Ethiopia, Norway extend their forest partnership
The new partnership pledge is topping up Norway’s investment of more than 162 million USD to Ethiopia’s forest sector over the last 10 years. Forest […]
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Ethiopia’s Forest Coffee Initiative – an initiative by to protect and promote Ethiopia’s Arabica coffee
Not-for-profit TechnoServe and Partnerships for Forests have released a guide which provides information on Ethiopia’s Arabica coffee and the wild forests and semi-forests where these […]
Ethiopian forest coffee: from average product to premium brand
Ethiopia’s forest coffee still finds few buyers on the international market. Better quality standards and marketing are aiming to change that. 166 liters – that’s […]
Preserving Ethiopia’s coffee and forests for a sustainable future
The coffee plant was first spread outside Ethiopia by Arab traders, leading to the name of arabica coffee. Ethiopia’s wild forest coffee plants are a […]
Ethiopian churches described model in forest management
ADDIS ABABA (ENA) The Ethiopian Orthodox Church (EOC) is a model in forest management that has been in the forefront in the fight against deforestation […]
STUDY — Ethiopia’s church forests under threat from human activity: ZME Science
If you see a forest in Ethiopia, there’s probably a church in its center. These small but fertile oases are dotted across the country — […]
These “church forests” protect Ethiopia’s fragile landscapes
Priests, scientists, and local communities are partnering to save the less than five percent of forests that remain in northern Ethiopia. By Alejandra Borunda (National […]
Climate change and deforestation are putting more than half of the world’s wild coffee species at risk, scientists said
Action is urgently needed in specific tropical countries, particularly in Africa and particular in forested areas which are being hit hard by climate change and […]
Khat farming threatens Ethiopia’s food security, biodiversity, women, and agroforestry
In recent decades farmers in such areas as Wondo Genet of southern Ethiopia have moved toward growing only khat, a drug banned in most countries […]
Ethiopia launches 10-year National Forest Sector Development Program
ADDIS ABABA (ENA)–Ethiopia has launched a 10-year National Forest Sector Development Program (NFSDP) targeted to serve as the main guiding document for coordinating strategic policy […]