Catatumbo moist forests

Catatumbo moist forests (NT0108)
Ciénagas del Catatumbo National Park
Ecoregion territory (in purple)
Ecology
Realm	Neotropical
Biome	Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests
Geography
Area	8,029 km2 (3,100 sq mi)
Countries	Venezuela Colombia
Coordinates	8°37′30″N 72°39′25″W / 8.625°N 72.657°W / 8.625; -72.657
Geology	Catatumbo, Maracaibo Basin
Rivers	Catatumbo, Apón, Bravo, Onia, Palmar, Santa Ana
Climate type	Aw: equatorial, winter dry

The Catatumbo moist forests (NT0108) is an ecoregion in Venezuela and Colombia to the west and east of Lake Maracaibo. It includes four regions of moist forest on slightly higher ground than the dry forest and mangroves that surround the lake. The forest has unique flora related to the flora of the Amazon basin. It is badly degraded due to farming, livestock grazing and oil exploration.