Terracing in Tegray

Towards Integrated Landscape Management in Ethiopia

Potentials• Heterogenous biophysical environment giving rise to diverse ecosystems and ecosystem functions (alt 120 m.bsl-4533 m.asl);

• Diverse socio-ecological mosaics (diverse Indigenous knowledge; diverse socio-economic activities)

Huge past experiences and lessons on land rehabilitation and watershed management (since the 1970s)

Conducive overarching policy frameworks for ILM (E.g., Constitution, Environmental Policy and CRGE strategy) and several legislations enacted by the Federal Government and Regional States; yet some of them should be revised to address issues of ILM

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Challenges• Predominance of sectoral approach in policy

formulation and implementation • Challenges in harmonizing sectoral objectives and

collaborative agreements across actors• Inadequate public-private relationship to support

ILM• Conflict of interest or contradictions of policy

elements in the conservation and management of specific ecosystem services, e.g. wetlands

• Inadequate knowledge and capacity in practicing ILM and lack of documentation and share of knowledge

• Multiple actors but weak collaboration;

Outlook• Institutionalize Ethiopian Landscape Network

– Provide forum for actors to communicate– Bring landscape actors closer to each other for synergy & collaboration– Foster dialogue among actors– Facilitate ILM policy and strategy

• Establish landscape platforms• Support grass root Watershed Users’ Association to support ILM

implementation• Document and share lessons/information• Raise awareness and capacity on ILM

Policy (in the main) (6)1. Ministry of Agriculture (MoA2. Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Electricity

(MoWIE) 3.Ministry of Culture and Tourism (MoCT)4. Ethiopian Wildlife Conservation Authority

(EWCA)5. Abbay Basin Authority 6. Regional State Administration (law &NRM

advisors)

Research (6)1. ARARI/Fishery, NRM 2. BDU/wet land/Hydrology 3. DTU/ Guna-Tana4. DMU/Choke Mountain Chain5. Gondar University6. ICARDA/Maksegnit

Advocacy, Research and Implementation (6)

1. NABU 2. EWNRA3. SOS Sahel/PFM4. ORDA5. GIZ/Amhara6. PHE Consortium

Policy and Implementation (7)1.Bureau of Agriculture & Natural Resource

(BoANR) 2. Bureau of Water & Energy (BoWE)3. Buerau of Culture, Tourism & Parks

(BoCTP)4. Bureau of Environment Protection & Land

Use Administration (BoEPLUA)5. Bahir Dar Municipality 7. Bureau of Health (BoH)

Private Business and Investors (3)1. Flower farm/ Tanaflora2. Hotels3. Industries

Implementation (16)1. Lake Tana Sub Basin Org. 2. Amhara regional Livestock Agency3. Amhara design and supervision 4. Lake Tana Navigation Enterprise 5. AGP 6. SLMP/Amhara 7. CARE/Global Water Initiative8. IFAD/Community based natural resource

mgt project 9. Koga Irrigation 10. Amhara Forest Enterprise 11. WaterAid12. Tana Belese IWR devt project 13. Agro –BiG (on value chain)14. EEPCo/Tana-Belese Hydro power 15. ENIDP –Ethiopian Nile Irrigation Devt

project 16. Wareda (admin, agriculture, water,

health,)

1. Civic Societies (6)2. Water Users Association/cooperatives3. Tour Operators Association4. Fishery Association5. Watershed committee?6. Eco-tourism and biodiversity

conservation society7. Form for Environment

International/Bilateral Organizations (5)1. UNESCO2. WFP3. FAO/Amhara4. UNDP5. IFAD

Advocacy (1)1. Religious Institution/Monastery 2. Civic associations (Youth, Women, etc)

Entire Residents1. Farmers, Urban dwellers, etc

Successful gully rehabilitation in Debr Mewi, Micro-watershed, 2016 Amhara

Harena Forest, Harena Bulik, Bale

Agro-ecological zones of Ethiopia