Baku, November 14, AZERTAC Located on the granitic island of Praslin, second largest of the Seychelles archipelago, the Vallée de Mai is a 19.5 ha area of palm forest, which remains largely unchanged since prehistoric times.The forest is also home to five other endemic palms and many endemic fauna species. The property is a scenically attractive area with a distinctive natural beauty.Shaped by geological and biological processes that took place millions of years ago, the property is an outstanding example of an earlier and major stage in the evolutionary history of the world's flora.Moreover, its ecology is dominated by endemic palms, and especially by the coco-de-mer, famous for its distinctively large double nut containing the largest seed in the plant kingdom.Inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage List in 1983, the property provides a refuge for viable populations of many endemic species, including the black parrot (Coracopsis nigra barklyi). Other species supported by the palm habitat include three endemic species of bronze gecko, endemic blue pigeons, bulbuls, sunbirds, swiftlets, Seychelles skinks, burrowing skinks, tiger chameleons, day geckos, caecilians, tree frogs, freshwater fish and many invertebrates.