The Church Forests of Ethiopia
Engineering
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9m 22s
Over the past century, nearly all of Ethiopia’s native forests have been cleared for farming and grazing. Now it is up to the Orthodox Churches—who for centuries have safeguarded pockets of primary forest that grow around them—to preserve Ethiopia’s quickly shrinking biodiversity and teach people how to live with forests.
Director: Jeremy Seifert
Producer: Global Oneness Project
2019 | 9 min
Ethiopia
Languages: English
Subtitles: English
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