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Shenkora Yohannes Monastery & Janbaria Bealewold Church Forests
Minjar Shenkora & Hagere Maryam districts, north-central Ethiopia (Amhara)
Ethiopia
Active but shrinking
Single grove
- Location
- Minjar Shenkora & Hagere Maryam districts, north-central Ethiopia (Amhara)
- Coordinates
- ~8.8°N 39.5°E (approx.)
- Size
- Relict forest patches within a 5 km study radius
- Age / Founded
- Associated with Ethiopian Orthodox monastery/church
- Status
- Active but shrinking
- Deity & Religion
- Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido Christianity
- Community & Guardians
- Local Orthodox parish & monastic communities
- Record type
- Single grove
Cultural practices & uses
Monastery/church worship; relict-vegetation sanctuary
Plant species
Relict shrublands & Afromontane forest
Biome & fauna
Ethiopian highland relict forest
Threats & protection
Cropland +30% and built-up expansion within 5 km over 1984–2024; loss projected to 2034; urgent legal protection urged
Source
Mulugeta, Molla, Nemomissa & Lemessa, Discover Sustainability 2026 (catalog #2)