| Persons in charge: | Kindu, M.; Schneider, T.; Döllerer, M. |
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| Funded by: | Bayerische Staatskanzlei |
| Cooperation partners: | Ethiopian Environment and Forest Research Institute (EEFRI) Organization for Rehabilitation and Development in Amhara (ORDA) |
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Church Forests Ethiopia
Exploring Church Forests as ecosystem baseline for restoration concepts in the Ethiopian highlands
Church forests in the Ethiopian highlands are remnants of earlier more continuous forests or planted or regenerated patches in non-forest landscapes. The objective of this project is to investigate the potential of church forests as a blue print for developing landscape level restoration concepts for a sustainable, climate adapted and indigenous species based land use in over utilized areas of the Ethiopian highlands.
Satellite imagery, socio-economies survey, ground inventory and secondary sources will be used to generate the required data. A combination of technologies including remote sensing, GIS, and other techniques will be used for data analysis. This will lead us developing an updatable geo-spatial database of church forests in the Ethiopian highlands. Aspects such as trend analysis of landscape level land use/land cover changes, identification and selection of church forests, documentation of their major ecosystem services, their species composition and selection of candidate species for restoration will be considered. Side by side tailor made training on Geo-informatics (remote sensing and GIS) for selected staff members working in Ethiopia, and a conference about sate of Knowledge for Ethiopian Orthodox Church forest and restoration options are planned. The project will be conducted in various phases.
Publications
Kindu, M.; Schneider, T.; Wassie, A.; Lemenih, M.; Teketay, D.; Knoke, T. (2022): Towards Ethiopian Church Forests and Restoration Options—Synthesis and Conclusions (Chapter 17). In: State of the Art in Ethiopian Church Forests and Restoration Options. Kindu, M.; Schneider, T.; Wassie, A.; Lemenih, M.; Teketay, D.; Knoke, T.; Springer, Berlin: 339-345. ISBN: 978-3-030-86626-6. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-86626-6_17. Download
Scheider, T.; Kindu, M.; Döllerer, M.; Ivanova, A.; Knoke, T. (2022): Rehabilitation Sites Prioritization on Base of Multisource Remote Sensing Time Series, Erosion Risk, and Woody Biomass Modeling (Chapter 16). In: State of the Art in Ethiopian Church Forests and Restoration Options. Kindu, M.; Schneider, T.; Wassie, A.; Lemenih, M.; Teketay, D.; Knoke, T.; Springer, Berlin: 309-337. ISBN: 978-3-030-86626-6. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-86626-6_16. Download
Gudeta, K.; Argaw, M.; Kindu, M. (2022): Identifying Priority Areas for Conservation in Mojo River Watershed of Ethiopia Using GIS-Based Erosion Risk Evaluation (Chapter 14). In: State of the Art in Ethiopian Church Forests and Restoration Options. Kindu, M.; Schneider, T.; Wassie, A.; Lemenih, M.; Teketay, D.; Knoke, T.; Springer, Berlin: 267-285. ISBN: 978-3-030-86626-6. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-86626-6_14. Download
Demissie, F.; Yeshitela, K.; Kindu, M. (2022): Ecological Status and Plan for Connectivity of Fragmented Forests as a Means of Degraded Land Restoration in South Gonder, Ethiopia (Chapter 13). In: State of the Art in Ethiopian Church Forests and Restoration Options. Kindu, M.; Schneider, T.; Wassie, A.; Lemenih, M.; Teketay, D.; Knoke, T.; Springer, Berlin: 245-265. ISBN: 978-3-030-86626-6. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-86626-6_13. Download
Stimm, B.; Kindu, M.; Knoke, T. (2022): Church Forests as Sources for Forest Reproductive Material of Native Species and Their Possible Role as Starting Points for the Restoration of Degraded Areas in Ethiopia (Chapter 12). In: State of the Art in Ethiopian Church Forests and Restoration Options. Kindu, M.; Schneider, T.; Wassie, A.; Lemenih, M.; Teketay, D.; Knoke, T.; Springer, Berlin: 227-243. ISBN: 978-3-030-86626-6. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-86626-6_12. Download
Kindu, M.; Tibebe, D.; Nigussie, D.; Schneider, T.; Döllerer, M.; Teketay, D.; Knoke, T. (2022): Understanding Land Use/Land Cover Dynamics in and Surrounding the Ethiopian Church Forests (Chapter 2). In: State of the Art in Ethiopian Church Forests and Restoration Options. Kindu, M.; Schneider, T.; Wassie, A.; Lemenih, M.; Teketay, D.; Knoke, T.; Springer, Berlin: 11-30. ISBN: 978-3-030-86626-6. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-86626-6_2. Download
Kindu, M.; Schneider, T.; Wassie, A.; Lemenih, M.; Teketay, D.; Knoke, T. (2022): Ethiopian Church Forests and Restoration Options—An Introduction (Chapter 1). In: State of the Art in Ethiopian Church Forests and Restoration Options. Kindu, M.; Schneider, T.; Wassie, A.; Lemenih, M.; Teketay, D.; Knoke, T.; Springer, Berlin.: 1-8. ISBN: 978-3-030-86626-6. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-86626-6_1. Download