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Conclusion Being a common problem in Ethiopia, land degradation puts disastrous impact on the socio-cultural environment and ecological setting of the country. The major causes include rapid population increase, severe soil loss, deforestation, low vegetative cover and unbalanced crop and livestock production.
10 lis 2020 · PDF | Background Ethiopia is gifted with abundant natural resources of adequate landmass, fertile soil, favorable climate, water, wildlife, and others.... | Find, read and cite all the...
17 lip 2024 · Deforestation and soil erosion are the two major immediate causes of land degradation in Ethiopia. Estimates indicate that as much as 40% of the total area of Ethiopia (Sisay and Gitima 2020) and more than 90% of the highlands (Hurni et al. 2010) were once covered by dense forests.
10 lis 2020 · The state of natural resources in Ethiopia is under the influence of various interconnected factors such as population pressure, migration and resettlement, land-use changes for agriculture, environmental pollution, the change in climate, and rapid change in the lifestyle of people among others.
18 lut 2016 · around 420 000 km² or 35% of Ethiopia's land was covered by trees but recent r esearch indicates that forest cover is now approximately 11.9% of the area. Ethiopia is one of the seven...
assess the extent of land degradation in Ethiopia, review its causes, take stock of past attempts to remedy the problems, and suggest appropriate fiture investment prorities. Land degradation and possible mitigation measures in …
altering landscapes, polluting bodies of water, degrading soils, threatening biodiversity and in some cases driving species into extinction. 4 These negative environmental impacts can in turn cause significant economic and social costs on society, particularly on human health.
