CHURCH FOREST OF ETHIOPIA

Mekedesemariam

Featured Church Forest

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.
-- Photo by copepodo
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.
-- Photo by jomilo75
Building walls around the church forests will preserve biodiversity and protect the important ecosystem services the forest provides to the church community's future.
-- Photo by Tree Foundation
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 Mekedesemariam Church Forest


Hectares
of Forest
Remaining
4.7


Woody
Species
Remaining
33


Number of
Cattle Trails
In the Forest
0.9


Number of
Cut Trees
In the Forest
33


Percentage of
Wall
Completed
100%

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