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Religious and cultural values are fundamental to forest c<strong>on</strong>servati<strong>on</strong> in o<strong>the</strong>r parts of Ethiopia, and<br />
<strong>the</strong> findings in <strong>the</strong> Harenna suggest <strong>the</strong>re may be similar influences here.<br />
Acknowledgements<br />
This article is based <strong>on</strong> <strong>the</strong> BSc <strong>the</strong>sis at <strong>the</strong> University of Aberdeen “Origin of peri-forest grasslands<br />
in <strong>the</strong> Harenna forest, Ethiopia” written in 2006 by Giovanni Chiodi, under <strong>the</strong> supervisi<strong>on</strong> of Prof.<br />
David Robins<strong>on</strong>. Data were collected during <strong>the</strong> Twin Gardens Expediti<strong>on</strong> 2006, organized jointly<br />
with <strong>the</strong> Darwin Initiative m<strong>on</strong>itoring project in <strong>the</strong> Harenna forest and <strong>the</strong> BMNP, and endorsed<br />
by <strong>the</strong> University of Aberdeen, <strong>the</strong> Royal Geographical Society, <strong>the</strong> Gilchrist Educati<strong>on</strong>al Trust,<br />
<strong>the</strong> Mount Everest Foundati<strong>on</strong>, <strong>the</strong> Albert Reckitt Charitable Trust, <strong>the</strong> Frederick Soddy Trust, <strong>the</strong><br />
Gord<strong>on</strong> Foundati<strong>on</strong>, and <strong>the</strong> Duke of Edinburgh. Team members were Giovanni Chiodi, Brigid Le<br />
Fevre, Andrew Burns and Laura Evenstar, locally supported by Kemal Mohammed, Issa Mohammed,<br />
Aliji Balda, Mesfin and Quasim. Expediti<strong>on</strong> reports are available at <strong>the</strong> Royal Geographical Society,<br />
L<strong>on</strong>d<strong>on</strong>.<br />
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