Bush encroachment:a major threat to pastoralists livelihood in Ethiopia

摘要：

Introduction Ethiopia has a vast area of rangeland (61 to 67 ％ of the land area) located around the periphery and they are found below 1,500 m.a.s.l.They support pastoral and agro-pastoral communities (mostly Somalia,Afar and Borana) of about 9.8 million people belonging to 29 ethnic groups.The rangelands are not only important for livestock raising but also for wildlife habitats,ecotourism,irrigated agriculture,medicinal plants,conservation of biodiversity,and exploitation of natural resources (Abule et al.,2005).However,bush encroachment,the process of open grassland savanna being transformed into bushes & shrubs,is a major problem.Therefore,the objective of this paper is to review the status of bush encroachment and its effect on the livelihood of the pastoralists in Ethiopia.

关键词： Bush encroachment Pastoralists livelihood rangeland

作者: Abule,Ebro

作者单位: Adami Tulu Agricultural Research Center,P.O.Box,35,Zeway,Ethiopia

会议类型: 国际会议

会议名称: 2008世界草地与草原大会

会议地点: 呼和浩特

会议语种:英文

在线出版日期: 2008-06-29（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）