Ecological disaster in Ethiopia
August 14, 2011
Between 2200 B.C. and 1900 B.C., the Habur Plains of northern Mesopotamia turned to desert. Evidence exists 3000 years ago Sahara desert was a grassland
Between 2200 B.C. and 1900 B.C., the Habur Plains of northern Mesopotamia turned to desert. Evidence exists 3000 years ago Sahara desert was a grassland
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About Worku Mulat Worku Mulat has been an associate professor of applied ecology at Jimma University in Ethiopia and currently lives in Dallas, TX. He
May 2011 – Tree climbing class from NC Museum of Natural Sciences and NC State University biology department under a giant willow oak after the
Question from Chuck & Ginny: Could you please explain cryptobiosis? Also, compared to a copepod, how big are Water Bears? Answer from Dr. Water Bear:
Bryson Voirin, a long-standing TREE Foundation research associate who has devoted much of his research career to sloth ecology, now has a blog in the
From The Charlotte Observer: Margaret Lowman is part Jungle Jane and part mom next door. School kids call her Canopy Meg. She’s an internationally renowned
*** UPDATE *** (10/16/2012): An updated table and other info are available here. Our Ethiopian church forest team has identified these critical church forests for
From Talks@ATREE: Speaker: Dr. Margaret D. Lowman Date: January 28, 2011 Time: 4 pm Venue: ATREE Auditorium in Bangalore, India Title: UN Year of the
PDF of an article written by Dr. Lowman in The Explorers Journal titled, “Finding Sanctuary – Saving the biodiversity of Ethiopia, one church forest at