Re-greening Ethiopia: history, challenges and lessons
| dc.creator | Lemenih, H | |
| dc.creator | Kassa, H. | |
| dc.date | 2014 | |
| dc.date | 2018-07-03T11:01:48Z | |
| dc.date | 2018-07-03T11:01:48Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-06-27T14:00:42Z | |
| dc.description | In Ethiopia, deforestation rates remain high and the gap between demand and domestic supply of forest products is expanding, even though government-initiated re-greening efforts began over a century ago. Today, over 3 million hectares (ha) of degraded forest land are under area exclosure; smallholder plantations cover 0.8 million ha; and state-owned industrial plantations stagnate at under 0.25 million ha. This review captures experiences related to re-greening practices in Ethiopia, specifically with regards to area exclosure and afforestation and reforestation, and distills lessons regarding processes, achievements and challenges. The findings show that farmers and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are the main players, and that the private sector has so far played only a small role. The role of the government was mixed: supportive in some cases and hindering in others. The challenges of state- and NGO-led re-greening practices are: inadequate involvement of communities; poorly defined rehabilitation objectives; lack of management plans; unclear responsibilities and benefit-sharing arrangements; and poor silvicultural practices. The lessons include: a more active role for non-state actors in re-greening initiatives; more attention to market signals; devolution of management responsibility; clear definition of responsibilities and benefit-sharing arrangements; and better tenure security, which are all major factors to success. | |
| dc.identifier | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/94779 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/71105 | |
| dc.language | en | |
| dc.publisher | MDPI | |
| dc.rights | Open Access | |
| dc.source | Lemenih, H., Kassa, H. . 2014. Re-greening Ethiopia : history, challenges and lessons. Forests, 5 (8) : 1896-1909. https://doi.org/10.3390/f5081896 | |
| dc.subject | communities | |
| dc.subject | non-governmental organizations | |
| dc.subject | markets | |
| dc.subject | plantations | |
| dc.subject | small enterprises | |
| dc.subject | tenure systems | |
| dc.subject | forestry | |
| dc.title | Re-greening Ethiopia: history, challenges and lessons | |
| dc.type | Journal Article |