The latest book from Kieran Dodds reveals how spiritual ideas nurture sustainable landscapes in a time of ecological crisis. As one of the fastest expanding economies in the world, Ethiopia faces environmental pressures. In Amhara province, the last native forests surround church buildings and have been protected for centuries as miniature Gardens of Eden. 

Kieran’s photographic essay about these church forests has been published in part in Nature, Geo France and National Geographic as well as being awarded a Sony World Photography Award in the Landscape category. The work has also been exhibited in Los Angeles, New York and Edinburgh. The book brings together the full story and unpublished photographs, with a specially commissioned essay by Professor Mark Stoll on the spiritual roots of modern environmentalism, along with a foreword by church forest expert Dr Alemayehu Wassie Eshete. 

The publication of this book has supported the restoration of the Ethiopian landscape with the planting of a thousand trees in the upper Blue Nile river catchment area near Lake Tana. This is a collaboration of the local community, local scientists and the organisation Plant with Purpose.

Also available are a Special Edition book, Print sets to protect nature, Prints to plant a forest and book bundles. 

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THE CHURCH FORESTS OF ETHIOPIA book *SOLD OUT*
Signed, hardback book
£45

FOREST bundle *SOLD OUT*
BOOK + TWO TREES
£55

This specially priced bundle includes TWO A5 tree planting prints, the purchase of which funds the planting of native trees in the Amhara landscape featured in the Church Forests of Ethiopia book. 

LANDSCAPE bundle *SOLD OUT*
BOOK + PRINT SET 
£60

This specially priced bundle includes a set of seven A5 prints, the purchase of which funds local communities to build conservation walls around church forests in the Amhara landscape featured in the Church Forests of Ethiopia book.

CONSERVATION bundle *SOLD OUT*
BOOK + ONE TREE + PRINT SET
£67

This specially priced bundle includes one tree planting print and a set of seven A5 prints, the purchase of which funds the planting of native trees and supports local communities to build conservation walls around church forests in the Amhara landscape featured in the Church Forests of Ethiopia book. 

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**Postage

Orders are despatched within 1-3 days of ordering. Standard mail options has been removed from some countries in favour of expedited couriers due to the increased issues with customs after Brexit. Import VAT or taxes may also need paid once the package arrives in your country and local couriers required a mobile number of this. 

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Publisher: Hide Press

Concept: Kieran Dodds
Design: Ed Watt
Editing: Marc Prüst, Sarah Ream
Language: English, Amharic
Pages: 204 pages / 93 photos full colour
Size: 9.45 x 7.9 inches / hardcover, paper-bound
First edition: 700 copies

ISBN 978-1-3999-0282-3

Fedrigoni & G.F Smith papers
ECF and acid-free FSC® Mix
Printed by NPN Drukkers, Breda