Addressing agricultural input supply challenges calls on synchronization

It is well recognized that the majority of the Ethiopian population has led life entertaining the principal economic pillar of the nation—Agriculture. This sector has mainly been practiced particularly in developing countries.... Read more »

Attention to biodiversity the basis for survival of life

Historians say that, before earth was inhabited by humans; it was highly rich in natural and animal resources including surface and underground water. Survival of life on earth is directly or indirectly... Read more »

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam and the environment

Hydropower has been the leading source of renewable electric energy across the world, and while being center of controversies relating to water resource management and the environment, building hydroelectric dams are vital... Read more »

Striving to alleviate COVID-19’s press on environment through depleting carbon emission

Forest plays an important role in climate regulation and carbon sequestration. Thus, the importance of forests cannot be underestimated. Human beings are dependent on forests for survival due to basic needs range... Read more »

The economics of climate change

As the ‘Climate Risk Profile’ of Ethiopia highlights, “climate change will have key impacts on agriculture, livestock, water and human health in Ethiopia.” As a country whose economy is dependent on the... Read more »

GMO’s friends, not foe

It is seldom superstitiously said that death always comes in threes, same as trouble. The last couple of years have been some of the most difficult in our country’s recent history. In... Read more »

COVID-19 pandemic damage to wildlife and nature

About a month or so ago, just as the panic caused by COVID-19 was hitting mainstream Ethiopian society and government was starting to take measures to clear crowded markets, close down selected... Read more »

The Nexus between COVID-19 and the Environment: Lessons Ethiopia can take

What many thought would be an isolated incidence of a novel Coronavirus in China has took the world by force. The pandemic has wreaked havoc across the entire globe within the past... Read more »

Lockdown isn’t good news for all wildlife – many animals rely on humans for survival

From Venetian canals running clear, to herds of goats roaming around Llandudno, Wales, there have been claims of nature’s comeback since the start of lockdown. But recently, staff at the Meltham Wildlife... Read more »

What does Covid-19 crisis mean for rural development?

The implications and consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic are playing out before us. Much of the news coverage of the to date is both the Global North and the Global South has... Read more »