Update on Woji and Debresena church forests in Ethiopia
Woji church forest now has walls. In 2013, the local people worked with their priests to make a conservation wall around this forest. TREE Foundation
Treetops at Risk: Challenges of Global Canopy Ecology and Conservation
Treetops at Risk Challenges of Global Canopy Ecology and Conservation M. Lowman, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, USA; S. Devy, Ashoka Trust for Research in
REU Canopy Explorer Testimonial – Rebecca Tripp
Rebecca Tripp’s testimonial, with photos, about choosing and participating in the REU Canopy summer research program: Growing up on the rugged coast of Maine, with
Photos from Go Conscious Earth project
Some photos sent from Kinshasa who is working to preserve the rainforest in the Lac Tumba region of the Congo via the Go Conscious Earth
Williams College student is excited about NSF REU summer program
Anna writes: I’m a rising junior at Williams College, in Massachusetts, where I’m majoring in Math and Chemistry. I love studying plants and am fascinated
Carlton Ward Jr. at New College of Florida on Nov. 21 2013
SAVE THIS DATE — Thursday November 21 – 5 PM at Sainer Auditorium on New College campus. Fedder Environmental Lecture sponsored by TREE Foundation as
Colby College survey of church forests in northeastern Ethiopia
Church Forests of Ethiopia The highlands of Northern Ethiopia have suffered from intense deforestation for decades (Wassie et al., 2010). What little indigenous forest remains
Zarith Sofiah Wildlife Defenders Challenge 2013 for Students in Malaysia
Twelve students and four teachers will be selected from a national competition by Her Royal Highness of Johor, Malaysia, and the winners of this environmental
Students learning the ropes for Baker summer research project
You do not need the use of your legs to be a field biologist. Join CanopyMeg‘s summer research undergraduates who will be studying the ecology
Update on Mosha church forest wall and expansion
Below is an update from Alemayehu on the Mosha church forest in Ethiopia: Mosha is a 7 ha forest which was surrounded by degraded grazing
Update on Woji church forest in Ethiopia
Below is an update from Alemayehu on the Woji church forest in Ethiopia: After long discussion with the community finally the new boundary has been
Conservation in India — Kids helping conserve their environment!
CLIC Abroad changes lives at photo workshop in Pragpur, India by Tom Grant, Ph.D. Children Learning International Cultures Abroad (CLIC Abroad) recently brought the learning
How I Climb Trees to Save Forests: Meg Lowman at TEDxNCSSM
https://youtu.be/seLWITW165w?si=nPE04zljZoT5wZMK The North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics hosted “TEDxNCSSM” on April 13, 2013 as a celebration of human achievement and experience in a
Royal family are nature lovers
From New Straits Times: The conservation of wildlife and its habitat is something close to the Johor royal family’s heart. In a recent “Wildlife Conservation
Church Forest documentary film to be released 2014
Church Forest Preview from Greg Vander Veer on Vimeo. Church Forest reveals a mystical world where priests and scientists struggle to come together, despite vastly
Dr. Lowman to be Key Speaker at Wildlife Conservation Awareness Day in Persada, Johor Bahru, Malaysia
On April 2nd, 2013, Dr. Margaret Lowman will be speaking at the International Convenstion Center in Johor Bahru, Malaysia for Wildlife Conservation Awareness Day –
Photos from Ethiopia by Lydia Ball
Lyndia Ball captured these stunning images while with Dr. Lowman in Ethiopia working to save the church forests. [slideshow id=17] CanopyMeg and TREE Foundation are working to
The 2013 Tree Climbers Rendezvous – You’re Invited!
Host: Tree Climbers International®, Inc. (TCI), the world’s first school and organization for recreational tree climbing. Dates: October 9-14, 2013 Location: Simpsonwood Conference Center, Norcross,
Big Forest Conservation Advances in Ethiopia – January 2013
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
“The Church in the Forest” in The Tablet (December 2010)
This article from the December 2010 issue of The Tablet is about the Ethiopian Church Forests: [gview file=”https://treefoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Sacred-Forests.pdf”]