Zahara church forest wall under construction
April 21, 2011
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Progress is being made in the “Saving the Forests of Ethiopia – one church at a time” project. Below are photos of the Zahara church
Category: ETHIOPIA
Protecting Ethiopia’s ‘church forests’, green patches in a parched landscape (france24.com)
March 17, 2011
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This article provides a good summary about Ethiopia’s ‘Church Forests’. Below is an excerpt from the article quoting Dr. Lowman. Church forests are critical to
Ethiopian native gives thanks for Dr. Lowman’s work
March 8, 2011
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Tefere Gebre, born in Debre Tabor, thanks Dr. Lowman for her blog posts about Ethiopia. It gives him much hope for Ethiopia’s future well-being. Tefere
Saving Ethiopia’s Church Forests (plos.org)
February 26, 2011
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When people see the lecture about Ethiopian church forests, they are inspired about this incredible resource and how to save it. Here is one free-lance
Helping Save Ethiopian Church Forests
February 4, 2011
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Our Ethiopian church forest team has identified these critical church forests for conservation. Now you can have your own biodiversity “save-a-species” legacy, and save a
Finding Sanctuary – Saving the biodiversity of Ethiopia, one church forest at a time
January 6, 2011
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PDF of an article written by Dr. Lowman in The Explorers Journal titled, “Finding Sanctuary – Saving the biodiversity of Ethiopia, one church forest at
Spelling of Ethiopian names
October 21, 2010
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You may have noticed inconsistencies in the spelling of Ethiopian place names. Spelling is tricky with some Ethiopian names, because the locals use different spellings
BBC Radio 4 programme about Ethiopian Church Forests
October 18, 2010
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On Tuesday, October 19th, BBC Radio 4 will include a segment about the Ethiopian Church Forests. For more information see the BBC Radio 4 website:
Stakeholder’s perspectives on forest rehabilitation in the Amhara region
October 2, 2010
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In 2008 a series of stakeholder interviews on sacred forests were carried out as a part of the Helsinki University’s Viikki Tropical Resources Institute’s (VITRI)
