August 7, 2026 | Jimma A mid-term evaluation of Ethiopia’s Bamboo Development Strategy and Action Plan highlights both significant strides in ecological restoration and persistent industrial hurdles on the road to 2030. Endorsed in 2019 by the Government of Ethiopia and the International Bamboo and Rattan Organisation (INBAR), the Ethiopian Bamboo Development Strategy and Action Plan (2019–2030) aims to transform the country’s vast “green gold” into a pillar of climate resilience and economic prosperity. During the opening of discussion Mr. Kabtamu Girma, CEO of Natural Forest at EFD emphasized that…
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Ethiopia Pivots to Unified Delivery Platform to Accelerate Great Green Wall Initiative
Government leaders, forestry experts, environmental researchers, and international development partners gathered at the Nexus Hotel in Addis Ababa for a high-level consultation. Co-organized by the Ethiopian Forestry Development (EFD) and the Landscape Alliance (CIFOR & ICRAF in Action) through the EU-funded Knowledge for the Great Green Wall Action (K4GGWA) programme, the event focused on operationalizing the National Coalition. Opening the workshop, H.E. Ato Kebede Yimam, Director General of the Ethiopian Forestry Development, emphasized Ethiopia’s responsibility as a leading stakeholder: “The pan-African Great Green Wall Initiative is the single largest pledge…
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August 20,2026 (ENA_Monitoring) ****************®************** Ethiopia’s progress in expanding forest cover and its ongoing conservation efforts are vital not only for its own people but for the wider Horn of Africa, according to Live Jacob Sydness, Norway’s Climate Counsellor and Special Envoy for Climate and Forests. Speaking to ENA, Sydness said Ethiopia had achieved “massive” results in forestry over the past five years, describing the reported increase in forest cover as “very impressive.” “I’ve been here now for two years, and I’ve been following Ethiopia for longer than that. I’m very…
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