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In Ethiopia, drawing a “road map” to a carbon-neutral future

Ethiopia needs a holistic approach in forest management to guide policymakers and manage conservation development trade-offs.
, Friday, 24 Jan 2014
Habtemariam Kassa examines the challenges facing Ethiopia’s forests as the country grapples with challenges.

In this video, CIFOR scientist Habtemariam Kassa examines the challenges facing Ethiopia’s forests as the country grapples with infrastructural expansion, climate and demographic changes, and the government’s goal of having a carbon-neutral economy by 2025.

Along the way, the Center for International Forestry Research is assisting the government in creating a “road map” to develop the forestry sector — and to help policymakers “make decisions that matter for people in the forests of Ethiopia,” Kassa said.

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