Hiruy Church Forest (Est. 360 A.D.)
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The African Pencil Cedar, is the largest Juniper in the world. Juniperus forests once covered the Northern Highlands of Ethiopia. Juniperus trees left on farmlands are still considered as part of the church forest.
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Dung beetles provide an important service by both removing human and animal waste from the forest floor and by spreading seeds through out the forest.
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Building walls around the church forests will preserve biodiversity and protect the important ecosystem services the forest provides to the church community's future.
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The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido Church is one of the oldest Churches in the world and has a long history of forest conservation, which usually envelop the churches.
-- Photo by Tree Foundation
Forest Health Indicators for Hiruy Church Forest
Hectares
of Forest
Remaining
of Forest
Remaining
4.0
Woody
Species
Remaining
Species
Remaining
32
Number of
Cattle Trails
In the Forest
Cattle Trails
In the Forest
0.2
Number of
Cut Trees
In the Forest
Cut Trees
In the Forest
29
Percentage of
Wall
Completed
Wall
Completed
100%
Data from Dr. Alemayehu Wassie Eshete (2007)
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