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Harehuwa exclosure

{{Short description|Exclosure for woodland restoration in Ethiopia}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}

{{Use Oxford spelling|date= February 2020}}

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| location = Mahbere Sillasie municipality, in Dogu’a Tembien district, Ethiopia

| nearest_city = Hagere Selam

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| coordinates = {{coord|13.679|N|39.158|E|display=inline, title}}

| established = 1999

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Harehuwa is an exclosure located in the Dogu'a Tembien woreda of the Tigray Region in Ethiopia. The area has been protected since 1999 by the local community.

Environmental characteristics

Source:{{cite journal |last1= Descheemaeker|first1= K. and colleagues| title= Sediment deposition and pedogenesis in exclosures in theTigray highlands, Ethiopia |journal= Geoderma |date=2006 |volume=132|issue= 3–4|pages=291–314 |doi= 10.1016/j.geoderma.2005.04.027|bibcode= 2006Geode.132..291D}}

  • Average slope gradient: 55%
  • Aspect: the exclosure is oriented towards the west
  • Minimum altitude: 2180 metres
  • Maximum altitude: 2300 metres
  • Lithology: Adigrat Sandstone

Management

As a general rule, cattle ranging and wood harvesting are not allowed. The grasses are harvested once yearly and taken to the homesteads of the village to feed livestock. Physical soil and water conservation has been implemented to enhance infiltration, and vegetation growth.

Benefits for the community

Setting aside such areas fits with the long-term vision of the communities, where hiza’iti lands are set aside for use by the future generations. It also has direct benefits for the community:{{cite book |last1=Jacob |first1=M. and colleagues | title= Exclosures as Primary Option for Reforestation in Dogu'a Tembien. In: Geo-trekking in Ethiopia's Tropical Mountains - The Dogu'a Tembien District |date=2019 |publisher=SpringerNature |isbn=978-3-030-04954-6 |url=https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783030049546}}

  • improved infiltration
  • improved ground water availability
  • honey production
  • climate ameliorator (temperature, moisture)
  • carbon sequestration, dominantly sequestered in the soil, and additionally in the woody vegetation{{cite book |last1=De Deyn |first1=Jonathan |title= Benefits of reforestation on Carbon storage and water infiltration in the context of climate mitigation in North Ethiopia. Master thesis, Ghent University| date=2019}}

Improved ecosystem

With vegetation growth, biodiversity in this exclosure has strongly improved: there is more varied vegetation and wildlife.

=Trees=

The main tree species found in the exclosure are:

=Soils=

The main soil type in the exclosure are Phaeozems, essentially a remnant of the time when the area was covered with natural forest.

References

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External links

  • [https://www.un.org/esa/forests Link For Forestry Projects]

Category:1999 establishments in Ethiopia

Category:Land management

Category:Environmental conservation

Category:Carbon finance

Category:Exclosures of Tigray Region

Category:Dogu'a Tembien