Ethiopia’s stride towards reaching binding agreement in climate change

BY GIRMACHEW GASHAW Global climate negotiations have consistently been running for the past 25 years since Rio-92 and the 26th Cop (Conference of the Parties) is expected to be held this year.... Read more »

Dilemma of edible oil supply and environmental protection due to palm oil deforestation

BY GETACHEW MINAS Major palm oil deforesters are usually sheltered suspects, whose hidden, veiled and concealed operations are difficult to trace. The latest report by H. N. Jong revealed that these offenders... Read more »

Removing constraints to benefit more from opal gemstone mining

BY GETACHEW MINAS Studies indicate that opal was first discovered in Ethiopia in the mid-1990s. These opals were initially found to be of low quality as compared to the Australian opal, which... Read more »

SCP and circular economies to augment safe, secure environment for all

BY DIRRIBA TESHOME The World Sustainable Development Summit 2021 on ‘Redefining our Common Future: Safe and Secure Environment for All’ facilitated by the Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) was held recently under... Read more »

Pruning to boost coffee production, heals forest

BY BAHIRU SETEGNE It is crystal clear that Ethiopia is the origin of coffee beans especially coffee Arabica. Of course, coffee had taken a lion share regarding to export commodities for earning... Read more »

UN environment assembly set to galvanize global action for nature

COMPILED BY DIRRIBA TESHOME  From species extinction to extreme weather, the planet is in crisis. In the last week of February 2021, world leaders, scientists, businesses and civil society will convene to... Read more »

Maintaining ecological balance to ensure sustainable growth

 BY GIRMACHEW GASHAW As the living environment is contributing greater for human life, human beings should provide care and due attention to it in return. Unless we do this, its payback will... Read more »

Central Rift Valley (CRV): Threats and opportunities

BY GETACHEW MINAS  Central Rift Valley (CRV) consists of a chain of lakes, streams and wetlands. The most common lakes in this valley are Ziway, Abiyata, Langano and Shalla. These lakes consist... Read more »

Eyes on National Parks

BY HENOK TIBEBU Ethiopia has several National Parks that are home to different wild animals and bird species as well as beautiful landscapes with rich unique biodiversity. Since it is obviously mandatory... Read more »

Nature is our most precious asset. When economists are saying to value it or face ruin, it’s time to listen

Inger Andersen is the executive director of the United Nations Environment Programme while Sir Robert Watson is former chair of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. They commonly shared... Read more »