Beza, Who Saved the Forest of Ethiopia, One Church at a Time, a Conservation Story -Amharic Version

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Big thanks to TREE Foundation, including President Gerri Aaron and her board, and all the myriad donors who have made small (or large) donations on behalf of the conservation of forests in Ethiopia. www.treefoundation.org Thanks also to the Brethren Foundation, for funding the publishing of this book, and especially to Sonia Ewald for her amazing editing and cheer-leading throughout this publishing process. We are grateful to the local communities of Ethiopians living around Zhara church forest outside Bahar Dar who have helped with conservation, photography and biodiversity sampling to serve as inspiration for this story. Thanks to the Spurlino Foundation for believing in this conservation project and giving a grant to fund the conservation of the first church forest, to Dan Bennett for his business acumen to create a match for church forest conservation via TREE Foundation, the Peppertree Press Publishers for their enthusiasm and efforts, to Dr.Alemayehu Wassie Eshete who is single-handedly monitoring the biodiversity of many Ethiopian church forests, to National Geographic for their initial funding of the first-ever biodiversity survey in Ethiopian church forests, to David Martin of Brighter Technologies for graphic assistance, to Justin Gargulia, Phil Wittman and Matthew Gelling for donation of several images, and to the many school children and citizens who have provided small donations to conserve these forests. Please note: There are two versions of this book. One in English and One in Amharic. BEZA is the story of an Ethiopian girl who is helping to conserve the last forests and biodiversity of northern Ethiopia. BEZA not only inspires girls to pursue science, but she also illustrates the power of kids to seek global solutions.