Projects

Environmental degradation in the Ethiopian highlands perpetuates poverty among local communities depending on natural resources. To break this loop, locally desired and suitable livelihoods are needed. This project, led by Jorgelina Marino, supports sustainable livelihoods, such as cultivation of native “guassa” grasses and production of highland honey, and participatory processes to strengthen traditional governance and capacity for co‐management of natural resources in Community Conservation Areas. Thus, local livelihoods will be improved, and Afroalpine grasslands protected, including endemic small mammals and endangered Ethiopian wolves.