Changes in community perspectives on the roles and rules of church forests in northern Ethiopia: evidence from a panel survey of four Ethiopian Orthodox communities

Some of the only Afromontane forest in northern Ethiopia today is on lands managed by followers of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, where for centuries priests and communities have conserved forest groves around church buildings. The ecological value of the thousands of church forests in Ethiopia has...

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Main Authors: Travis William Reynolds, Krystyna Anne Stave, Tizezew Shimekach Sisay, Alemayehu Wassie Eshete
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Utrecht University Library Open Access Journals (Publishing Services) 2017-04-01
Series:International Journal of the Commons
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Online Access:https://www.thecommonsjournal.org/articles/707