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Big Forest Conservation Advances in Ethiopia – January 2013

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Thanks to generous contributions from our global forest fans, TREE Foundation has leveraged our conservation programs in Ethiopia from 2 protected forests to nearly 25 forests where stone walls defining the perimeters are funded and under construction. The church leaders have expressed their appreciation, and also their

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Alemayehu’s account of Meg’s trip to Ethiopia in January 2013

Debresena church forest- South Gondar, Ethiopia (Picture from Google earth)

Dr. Alemayehu Wassie Eshete (Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia) writes:
Meg was here from Jan7-13/2012.
She arrived Monday Jan 7 and made an excursion on Lake Tana to show some preliminary cultural settings of Ethiopia to the three american students.
Jan 8 she had to show how to undertake

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Nine-year-old holds successful fundraiser for Ethiopia Church Forest conservation

fundraiser for Ethiopia Church Forest conservation at birthday party

Thanks go out to Grace for such a wonderful idea and to everyone that donated to the TREE Foundation for Ethiopia Church Forest conservation! Happy Birthday Grace!

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Students Experience Elephant Workshop at Conservation Program in India

The NATURE RESEARCH CENTER in Raleigh, North Carolina, has the capability to connect to all 1.5 million K-12 students in the state, as well as to students around the world. For its Opening, the NRC conducted 2 global town halls, courtesy of Time Warner Cable. During these

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Art from the Trees

A TREE Foundation fan has submitted a wonderful video about the importance of urban trees — Enjoy this from Aida Gomz!

warum? from aïdagomz on Vimeo.

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Response to “From a remote village to Bill Gates neighborhood”

Below are comments received in response to Worku Mulat’s blog post “From a remote village to Bill Gates neighborhood“:
Yohannes writes:
First and foremost I admire your keen interest for contributing to such noble idea of preserving the ecosystem in and around our churches. These churches are our ancient

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