Church forests in north Gonder administrative zone, northern Ethiopia

Alemayehu Wassie; Demel Teketay; Neil Powell

doi:10.1080/14728028.2005.9752536

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Church forests in north Gonder administrative zone, northern Ethiopia

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Church forests in north Gonder administrative zone, northern Ethiopia

Alemayehu Wassie, Demel Teketay and Neil Powell

Forests, Trees and Livelihoods, Vol.154(4), pp.349-373

2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/14728028.2005.9752536

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Abstract

Forestry Sciences

density of woody plants

dry Afromontane forest

forest biodiversity

conservation

forest history

religious institutions

species composition

socio-economic survey

SWOT analyses

In the northern highlands of Ethiopia, patchy remnants of old-aged Afromontane forests can be found around the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido Churches (EOTC). These forests are sanctuaries for different plants and animals that have disappeared in most parts of northern Ethiopia. Studies and documented information on their bio-physical features and socio-economic setting are either scanty or totally lacking. Vegetation and socio-economic surveys were carried out in eight of the church forests in the North Gonder Administrative Zone, Northern Ethiopia to record * the size, * standing stock and plant diversity of the forests, * regeneration status of woody plants, * the role of the EOTC in the conservation of the forests, * the benefits to churches from the forests, * histories of the church forests, * attitudes of local communities and stakeholders towards the church forests and * strength, weaknesses, opportunities and threats from EOTC in the conservation of the forest resources. Recommendations that could enhance the role of EOTC in the conservation of forest resources and their associated biodiversity are suggested.

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Title: Church forests in north Gonder administrative zone, northern Ethiopia
Authors: Alemayehu Wassie (Author) - Organization for Rehabilitation and Development, Ethiopia
Demel Teketay (Author) - Ethiopian Agricultural Research Organization, Ethiopia
Neil Powell (Author) - Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden
Publication details: Forests, Trees and Livelihoods, Vol.154(4), pp.349-373
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
DOI: 10.1080/14728028.2005.9752536
ISSN: 1472-8028
Organisation Unit: School of Law and Society; Sustainability Research Centre; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Social Sciences - Legacy
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99450901302621
Output Type: Journal article

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