The Horn of Africa Regional Environment Centre and Network, Addis Ababa University (HoA-REC&N-AAU) is a peculiar regional organization established to bridge the gap between policy, knowledge and practice in environmental matters of the Horn of Africa region. The organization is serving as a regional multi-stakeholder platform of knowledge exchange whereby academia, policy-decision makers and practitioners...
Job Summary The senior project officer will be responsible for the coordination, management and facilitation of the implementation of the CABES project activities. The officer will closely work with national, regional and international partners for the smooth and effective implementation of the project activities. He/she will be responsible for engaging partners in constructive dialogues, in...
The HoAREC&N-AAU recently, in collaboration with Arsinegele Nature Conservation Environment Development Association( ANCEDA), developed the project -” Integrated landuse and community development pilot project in the CRV “ mainly in the Shashemene and Shalla weredas of the West Arsi Zone, Oromia regional State. One of the key catchments in the project area, the Jama-Urji Mountain ...
Brief summary Deforestation and forest degradation have been a long standing component of environmental degradation in East Africa. In Ethiopia, the government has introduced the Climate Resilient Green Economy (CRGE) strategy, in part, to address deforestation and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Additionally, the Oromia Regional State of Ethiopia was planning to start a jurisdictional REDD+...
West Guji zone is one of the coffee producing zones of Oromia region, Ethiopia where local communities are dependent on traditional cooking. The forest cover is degrading at an alarming rate by human pressure leading to rapid deforestation, low productivity and high indoor air pollution that causes serious health impact. To alleviate this problem, Oromia...
The consultative workshop held on August 27 and 28/2021 in Hawassa town was attended by more than 40 participants including the higher official delegates from EFCCC and OEFCC-Authority, the six forest cooperative representatives, the local administrations from Zone to kebele, experts from relevant government offices, local CBOs, senior staffs of Wondogenet Forestry College, HoAREC&N-AAU and...
