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Forestry possibilities in Ethiopia

By E.H.F. SWAIN, FAO TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ADVISER IN FORESTRY

AFTER a six month's sojourn in Ethiopia one does not speak with authority on forestry for a land as large as France and Germany combined. One can do little more than present an impressionistic sketch of information absorbed and of deductions tentatively reached, and pay tribute to the two preceding pioneers and reporters of forest explorations in this little known country, namely W.E.M. Logan, Assistant Conservator of Forests for the Gold Coast, whilst on war service in Ethiopia, and Glen Russ of the U.S.A. Technical Mission of 1944-1946.>>

WHY WE SHOULD GET INVOLVED AND DONATE
By Demissew Gedamu, ETFF CO-FOUNDER

Ethiopia’s tropical forests are being lost at an alarming rate, largely due to tree cutting for fuel and commercial use; also some agricultural expansion as a result of population growth. This loss is resulting in the extinction of native plant and animal species, a net increase in greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change, increased soil erosion, drought and flooding. This environmental degradation forces farmers to clear even more land to grow food for their families. >>.

The following articles were submitted by Dr. Badege Bishaw

Afroforestry and Community Forestry for Rehabilitation of Degraded Watersheds on the Ethiopian Highlands (PDF File)

Deforestation and land degradation in the Ethiopian Highlands: A Strategy for Physical Recovery (PDF File)

Forestry Education, Training and Professional Development in Africa (PDF File)

A Neglected Environment Amelioration & Socioeconomic Rehabilitation Technology- By Dr. Dawit Tadesse

The causes of environmental degradation in Ethiopia are many. One that stands out most but difficult to effectively deal with is the increasing cutting of sparsely planted or surviving trees around villages or deforestation of remnant of old forests for household and commercial uses. The household uses of woods are primarily for cooking and construction while the commercial use of woods is for a cash source to many poor households.>>

Is Eucalyptus ecologically hazardous tree species?
By Tesfaye Teshome(PhD)

Ehiopia’s natural forest mainly consists of broad-leaved trees often mixed with conifer species such as J. procera and P. falcutus. The natural forest of the country particularly the Juniperous-Podo-Olea forest around the capital city were depleted at faster rate for fuel and construction material. As a result the development of the capital city, Addis Ababa was threatened by a fuel wood scarcity. In 1895, Emperor Menelik II introduced Eucalyptus as a potential solution to the fuel and timber shortage. As it has been reported by Breitenbach (1961), it was a French railway engineer called Mondo-Vidaillet who established trail plantation of 15 eucalyptus species for first time in Ethiopia.>>
Forestry possibilities in Ethiopia
By E.H.F. SWAIN, FAO TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ADVISER IN FORESTRY
AFTER a six month's sojourn in Ethiopia one does not speak with authority on forestry for a land as large as France and Germany combined. One can do little more than present an impressionistic sketch of information absorbed and of deductions tentatively reached, and pay tribute to the two preceding pioneers and reporters of forest explorations in this little known country, namely W.E.M. Logan, Assistant Conservator of Forests for the Gold Coast, whilst on war service in Ethiopia, and Glen Russ of the U.S.A. Technical Mission of 1944-1946.>>
A Neglected Environment Amelioration & Socioeconomic Rehabilitation Technology- By Dr. Dawit Tadesse
The causes of environmental degradation in Ethiopia are many. One that stands out most but difficult to effectively deal with is the increasing cutting of sparsely planted or surviving trees around villages or deforestation of remnant of old forests for household and commercial uses. The household uses of woods are primarily for cooking and construction while the commercial use of woods is for a cash source to many poor households.>>


Is Eucalyptus ecologically hazardous tree species? By Tesfaye Teshome(PhD)
Ehiopia’s natural forest mainly consists of broad-leaved trees often mixed with conifer species such as J. procera and P. falcutus. The natural forest of the country particularly the Juniperous-Podo-Olea forest around the capital city were depleted at faster rate for fuel and construction material. As a result the development of the capital city, Addis Ababa was threatened by a fuel wood scarcity. In 1895, Emperor Menelik II introduced Eucalyptus as a potential solution to the fuel and timber shortage. As it has been reported by Breitenbach (1961), it was a French railway engineer called Mondo-Vidaillet who established trail plantation of 15 eucalyptus species for first time in Ethiopia.>>