Forest management in pastoral drylands of Ethiopia

As part of a Netherlands-funded project on dry forest management and restoration in Ethiopia, CELEP member organisation PENHA (Pastoral and Environmental Network in the Horn of Africa) and Tropenbos International held a national workshop in April 2021 to review knowledge on this topic. The outcome is the report “Dryland restoration and dry forest management in Ethiopia: sharing knowledge to meet local needs and national commitments – a review” (2021, 163pp) edited by Mitiku Haile et al. Resource persons and experts from governmental and non-governmental organisations, research, higher-learning institutions and the private sector deliberated on international, national and local initiatives in dryland forest management. They recognised the potential future role of dryland regions for economic development and for climate change adaption and mitigation, as well as the asso­ciated potential for peace building, These landscapes are a fundamental source of livelihoods and cultural identity, especially through pastoralism. The report refers to changes in pastoralism in Ethiopia and the role played by trees in pastoral areas.

Posted on 12 March 2022 in Pastoralism & Natural Resources