Essays about: "Ethiopian highlands"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words Ethiopian highlands.

  1. 1. Effects of afforestation of agricultural land on the water balance in Ethiopian Highlands

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Soil and Environment

    Author : Mwala Silumesi; [2022]
    Keywords : acacia decurrens; aquaCrop Mode; afforestation; water balance; teff;

    Abstract : In this study, I examined how land use change affects the partitioning of water and how soil-plant interactions are impacted by yearly rainfall at a stand scale. Even though many studies have been conducted to evaluate the extent of land use change and the economic impacts, few have attempted to study the rapid farmer-driven afforestation with Acacia decurrens and also disaggregated dry, normal and dry seasons at stand scale. READ MORE

  3. 2. Modelling the effects of land cover and climate change on watershed hydrology in south-western Ethiopia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Nicklas Simonsen; [2019]
    Keywords : Hydrological model; Soil Water Assessment Tool; SWAT; Land use Land cover; LULC; climate change; erosion; Ethiopian highlands; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Degradation of the hydrological regime is a pressing issue in the Ethiopian Highlands. It is one of the most rapidly degrading landscapes due to its topography and large amounts of annual precipitation. This problem has been exacerbated through anthropogenic influence from land use/land cover (LULC) and climate change. READ MORE

  4. 3. Spatial assessment of NDVI as an indicator of desertification in Ethiopia using remote sensing and GIS

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Gezahagn Negash Seboka; [2016]
    Keywords : NDVI and Rainfall; land degradation; climate change; desertification; NOAA AVHRR; land cover; GIS; Physical Geography and Ecosystem analysis; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Desertification is a serious environmental and socio-economic problem occurring at global, regional and local scale. According to Article 1(a) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), define the term “desertification” means “land degradation in arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid (dry lands) areas resulting from various factors, including climatic variations and human activities”. READ MORE

  5. 4. The contribution of Eucalyptus woodlots to the livelihoods of small scale farmers in tropical and subtropical countries with special reference to the Ethiopian highlands

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Products

    Author : Biruk Ketsela Hailemicael; [2012]
    Keywords : Eucalyptus; small-holder; small-holder; environment; cash flow; wood-lots; undergrowth;

    Abstract : Different eucalyptus species have an ability to grow in a wide range of ecological conditions and are found almost all over the world, mostly in tropical and subtropical countries. Small scale farmers in least developing countries plant eucalyptus widely compared to other tree species. READ MORE

  6. 5. Habitat and plant selection of livestock in a fire-managed Afro-alpine heathland in Ethiopia

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management

    Author : Jenny Gustafsson; [2009]
    Keywords : Erica trimera; Erica arborea; Afro-alpine heathlands; habitat preference; foraging; foraging behaviour; livestock; fire Management; Bale Mountains; Ethiopia;

    Abstract : In the Ethiopian highlands cultivation is dominant up to 2700 m elevation, higher up on the mountain slopes there are numerous scattered farms with little cultivation due to the harsh climate. Here, the economy is based on animal husbandry, with cattle as the most important livestock species. READ MORE