Mont Panié
Mont Panié is a mountain on the island of Grande Terre in New Caledonia, a special collectivity of France located in the southwest Pacific Ocean. At, it is the island's highest point. Mont Panié is situated in the Chaîne Centrale mountain range. The second highest peak on the island, Mount Humboldt, is nearly as tall as Mont Panié, with an elevation of.
Environment
The eastern slopes of the mountain descend directly and steeply to the sea. On the western side are the upper valleys of the Diahot and Ulaeeum Rivers. Above, the vegetation is dominated by dayu biik forest. Further down, between, there is a transition zone characterised by niaouli, followed by savannas and anthropogenic areas. The mountain's forests are home to 13 species of palms, three of which are endemic to the massif.Conservation International New Caledonia has worked with provincial authorities and local partners on co-management around the massif, including arrangements involving the Dayu Biik association. Conservation International has also carried out biodiversity assessments in the Mont Panié and Roches de la Ouaième area and supported invasive-mammal control trials on the mountain slopes.