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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Resettlement and woodland management problems and options: A case study from North-Western Ethiopia
Land Degradation and Development, Volume 25, No. 4, Year 2014
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Deforestation in African dry forests is widespread and its drivers are complex and vary in space and time. In this paper, we assessed impacts of immigration on dry forests and options for improved management in a resettlement district in north-western Ethiopia. Key informants interviews, focus group discussions and household questionnaire survey were used to collect data. The results indicated that forests of the district are degrading in spatial coverage and quality. The most important drivers were land use change, excessive wood harvest, grazing pressure and forest fire following immigration. The continuous influx of people with different origins, cultures, religions and lengths of residence in the district underscores absence of social bonds for collective action to regulate access. This, coupled with weak formal regulatory system, market forces and policy incentives for farming, resulted in a near open access situation. Our findings confirm the negative relationships between migration and environment not necessarily because of the mere population number added through immigration but because of lack of regulatory frameworks (formal or informal) and poor social capital. Enforcing existing policy of farm size and putting institutional framework on the ground to regulate rate of immigration, extraction of forest products and to encourage tree planting to meet wood demand are suggested measures. We conclude that Government programmes that opt for resettlement as a measure for poverty alleviation must also have mitigating measures to reducing negative impacts on the natural resource base. Thus, the trade-off between environment and development must be carefully managed. © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Authors & Co-Authors
Lemenih, Mulugeta
Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
International Water Management Institute Iwmi
Kassa, Habtemariam
Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
Centre for International Forestry Research, Addis Ababa
Kassie, Girma Tesfahun
Zimbabwe, Harare
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, Harare
Abebaw, Degnet
Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
Ethiopian Economic Policy Research Institute
Teka, Worku
Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
International Livestock Research Institute Addis Ababa
Statistics
Citations: 71
Authors: 5
Affiliations: 5
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1002/ldr.2136
ISSN:
10853278
e-ISSN:
1099145X
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Case Study
Study Approach
Qualitative
Quantitative
Study Locations
Ethiopia