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‘Let’s tap Climate Change opportunities in Ethiopia’, NGOs urges |
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 Regnihaldah Mpete, EEJA staff writer Protection of Ethiopian forests, rangelands and wetlands can play a significant role in retaining the most needed carbon and create an opportunity to get international finance on carbon credit scheme. Presently, Ethiopian forest can mitigate more than six Giga tons of carbon per year while all other sectors can contribute only 20 tons per year, thereby giving hope to the local nature lover that carbon can be withheld in the country. During a briefing workshop organized bay Horn of Africa Environment Center in Addis Ababa, a study by Save the Children shows that the plots inside the closed rangelands store more carbon than open grazed plots. |
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Ethiopia needs indigenous seed laws |
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By Golie Nyirenda EEJA staff writer Summery • Ethiopia has 100 seed varieties which is more than the rest of Africa • Most Ethiopian smallholder farmers do not use oil in food • soil erosion exceeds soil production by 16 percent Seed variety protection needs concerted efforts among all stakeholders to promote indigenous variety supply and tackle food crisis and poverty that exist in Ethiopia and other developing nations due to climate change impacts. In his presentation at a workshop on opportunities and challenges of Ethiopia’s farmers’ seed variety, Assistant Professor at Civil Service College, Mellese Damtie said “Without agreement our seeds are exported to other countries” said. |
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Scouts eyes on Ethiopian national parks |
 By: Regnihaldah Mpete, EEJA writer August 16, 2010
Over 100 scouts drawn from different National parks have graduated from Abijata Shala National Park to help boost effective management of the country’s Protected Areas. The trainees graduated on June 26 after receiving basic training in management of wildlife, and protected areas; wild life tracking; weapons handing; international tourism; community based wildlife management and basic military tactics. |
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President Champion rehabilitation project |
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Abebe Haile EEJA writer Ethiopian President, Girma WoldeGiorgis veteran environmentalist since 1960’s, is taking a leading role in bringing back the lost glory of Wechecha mountain forest after years of human activities encroachment. Situated in Oromia National Regional State, 30 kilometers off Addis Ababa, Wechecha Mountain is a source of life, partially in provision of clean water for the city, and serving as source of perennial rivers that flow into Awash River which is the country’s longest river serving different social economic purpose including agriculture and hydropower. |
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EEJA stretches to Southern and Eastern Africa |
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By, EEJA reporter  Ethiopian environment journalists Association on 10 June 2010 signed a memorandum of understanding with its Zambian counterpart, African Network for Environment Journalists (ANEJ-Zambia) at a function held in Lusaka.
EEJA delegation to Zambia on the mission had a discussion with various Zambian officials including ministers of Information, foreign affairs and government whip in parliament.
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