Land restoration requires a shift from quantity to quality: Lessons from Tigray, Ethiopia
Land degradation is not new in Ethiopia, and many dryland restoration efforts aim to improve local livelihoods and landscapes while building resilience in the face of climate change. Tree planting is one of the most common restoration techniques to improve livelihoods and keep the environment health...
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| author | Hagazi, N. Gebrekirstos, Aster Birhane, E. Bongers, F. Kelly, R. |
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| description | Land degradation is not new in Ethiopia, and many dryland restoration efforts aim to improve local livelihoods and landscapes while building resilience in the face of climate change. Tree planting is one of the most common restoration techniques to improve livelihoods and keep the environment healthy. However, evaluations of previous efforts (Tigray Bureau of Planning and Finance 2018; Tafere et al. 2019) showed that relative to these gigantic initiatives, restoration through plantations was not very successful. Exclosures also did not yield the expected benefits and services. This article shares lessons and experiences from Tigray Region and elaborates the emerging shift from quantity to quality in restoring degraded lands. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1134722025-12-08T09:54:28Z Land restoration requires a shift from quantity to quality: Lessons from Tigray, Ethiopia Hagazi, N. Gebrekirstos, Aster Birhane, E. Bongers, F. Kelly, R. agroforestry ecological restoration Land degradation is not new in Ethiopia, and many dryland restoration efforts aim to improve local livelihoods and landscapes while building resilience in the face of climate change. Tree planting is one of the most common restoration techniques to improve livelihoods and keep the environment healthy. However, evaluations of previous efforts (Tigray Bureau of Planning and Finance 2018; Tafere et al. 2019) showed that relative to these gigantic initiatives, restoration through plantations was not very successful. Exclosures also did not yield the expected benefits and services. This article shares lessons and experiences from Tigray Region and elaborates the emerging shift from quantity to quality in restoring degraded lands. 2020-12-16 2021-04-21T08:18:21Z 2021-04-21T08:18:21Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/113472 en Open Access Hagazi, N., Gebrekirstos, A., Birhane, E., Bongers, F., Kelly, R. and Bräuning, A., 2020. Land restoration requires a shift from quantity to quality: Lessons from Tigray, Ethiopia. ETFRN News, 60: 131-138. http://www.etfrn.org/file.php/496/2-4-hagazi.pdf |
| spellingShingle | agroforestry ecological restoration Hagazi, N. Gebrekirstos, Aster Birhane, E. Bongers, F. Kelly, R. Land restoration requires a shift from quantity to quality: Lessons from Tigray, Ethiopia |
| title | Land restoration requires a shift from quantity to quality: Lessons from Tigray, Ethiopia |
| title_full | Land restoration requires a shift from quantity to quality: Lessons from Tigray, Ethiopia |
| title_fullStr | Land restoration requires a shift from quantity to quality: Lessons from Tigray, Ethiopia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Land restoration requires a shift from quantity to quality: Lessons from Tigray, Ethiopia |
| title_short | Land restoration requires a shift from quantity to quality: Lessons from Tigray, Ethiopia |
| title_sort | land restoration requires a shift from quantity to quality lessons from tigray ethiopia |
| topic | agroforestry ecological restoration |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/113472 |
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