Category: PROJECTS

Helping Ethiopian Women Go From Surviving to Thriving

April 9, 2018 No Comments

“In all my forest conservation work, I am passionate about always doing something for local women as well as for the trees. This is one

Life in the Treetops – Malaysia [Video]

March 9, 2018 No Comments

Canopy Walkways Provide Treetop Access for International Bio-Blitz in Malaysia In October 2017, canopy pioneer Meg Lowman and the Habitat Foundation brought together an international

Penang Hill’s 2018 bid for Unesco status boosted by findings of world’s first whole-forest biodiversity survey

December 19, 2017 No Comments

From South China Morning Post: Scientists have reported four new species found during an unprecedented top-to-bottom rainforest study at Penang Hill, Malaysia. The recent two-week

Ethiopia’s Sacred Forests Are Shrinking

October 23, 2017 No Comments

From OZY.com: Since receiving his forestry degree from Alemaya University of Agriculture in 1992, Wassie has been working to save, restore and expand Ethiopia’s rapidly

Assessing Sacred Forests in Ethiopia, India and elsewhere

July 23, 2017 No Comments

Article written by Dr. Lowman and Palatty Allesh Sinu in BioScience: Increasing degradation of tropical forests prompts the consideration of unconventional ideas to promote conservation.

3D image of Ethiopian church forest insect

July 7, 2017 No Comments

Enjoy this cool critter, in the family Scutelleridae. Via Josh Martin: We nick-named this one “Punisher Beetle”, but 1) that’s not it’s name, and 2)

Updates on Ethiopia Church Forests 2017 [VIDEO]

July 6, 2017 No Comments

This film was produced by our awesome partner, Untamed Science, with Haley Nelson Chamberlain as film maker. During May 2017, our expedition had multiple goals