August 26,2026 ****************®************** In a significant step toward advancing environmental sustainability and human rights, Ethiopia has officially become the 17th Nation to endorse the Intergovernmental Land Tenure Commitment (ILTC). Announced at COP17, the endorsement marks a major milestone for the international coalition, highlighting a powerful shift toward securing equitable land tenure. By joining this global movement, Ethiopia reinforces the vital role that indigenous peoples and local communities play as frontline stewards in protecting forests, safeguarding biodiversity, and building long-term climate resilience. According to our sources who took part in the…
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Green Gold Horizon: Ethiopia’s 10-Year Bamboo Strategy
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…
Read MoreEthiopia 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…
Read MoreEthiopia’s Forest Conservation Vital for the Horn of Africa: Norway’s Envoy.
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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አዲስ አበባ፣ ነሐሴ 15፣ 2018 (ኤፍ ኤም ሲ) ****************®************** ዓለም በረጅም ዓመታት ዝግመተ ለውጥና ቁጥጥር ባጣ የሰው ልጅ እንቅስቃሴ ምክንያት የአረንጓዴነት ውበቷን እጥታለች። ለእርሻ፣ ለእንጨት ምርትና ለከተሞች መስፋፋት ሲባል የተካሄደው የደን ጭፍጨፋ የምድራችንን የተፈጥሮ ሚዛን በማዛባት አስቀድሞ የነበረውን የ57 በመቶ የደን ሽፋን ወደ 31 በመቶ ዝቅ አድርጎታል። እንደ ተባበሩት መንግሥታት የምግብና እርሻ ድርጅት (ፋኦ) መረጃ፥ በፈረንጆቹ 1990ዎቹ በየዓመቱ በአማካይ 10 ነጥብ 7 ሚሊየን ሄክታር ደን ይጨፈጨፍ ነበር። ከ2015 እስከ 2025 ባሉት ዓመታት ይህ ቁጥር ወደ 4 ነጥብ 12 ሚሊዮን ሄክታር ዝቅ ማለቱ አዎንታዊ ለውጥ ያሳየ ቢሆንም፤ አሁንም በየዓመቱ የሚደርሰው አጠቃላይ…
Read MoreBeyond the Canopy: Ethiopia’s Green Legacy Branches Into Food Sovereignty, Climate Action and Economic Transformation.
August 6, 2026 By: Mesafint Brlie (FMC). *******************®***************** Addis Ababa, August 5, 2026 (FMC) — What began in 2019 as a national response to environmental degradation has grown into one of Ethiopia’s most ambitious development movements, extending beyond forest restoration to support food sovereignty, climate resilience and sustainable economic transformation. Through the Green Legacy Initiative, Ethiopia has transformed tree planting into a nationwide movement that combines environmental restoration with broader development goals, including agricultural productivity, ecosystem protection and improved livelihoods. Since its launch, Ethiopia has planted more than 54.5 billion…
Read MoreEthiopian Forestry Development Farewells the Norwegian Ambassador to Ethiopia.
August 6, 2026 Addis Ababa *****************®**************** In an official farewell ceremony marking the end of a pivotal diplomatic tenure, Ethiopian Forestry Development (EFD) bade farewell to the outgoing Royal Norwegian Ambassador to Ethiopia, Stian Christensen. The ceremony celebrated over a decade of robust bilateral cooperation in forest conservation, forest landscape restoration, sustainable forest management, forest sector transformation, climate resilience, and carbon finance, honoring Ambassador Christensen’s role in elevating the partnership between Ethiopia and Norway. The farewell ceremony aimed to meet the following objectives. 1. Honoring a Key Architect of Climate…
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*በዛሬው እለት ከ800ሚሊ በላይ ችግኞች ተተክለዋል! *800Million Seedlings Planted a Day! *በዘንድሮ ክረምት ለመትከል ከታቀደው የ8ቢሊዮን ችግኞች ውስጥ እስከዛሬ 6.5ቢሊዮን ችግኞች ተተክለዋል። * 6.5 Billion of the 8 Billion Targets Planted!
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ሀምሌ 27/2018 ዓ.ም አዲስ አበባ ****************®************ የኢትዮጵያ ደን ልማት አመራሮችና ሠራተኞች “ተስፋን እንትከል!!” በሚል መሪ ሀሳብ በአዲስ አበባ ከተማ በቦሌ አራብሳ ቂርቆስ አደባባይ አካፋይ ዛሬ ማለዳ የአንድ ጀንበር ችግኝ ተከላ አካሄዱ፡፡ በሀገር አቀፍ ደረጃ የአረንጓዴ አሻራ መርሃ ግብር ባለፉት ሰባት ዓመታት ውስጥ በተደራጀ የህዝብ ተሳትፎና ንቅናቄ ከ48 ቢለዮን በላይ የተለያየ ፋይዳ ያላቸው ችግኞች መትከል ተችሏል፡፡ በያዝነው የክረምት ወራትም 8 ቢሊዮን ችግኞችን የመትክል ስራ እየተከናወነ ሲሆን በአንድ ጅምበር 8 መቶ ሚሊዮን ችግኞችን ለመትከል በሁሉም የሀገራችን አካባቢዎች ከፍተኛ ርብርብ እየተደረገ ነው፡፡ የኢትዮጵያ ደን ልማት አመራሮችና ሠራተኞች “ተስፋን እንትከል!!” በሚል መሪ ሀሳብ የአንድ…
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አዲስ አበባ፣ ሐምሌ 19 2018 (ኤፍ ኤም ሲ) ****************®**************** የአየር ንብረት መለዋወጥ፣ የአፈር ምርታማነት መቀነስ እና የደን ሽፋን መሳሳት በዓለም አቀፍ ደረጃ ምርትና ምርታማነት ላይ የሚያሳድረው ተጽዕኖ ቀላል የሚባል አይደለም፡፡ በተለይም ግብርና የኢኮኖሚያቸው የጀርባ አጥንት ለሆነ የአፍሪካ ሀገራት ምርታማነት ላይ የሚያመጣው ተጽዕኖ ከፍተኛ ነው፡፡ ኢትዮጵያ ይህንን ዘርፈ ብዙ ችግር ለመቋቋም እና የምግብ ዋስትናን ለማረጋገጥ ከምትከውናቸው ተግባራት መካከል በጠቅላይ ሚኒስትር ዐቢይ አሕመድ (ዶ/ር) ሀሳብ አመንጪነት የተጀመረው የአረንጓዴ ዐሻራ መርሐ ግብር ዋነኛው ነው። ይህ ንቅናቄ የደን ሽፋንን ለማሳደግ የሚደረግ ዘመቻ ብቻ ሳይሆን፤ የተፈጥሮ ሀብትን መልሶ በማልማት የሀገሪቱን የምግብ ዋስትና በዘላቂነት ለማረጋገጥ የተነደፈ…
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