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The challenge of Desertification & The efforts Under taking to restore the ecosystem in Eritrea By Futsum Hagos Director of Wildlife conservation Forestry and wildife Authority Content: Introduction Drivers of desertification


  1. The challenge of Desertification & The efforts Under taking to restore the ecosystem in Eritrea By Futsum Hagos Director of Wildlife conservation Forestry and wildife Authority

  2. ➢ Content: ➢ Introduction ➢ Drivers of desertification and degradation ➢ Effects on the ecosystems and people ➢ Efforts being undertaken ➢ Promising results ➢ Conclusion

  3. The State of Eritrea

  4. Trend of Eritrean Forest status Percent of forest 40 30 30 cover 20 11 5 10 0.43 0 1891 1952 1960 1986 year

  5. Drivers of Land degradation

  6. Traditional houses and collection of fire wood

  7. Deforestation + Invasive spp+ erosion + overgrazing

  8. Mining is becoming a growing threat

  9. Effects of Land degradation

  10. Range lands are loosing their meaning

  11. Shade is becoming an expensive commodity

  12. land is exposed to sever soil and wind erosion

  13. Efforts undertaken

  14. Public participation in restoration

  15. Relentless efforts to tackle desertification

  16. • About 1,000,000 hectare of land is Area closure under closure since 1992. • More than 100 million seedling had been planted • About 80,000 hectare of land has been treated

  17. School Based Afforestation Improved Traditional Stove Currently more than 250,000 efficient stoves are in use

  18. Integrated plantation indigenous with exotic spp is appearing viable

  19. Promising results

  20. a change from degraded to rehabilitated landscape within a decade Degraded & Hillside Terracing Rehabilitated & Planted (1997) (2007)

  21. Exemplary Restored site through establishment of PA

  22. Scenery of the Green belt protected area

  23. capturing of a drop of water

  24. Revival of Biodiversity

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  26. Existence of African wild ass appearing promising

  27. Thanks to habitat enrichment, Avifauna are bouncing

  28. ➢ Conclusion: ➢ So far considerable attempts were made ➢ However, desertification is threatening at an alarming rate ➢ therefore we need to face this reality & act accordingly in order to sustain the environment up on which we entirely depend.

  29. Thank you

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