National Geographic Grant Project Archives

NatGeo Report: Assessing the church forests of Ethiopia as critical reservoirs of herpetofaunal diversity

On April 20, 2020 / ARTICLES, CHURCH FORESTS OF ETHIOPIA, National Geographic Grant Project, PUBLICATIONS

TREE Foundation is grateful to National Geographic for finding biodiversity surveys in endangered Ethiopian church forests. Read about our herpetology expedition, and help us save the last 3% forests (aka Noah’s Ark) fragments in Ethiopia. (Hi-Res Version)

Biodiversity of Church forests – Update

On September 12, 2019 / CHURCH FORESTS OF ETHIOPIA, National Geographic Grant Project, PROJECTS

We’ve now been in the field for about 2 weeks, and have visited 6 different church forests in the South Gondar region. Every day brings new discoveries, underscoring how much there is still to learn about the ecology of these ecosystems. As of this day, we’ve recorded

Assessing the biological diversity of Church forests in South Gondar, Ethiopia

On August 28, 2019 / CHURCH FORESTS OF ETHIOPIA, National Geographic Grant Project, PROJECTS

Arriving back in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, I was struck by the transformation of the landscape relative to my last visit in the dry season. The barren red soil that once dominated has been replaced with lush green carpets of grass, wildflowers, and burgeoning croplands. I’ve come here