Church forests of Ethiopia
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church-forests-of-ethiopia-260-1657588
title:
Church forests of Ethiopia
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The church forests in Ethiopia are small fragments of forest surrounding Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Churches. Northern Ethiopia was once covered in forests, but due to deforestation for agriculture, only about 4% of the original forested lands remain. Church leaders have long held the belief that a church needs to be surrounded by a forest, and these sacred forests have been tended for some 1,500 years. Aerial photographs of church forests show them as small verdant islands surrounded by vast a
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description:
Protected sacred forests around rural churches
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_forests_of_Ethiopia
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2023-12-29T13:12:50Z
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