Amhara Region - Wikipedia
The Amhara region has the most world heritage sites of any region in Ethiopia and is endowed with natural and geographic wonders and ecosystems. The region contains Ethiopia's largest inland body of water Lake Tana, which is the source of the Blue Nile river.
The Status of Dry Evergreen Afromontane Forest Patches in Amhara ...
Oct 26, 2022 · Ethiopian dry evergreen afromontane forests are primary biodiversity priority areas including many forest patches of Amhara Region. Natural vegetation of the region is now almost exclusively limited to sacred places, very few protected and less accessible areas.
Honeybee colonies carrying capacity determination in north-east dry ...
Feb 15, 2024 · The Waghimra zone (Fig. 1) is the dry land area that can be found in northern Ethiopia in the Amhara region, which is located at 12° N latitude and 38° E longitude, and has an altitude of 500–3500 mean above sea level with an annual rainfall of 150–700 mm, a type of rainfall that is not regular. Temperatures during the year range from 15 ...
The Amhara Region highlands constitute more than 60% of the land area with Afromontane vegetation, of which dry montane forests form the largest part (EPLAUA 2004, Environment Protection Authority report, unpublished).
Forest Resources in Amhara: Brief Description, Distribution
Apr 7, 2017 · The Amhara Region highlands constitute more than 60% of the land area with Afromontane vegetation, of which dry montane forests form the largest part (EPLAUA 2004, Environment Protection Authority report, unpublished).
This study aims to quantify forest cover change in the South Gondar, Amhara region of Ethiopia from 1985 to 2015 by investigating the quantity and composition of forest cover. I will generate forest cover maps from two Landsat scenes from the …
The Carbon Dynamics of Dry Tropical Afromontane Forest ... - MDPI
With this study, we provided insights into how land use changes—converting natural forest areas into agricultural land—affect the soil fertility and thus the productivity expectations of Afromontane forests in the Amhara region of Northwestern Ethiopia.
Land cover map of Amhara Region (Source: [50]). - ResearchGate
Ethiopian dry evergreen afromontane forests are primary biodiversity priority areas including many forest patches of Amhara Region. Natural vegetation of the region is now almost...
Scale-wide evaluation and promotion of improved
Apr 14, 2020 · Although teff production is an integral part of the mixed livelihood system in the dryland zones of Northeast Amhara, the sub-sector is defined by shortage of improved varieties and management practices.
Land degradation, due to soil erosion and nutrient depletion, poses a serious problem on the rural producers in Ethiopia (Getachew & Wagayehu, 2007) that has been reducing the productivity of agricultural land, and affects the livelihoods of millions of people (Ahmed et al., 2014).