Hailu Tefera/Assefa Tofu: Poverty alleviation and environmental restoration using the Clean Development Mechanism – a case study from Humbo, Ethiopia
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The Humbo Community-based Natural Regeneration Project in Ethiopia used Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR) techniques to restore over 2,728 hectares of degraded land. By involving local communities and establishing clear land rights, thousands of tree stumps were able to re-sprout. Early results included increased vegetation cover, reduced erosion, and economic benefits from firewood and non-timber forest products. The project also generated carbon credits totaling $34,184 through reducing emissions. It serves as a model for large-scale landscape restoration and community adaptation to climate change in Ethiopia.
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Hailu Tefera/Assefa Tofu: Poverty alleviation and environmental restoration using the Clean Development Mechanism – a case study from Humbo, Ethiopia
- 1. Poverty alleviation and environmental restoration using the CDM A Case Study from Humbo Ethiopia Presentation to the World Congress of Agroforestry, Nairobi, Kenya, 23-28/Aug/2009 Douglas R. Brown – Glendon College, York University Paul Dettmann &Tony Rinaudo – World Vision Australia Hailu Tefera & Assefa Tofu – World Vision Ethiopia
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- 420 km SSW of Addis Ababa 1979 air photo The project site is severely degraded areas and the community has depended on these lands for grazing and limited firewood collection. Data on the historical and current land use/land cover change has been collated from participatory rural appraisals (PRAs) in the Soddo and Humbo project. The It was further confirmed that carbon stocks are declining and will continue to decline if land management remains in the status quo. The available aerial photographs of the site confirm this.
- 7 communities on the periphery of this 2700 ha of degraded forest
- We were feeling our way – went slowly from a feasibility study in Oct 2004 to the project inception in Oct 2006 – 2 years before the area was closed and under community cooperative management
- Official start in October 2006 – pictures taken at about 18 months – June 2008 Top left: Tesfaye and Bola community members involved in tree pruning. Bottom left: Regrowth on stumps responds positively to pruning by producing improved tree form and more rapid growth. Top right: Trees planted to fill gaps where there are no regenerating stumps in foreground (grevillia robusta) and FMNR managed trees in background. Centre: Hailu, then project manager showing trees which had been pruned 3 years earlier. Lower right: “What was really striking compared to earlier visits was the return of birds and their songs to the area. Villagers also reported sightings of various wild animals not seen in years. “