Addi Meles

Addi Meles exclosure
Addi Meles exclosure
	Location within Ethiopia
Location	Inda Sillasie municipality, in Dogu’a Tembien district, Ethiopia
Nearest city	Hagere Selam
Coordinates	13°34′N 39°12′E / 13.56°N 39.2°E
Area	65 ha (160 acres)
Website	https://ethiotrees.com

Addi Meles is an exclosure located in the Dogu'a Tembien woreda of the Tigray Region in Ethiopia. The area is protected by the local community.

Environmental characteristics

Area: 65 ha
Average slope gradient: 20%
Aspect: the enclosure is oriented, on both sides of a ridge towards the east and the west
Minimum altitude: 2163 metres
Maximum altitude: 2259 metres
Lithology: Antalo Limestone
2018: support by the EthioTrees project

Management

As a general rule, cattle grazing and wood harvesting are unallowed. The grasses are harvested annually and taken to the homesteads of the village to feed livestock. Physical soil and water conservation has been implemented to enhance water infiltration, and vegetation growth. Field observations showed that some illegal grazing occurred in the enclosure in 2018.

Benefits for the community

Setting aside such areas fits with the long-term vision of the communities were hiza’iti lands are set aside for use by the future generations. It has also direct benefits for the community:

improved ground water availability
honey production
climate ameliorator (temperature, moisture)
the sequestered carbon (in total 84 tonnes per ha, dominantly sequestered in the soil, and additionally in the woody vegetation) is certified using the Plan Vivo voluntary carbon standard, after which carbon credits are sold
the revenues are then reinvested in the villages, according to the priorities of the communities; it may be for an additional class in the village school, a water pond, or conservation in the exclosures.

References

1 2 3 4 De Deyn, Jonathan (2019). Benefits of reforestation on Carbon storage and water infiltration in the context of climate mitigation in North Ethiopia. Master thesis, Ghent University.
↑ Jacob, M. and colleagues (2019). Exclosures as Primary Option for Reforestation in Dogu'a Tembien. In: Geo-trekking in Ethiopia's Tropical Mountains - The Dogu'a Tembien District. SpringerNature. ISBN 978-3-030-04954-6.
↑ EthioTrees on Plan Vivo website
↑ Reubens, B. and colleagues (2019). Research-based development projects in Dogu'a Tembien. In: Geo-trekking in Ethiopia's Tropical Mountains - The Dogu'a Tembien District. SpringerNature. ISBN 978-3-030-04954-6.

External links

EthioTrees on Davines website
EthioTrees project website Archived 15 February 2020 at the Wayback Machine
EthioTrees on Plan Vivo website
Link For Forestry Projects

[jona-1] 1 2 3 4 De Deyn, Jonathan (2019). Benefits of reforestation on Carbon storage and water infiltration in the context of climate mitigation in North Ethiopia. Master thesis, Ghent University.

[2] Jacob, M. and colleagues (2019). Exclosures as Primary Option for Reforestation in Dogu'a Tembien. In: Geo-trekking in Ethiopia's Tropical Mountains - The Dogu'a Tembien District. SpringerNature. ISBN 978-3-030-04954-6.

[vivo-3] EthioTrees on Plan Vivo website

[chapter-4] Reubens, B. and colleagues (2019). Research-based development projects in Dogu'a Tembien. In: Geo-trekking in Ethiopia's Tropical Mountains - The Dogu'a Tembien District. SpringerNature. ISBN 978-3-030-04954-6.