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...
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August 18, 2021October 21, 2021
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Project expeditor meeting conducted on the establishment of an independent ILDP institution in GPNRS.
The meeting was held on August 18/ 8/2021 in Addis Ababa to discuss and forward direction towards expediting the urgent and critical activities in the ILDP phase-II project activity plan. The meeting, in the presence of H.E Mr. Thankuay Jock, V. President of the GPNRS, was attended by more than 25 participants assigned from the...
July 19, 2021July 19, 2021
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HoA-REC&N conducted its first Annual Review Meeting on the HoA-ESR project
The Horn of Africa Regional Environment Centre and Network (HoA-REC&N) conducted its first Annual Review Meeting on the HoA-ESR project in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia at HoA-REC&N headquarters in Gullele Botanic Garden on July 15, 2021. The review meeting sought to update the donor, SIDA on progress in the year 2020 and onwards in the implementation...
July 13, 2021July 13, 2021
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World Environment Day High-level Dialogue forum
Media reflections on the World Environment Day High-level Dialogue forum organized by PHE Ethiopia Consortium in collaboration with partners
July 2, 2021July 2, 2021
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Potential of non – state actors for the Post 2020 Global Biodiversity Framework: Seizing the Landscape Opportunity
The global biodiversity community is taking important strides to craft a new post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (post-2020 GBF) at the upcoming 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) slated to take place in October 2021. Given the importance of the contributions of non-state and subnational actors in contributing to the success of the new framework, which requires a...
June 15, 2021June 15, 2021
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World Environment Day, 2021 Celebrations
HoA-REC actively participated and contributed to the successful celebration of the World Environment Day on June 5, 2021. Dr. Mekuria has been invited by the Environment, Forest and Climate Change Commission to take part as a panelist at the National WED celebration event that took place in Hawassa. Dr. Mekuria delivered a talk on “Ecosystems...
June 15, 2021June 15, 2021
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HoA-REC board of trustees held its first meeting of 2021
The board listened to achievement reports of the Center and network and discussed key issues of the Center. In its deliberations, the board provided strategic directions and actions for improving operational management and various other issues.
January 20, 2021January 20, 2021
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HoAREC&N Participated in National Energy Exhibition
As part of the re-launching of the Ethiopia Rural Energy Development and Promotion Center (EREDPC), a three-day exhibition was organized by MoWIE (Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Electricity) and ECCA (Ethiopian Clean Cooking Alliance). As a member, HoAREC&N was invited by ECCA to exhibit our energy-related activities and services at the event. The exhibition was...
November 13, 2020January 8, 2021
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John Kamanga Won the Tusk Award For Conservation in Africa 2020
John Kamanga is a grassroots conservation leader who has dedicated his career to developing a vision for the co-existence of pastoralists and wildlife. His conservation philosophy draws on indigenous traditions, while incorporating modern realities and conservation opportunities.As a founder and director of SORALO, a unique organisation representing 16 Maasai communities living across several million hectares...
February 26, 2018March 9, 2018
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