores-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/welikecanarias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/isla-flores-azores.jpg 1153w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/600;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div 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class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54f17ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"54f17ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"2536\" data-end=\"2557\">In the Azores, the forest:<\/p><ul data-start=\"2558\" data-end=\"2660\"><li data-start=\"2558\" data-end=\"2596\"><p data-start=\"2560\" data-end=\"2596\">Grows next to permanent waterfalls<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2597\" data-end=\"2626\"><p data-start=\"2599\" data-end=\"2626\">Covers volcanic craters<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2627\" data-end=\"2660\"><p data-start=\"2629\" data-end=\"2660\">Merges with meadows and lagoons<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"2662\" data-end=\"2706\">Green is not decorative: it <strong data-start=\"2689\" data-end=\"2705\">is dominant<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48117be e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"48117be\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a88be6e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a88be6e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffdcce3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ffdcce3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-src=\"https:\/\/welikecanarias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/laurisilva-isla-flores-1024x768.jpg\" 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Madeira: the best-preserved laurel forest on the planet<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cbcb0f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6cbcb0f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c510845 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c510845\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Madeira is home to one of the most important natural treasures of Macaronesia: its laurel forest, declared a World Heritage Site.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c24859 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9c24859\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f1755c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3f1755c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b3f2d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6b3f2d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"642\" height=\"482\" data-src=\"https:\/\/welikecanarias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/fanal-isla-madeira.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-89879 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/welikecanarias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/fanal-isla-madeira.jpg 642w, https:\/\/welikecanarias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/fanal-isla-madeira-300x225.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 642px) 100vw, 642px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 642px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 642\/482;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0d6ade elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a0d6ade\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fanal: the green heart of Madeira<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9247cab elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" 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Cape Verde: the green that resists<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9a3eb1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d9a3eb1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd02010 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cd02010\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cape Verde breaks the pattern. Here the green is scarce, but for that reason, more valuable. 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Each fertile area is the result of extreme adaptation to the environment. <\/p><p data-start=\"4725\" data-end=\"4792\">? <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/welikecaboverde.com\/\">Complete Guide to Cape Verde<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27b9b33 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"27b9b33\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e97ff21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e97ff21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The impossible green of Macaronesia: unique Atlantic forests When one thinks of volcanic islands, one usually imagines black, arid and dry landscapes. 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