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Book of Abstracts on Agroforestry, Area Exclosure, Participatory Forest Book of Abstracts on AGROFORESTRY Compiled by: Agroforestry, Area Exclosure, Zebene Asfaw, Tesfaye Abebe, Yigardu Mulatu, Birhanu Assefa, Getachew Mulugeta, Participatory Forest Management, Hafte Mebrahten and Habtemariam Kassa Management of Dry Forests and Plantations AREA EXCLOSURE Compiled by: Yigremachew Seyoum, Tefera Mengistu, Emiru Berhane, Negusse Esmael, Niguse Hagazi and Habtemariam Kassa MANAGEMENT OF DRY FORESTS AND WOODLANDS EDITORS: Compiled by: Habtemariam Kassa, Wubalem Tadesse, Shiferaw Alem, Motuma Tolera, Efrem Garedew, Abeje Eshete, Bekele Guta, Girmay Fitwi, Abraham Busha Teshome and Efrem Garedew Abiyu and Habtemariam Kassa PARTICIPATORY FOREST MANAGMENT Compiled by: Yemiru Tesfaye, Melaku Bekele, Hussein Kebede, Fekadu Tefera and Habtemariam Kassa Center for International Forestry Resource PLANTATION FORESTS Ethiopia Office, Addis Ababa Compiled by: Alemu Gezahegne, Berihun Tefera, Bitew Shibabaw, Teshome Tesema, Wubalem Tadesse and Habtemariam Kassa May 2015 AGROFORESTRY Compiled by: Zebene Asfaw, Tesfaye Abebe, Yigardu Mulatu, Birhanu Assefa, Getachew Mulugeta, Hafte Mebrahten and Habtemariam Kassa AREA EXCLOSURE Compiled by: Yigremachew Seyoum, Tefera Mengistu, Emiru Berhane, Negusse Esmael, Niguse Hagazi and Habtemariam Kassa MANAGEMENT OF DRY FORESTS AND WOODLANDS Compiled by: Motuma Tolera, Efrem Garedew, Abeje Eshete, Bekele Guta, Girmay Fitwi, Abraham Abiyu and Habtemariam Kassa PARTICIPATORY FOREST MANAGMENT Compiled by: Yemiru Tesfaye, Melaku Bekele, Hussein Kebede, Fekadu Tefera and Habtemariam Kassa PLANTATION FORESTS Compiled by: Alemu Gezahegne, Berihun Tefera, Bitew Shibabaw, Teshome Tesema, Wubalem Tadesse and Habtemariam Kassa I Foreword This book of abstracts was compiled following the request from federal and regional forestry institutions to help improve access to scientific literature. Most of the technical team members that assembled the abstracts contained in this publication were drawn from our two institutions; the Ethiopian Environment and Forest Research Institute and Wondo Genet College of Forestry and Natural Resources, Hawassa University. Researchers, teaching staff and students will be among the major beneficiaries of this publication. As heads of the respective institutions, we would like to express our gratitude for being part of this important undertaking. We thank all the team members for their contribution. We are also grateful for CIFOR for initiating and implementing this project that played important role in building local capacity and making our two institutions active partners in its planning and implementation. Dr. Wubalem Tadesse Director General, Ethiopian Environment and Forest Research Institute Addis Ababa Dr. Girma Mengesha Dean, Wondo Genet College of Forestry and Natural Resources Hawassa University Shashemene II Preface This publication is an output of a project entitled “Enhancing the Role of Forestry in Ethiopiaʼs Climate Resilient Green Economy: A Knowledge, Action Research and Innovation Project”. The project was designed and implemented by CIFOR in collaboration with its national partners, mainly the Ministry of Environment and Forest, the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ethiopian Environment and Forest Research Institute, Wondo Genet College of Forestry and Natural Resources and other higher learning institutions and Federal and regional research institutes. Over 25 senior experts from these organizations were engaged in the project. The intended outcome of the project was to identify effective forest management practices for scaling up with emphasis on area ex-closure in Tigray, participatory forest management in Oromia, smallholder plantations in Amhara, agroforestry in Southern Nations, and management of dry forests and woodlands in Benishangul Gumuz National Regional States of Ethiopia. Strategies for scaling up selected practices are being developed for the five regions and a road map to do so for the Ministry of Environment and Forest in order to support national efforts to significantly develop the forestry sector and enhance its contribution to build climate resilient green economy. This Book of Abstracts that assembled relevant publications, student theses and research reports on area ex-closure, participatory forest management, plantation forests, agroforestry, and management of dry forests and woodlands was compiled in response to the request by our national partners to improve access to literature of policy makers, extension and development planners, researchers and graduate students. The readers need to be informed that the book is simply a compilation of abstracts, key points, and summary note. Some compiled abstracts while others (e.g. the team working on Participatory Forest Management) prepared summaries of the reviewed documents. Despite the errors and omissions there may be, this book of abstracts will improve access to literature to students and experts. The readers are encouraged to access the full content of publications that they are interested in. We hope that this attempt will pave the way for more work on forest management practices by research and higher learning institutions. The task of compiling abstracts of relevant literature was conducted by five national technical teams established and supported by the project. CIFOR Ethiopia office is grateful to all members of the teams, and their respective institutions. Our thanks also go to the Strengthening Climate Institutions in Ethiopia Program (SCIP) Fund for financing the project. The SCIP Fund is financed by the Governments of the United Kingdom, Norway and Denmark. Habtemariam Kassa (PhD) Forest and Livelihoods Research Portfolio CIFOR, Ethiopia Office, Addis Ababa May 25, 2015 III Contents Foreword II Preface III 1.1. Characterization of Agroforestry Practices 2 Abebe Seifu, 2000. Farmers Private Tree Planting and Management Tradition at Wondo Genet, Ethiopia. M. Sc. Thesis, Wageningen University, the Netherlands. 2 Abera Worku, 2009. Status of Traditional Agroforestry and Its Future Potential Devlopment as Buffer Zone Agroforestry for the Natural Forest Conservation in Burkitu Peasant Association, Oromia, Ethiopia. M.Sc. Thesis, Wondo Genet College of Forestry and Natural Resources, Hawassa University. 3 Agdebe O.O., Adeola A.O. & Oyeboade O.A., 1987. Taungya in Nigeria: Tree Planting Time and Fertilizer Effects on Growth and Crop Yield. Forest Ecology and Management, 20: 291-298 4 Anteneh Fekadu, 2009. Tree Species Diversity and Indigenous Knowledge of Traditional Agroforestry Practices in Katcha-Birra District, Southern Ethiopia. M.Sc. Thesis, Wondo Genet College of forestry and Natural Resources, Hawassa University. 4 Assegid Assefa, 2009. Wild Edible and Medicinal Trees and Shrubs in Benna Tsemay Woreda South Omo Zone, South Ethiopia. M.Sc. Thesis, College of Agriculture, Hawassa University. 5 Assegid Assefa & Tesfaye Abebe, 2011. Wild Edible Trees and Shrubs in the Semi- arid Lowlands of Southern Ethiopia. Journal of Science & Development, 1 (1): 5- 17. 5 Assegid Assefa & Tesfaye Abebe, 2014. Ethnobotanical Study of Wild Medicinal Trees and Shrubs in Benna Tsemay District, Southern Ethiopia. Journal of Science & development, 2(1): 17-33. 6 Cole R.J., 2010. Social and Environmental Impacts of Payments for Environmental Services for Agroforestry on Small-Scale Farms in Southern Costa Rica. International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ecology, 17 (3): 208–216. 6 Eguale Tadesse, 2012. Woody Species Management in Agroforestry Practices: The Case of Assosa District, Benishangul Gumuz Region, Ethiopia. M.Sc. Thesis, Wondo Genet College of Forestry and Natural Resources, Hawassa University. 7 Ermias Lulekal, Zemede Asfaw, Ensermu Kelbessa & Patrick Van Damme, 2011. Wild Edible Plants in Ethiopia: A Review on Their Potential to Combat Food Insecurity. Afrika Focus, 24 (2): 71-121. 8 Gatluak Gatkoth, 2009. Agroforestry Potentials of Under-Exploited Multipurpose IV Trees and Shrubs in Lare Woreda of Gambella Region, Ethiopia. M.Sc. Thesis, College of Agriculture, Hawassa University. 8 Getachew Urga & Kelbessa Dikasso, 2005. Ethnobotanical Study of Edible Wild Plants in Some Selected Districts of Ethiopia. Human Ecology: an Interdisciplinary Journal, 33: 83-118 9 Gezahegn Kassa, 2011. Tree Species Diversity and Determinants of Tree Growing in Agroforestry Practices of Yem Special District, Southern Ethiopia. M.Sc. Thesis, College of Agriculture, Hawassa University. 9 Gonfa Kewessa, 2012. Ethnobotanical Study of Native Edible and Medicinal Trees and Shrubs in Dale District, Sidama Zone, Southern Ethiopia. M.Sc. Thesis, College of Agriculture, Hawassa University. 10 Gerhardt K. & Nemarundwe N., 2006. Participatory Planting and Management of Indigenous Trees: Lessons from Chivi District, Zimbabwe. Agriculture and Human Values, 23: 231–243. 11 Gordon J.E., Hawthorne W.D., Sandoval G. & Barrance A.J., 2003. Trees and Farming in the Dry Zone of Southern Honduras II: The Potential for Tree Diversity Conservation. Agroforestry Systems, 59: 107–117. 11 Guillerme S. Kumar B. M., Menon A., Hinnewinkel C., Maire E. & Santhoshkumar A. V., 2011. Impacts of Public Policies and Farmer Preferences on Agroforestry Practices in Kerala, India. Environmental Management, 48:351–364. 12 Iniobong A. A. & Inemesit P. I., 2009. Agroforestry Practices among Male and Female Farmers in South–South, Nigeria. Small-scale Forestry, 8:63–76. 12 Lill V., Kruger W.S. & Van Wyk D.B., 1980. The Effect of Afforestation with Eucalyptus grandis and Pinus patula on Stream Flow from Experimental
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