EthioTrees – Ethiopia
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About the project
EthioTrees improves rural household income for landless farmers in villages of the North Ethiopian Highlands by supporting woodland restoration and ecosystem-services development.
Located at the northernmost limit of the African monsoons, the North Ethiopian Highlands are a hotspot of vulnerability to land degradation and climatic changes.
To counter these problems, this project aims to boost community-driven woodland restoration on large and highly degraded slopes where cattle grazing is excluded. This will store carbon in the supported woodlands, and boost biodiversity, groundwater recharge, and cash income for landless farmers.
Through the trainings, I learned how to identify high-quality frankincense and where to sell it. With the income from harvesting, I was able to buy land and build a house in Togoga, all on my own.
Additional documents
N.B Two registration certificates are available. This is because the name of this project was changed from 'Ethiotrees Tembien Highlands' to 'Ethiotrees: Ecosystem Restoration and Agroforestry by Landless and Smallholder Farmers in Tigray (North Ethiopia).'
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