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A timber truck fully loaded with logs drives over a very simple wooden bridge in a forest.
© Thünen-Institut
A timber truck fully loaded with logs drives over a very simple wooden bridge in a forest.
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WF Forestry

The initiated science-policy dialogue with stakeholders in Ethiopia brings first fruits

Follow-up of the joint mid-term workshop of Thünen Institute and CIFOR (Centre of International Forest Research) on forest restoration conducted in Addis Ababa-Ethiopia.

A group photo of the workshop and a photo of shifting cultivation as the prevalent cause of degraded forest landscapes in the tropics (here Zambia)
© Jobst Michael Schröder; Muluken Tefera

The findings of the FLESRA project presented at the workshop on 25.11.2022 emphasized the importance and need of benefit sharing mechanisms, as also demanded by various key stakeholders including those in Carbon realm.
The fact that the results were also shared to Ethiopian Forest Development (EFD) helped to get the attention of policy makers at EFD and initiated the inclusion of benefit sharing mechanism in the new forest regulation in Ethiopia.
This further highlights the vital importance of a close relationship between science and policy actors.

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