1st Edition

Environment and Society in Ethiopia

By Girma Kebbede Copyright 2017
232 Pages 7 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

230 Pages 7 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

230 Pages 7 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Ethiopia is facing environmental and poverty challenges, and urgently needs effective management of its environmental resources. Much of the Ethiopian landscape has been significantly altered and reshaped by centuries of human activities, and three-quarters of the rural population is living on degraded land. Over the past two decades the country has seen rapid economic and population growth and... Read more

1. Introduction

2. Soil Resources and Land Use

3. Pastoral Resources

4. Forests and Woodlands

5. Freshwater

6. Wildlife and Protected Areas

7. Conclusion

 

 

Biography

Girma Kebbede is Professor of Geography and Environmental Studies at Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts, USA.