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News
- 7 Oct 2015
In Ethiopia, jobs might grow on trees
Industrial timber plantations could provide a way for Ethiopia to reduce rural unemployment and conserve natural forests.
Video
- 24 Jan 2014
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.
News
- 25 Sep 2013
Feudal past still discourages Ethiopia’s farmers from planting trees
Farmers influenced by a lack of tenure security, a history of free grazing and abrupt and radical changes in rural development policies.
News
- 8 Aug 2012
Farmers, policymakers get how-to guide on frankincense production
"Frankincense has great potential to be sustainably produced, because trees need to be kept standing."
News
- 21 Mar 2012
Khat cultivation in Ethiopia fuels economy, reduces deforestation
The versatile crop has come to dominate Ethiopian agriculture - perhaps too much.
Event Coverage
- 16 Feb 2012
Ethiopia pushes for green economy ahead of Rio+20 — forests a major player
Prime Minister Meles Zenawi believes Ethiopia "can avoid the mistakes of the developed world."
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