The untapped fishery resources of Omo-Turkana Basin

BY ADDISALEM MULAT Ethiopia’s freshwater system consists of 8,065 km long of rivers and 13,637 km2 area of lakes and reservoirs. Its freshwater system supports small-scale fisheries that sustain livelihoods of considerable... Read more »

Clearing misunderstandings on biotech versus biodiversity

BY ABEBE WOLDE GIORGIS Agriculture is the main stay of the economy as it serves as a means of living for about 80 percent of the population. It supplies input for the... Read more »

Protecting forests: Killing ‘many’ birds with one stone

 BY ADDISALEM MULAT Forestry is one of the potential natural resources that can maximize the country’s economic benefit in multiples of ways. For instance the forest itself can generate income as tourist... Read more »

Bold move to help Ethiopia go green

Year after year, people unknowingly or calculatingly clear forest resources and make a number of acre of lands barren. This cutting down or clearing of forest resources has not long back been... Read more »

Locusts expose people to famine in East Africa leaving land naked, demolishing crops

Billions of hungry insects are threatening to cause famine amidst the coronavirus pandemic, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said. Huge swarms of desert locusts with a greedy appetite for main crops like... Read more »

COVID-19 pandemic causes concern over plastic pollution

COVID-19 pandemic leads to concern over plastic waste Communities across the country have seen examples of increased litter during the coronavirus pandemic – especially masks and gloves discarded on the ground –... Read more »

Greening human mind serves to greening the environment

Ethiopia has a thousand and above years’ experience in planting seedlings of different plant species with whole nations living together. Now to get fruits of it, greening the human mind is an... Read more »

Ding-Dong! The bells are tolling! It is a wakeup call for all countries of the Nile Valley!

 Yes Ding-Dong! The bells are tolling! It is a wakeup call for all the countries of the Nile Valley and the African Union. The world is witnessing a shameful squabble among Egypt,... Read more »

Importance of newly designed genetic law for proper handling of biotechnology

Genetic technology mutations in natural products are disadvantageous to natural producers and consumers in Ethiopia. In particular, it is said that genetic modification was forbidden not be imposed on consumers. As a... Read more »

“Nile should not be source for confrontation, but cooperation”

The Ethiopia Herald approached Omer Redi via email to talk about the current negotiations and other related issues on the Nile. AU and other pertinent stakeholders’ duties and responsibilities in the process... Read more »