Review of Opportunities, Challenges and Future Directions of Forestry Development

Melkie Achenef Abate
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Melkie Achenef Abate: Department of Forestry, Debre Tabor University, Ethiopia

Agricultural Research & Technology: Open Access Journal, 2020, vol. 24, issue 5, 179-193

Abstract: This review paper basically focused on two main themes: firstly, to identify potential opportunities of forestry development and conservation in Ethiopia, secondly to identify major challenges and suggests future directions for better forestry development and conservation practice Ethiopia. Ethiopia hosts one of the richest flora resources in tropical Africa. Forest contributes to the livelihoods of millions of people in Ethiopia through provision of a great variety of timber and non-timber forest products. Moreover, it is a source of biodiversity with wide ecological values mainly as a major carbon sink regulating climate change, control erosion, maintain soil fertility, and reduce risk of natural disasters like flood and land slide.

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Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.19080/ARTOAJ.2020.24.556286

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