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The Conservation challenges of Burkitu Community forest, Gasera District, Bale Robe, Ethiopia
Corresponding Author(s) : Ahmed Abdela
Sustainability Science and Resources,
Vol. 6 (2024): Sustainability Science and Resources
Abstract
Aims:The study focused on the difficulties facing the Burkitu community forest in Southeast Ethiopia's Gasera District Bale Zone in terms of conservation. The Burkitu Community Forest got its name because the land is owned by a legally recognized group of individuals known as Burkitu. The woodland is 18.62 hectares in size and borders Ganda-Wotechimo and Gasera 01 on both sides.
Materials & Methods: Questionnaires, interviews, and focus group discussions were used to gather data. SPSS statistical software was used to evaluate the observed and collected data and produced frequency and percentage charts.
Findings:Burkitu Community Forest faces numerous conservation issues, such as poor governance, deforestation, unclear boundaries, low local community awareness, and strained relationships between community forest members and local officials.
Conclusion:Financial assistance, raising local community awareness, drawing clear boundaries, maintaining unity between community forest members and the leader, and limiting the leader's lack of commitment are all crucial control measures to protect Burkitu community forest.
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- Bishaw, B. (2001). Deforestation and Land Degradation in the Ethiopian Highlands: A Strategy for Physical Recovery. Northeast African Studies, 8(1), 7–25. http://www.jstor.org/stable/41931353
- Cochran, W.G. (1977). Sampling Techniques. 3rd Edition, John Wiley & Sons, New York.
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Bishaw, B. (2001). Deforestation and Land Degradation in the Ethiopian Highlands: A Strategy for Physical Recovery. Northeast African Studies, 8(1), 7–25. http://www.jstor.org/stable/41931353
Cochran, W.G. (1977). Sampling Techniques. 3rd Edition, John Wiley & Sons, New York.
Mansourian, S., Aquino, L., Erdmann, T. K., & Pereira, F. (2014). A Comparison of Governance Challenges in Forest Restoration in Paraguay’s Privately-Owned Forests and Madagascar’s Co-managed State Forests. Forests, 5(4), 763-783. https://doi.org/10.3390/f5040763
Mekonen, S., Chinasho, A., Berhanu, K., & Tesfaye, S. (2017). Threats and conservation challenges of wildlife in Harenna Forest, Harenna Buluk District, South East Ethiopia. International Journal of Biodiversity and Conservation, 9(7), 246-255. https://doi.org/10.5897/IJBC2017.1075
Newmark, W. D., Manyanza, D. N., Gamassa, D.-G. M., & Sariko, H. I. (1994). The Conflict between Wildlife and Local People Living Adjacent to Protected Areas in Tanzania: Human
Sustainability Science and Resources, Vol. 6:5, 2024, pp. 105 - 120 119
Density as a Predictor / El conflicto entre la fauna silvestre y la población que vive adyacente a áreas protegidas en Tanzania: Densidad Humana utilizada como pronosticador. Conservation Biology, 8(1), 249–254. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1523- 1739.1994.08010249.x
Vieira, I. C. G., Gardner, T., Ferreira, J., Lees, A. C., & Barlow, J. (2014). Challenges of Governing
Second-Growth Forests: A Case Study from the Brazilian Amazonian State of
Pará. Forests, 5(7), 1737-1752. https://doi.org/10.3390/f5071737
Woodroffe, Rosie & Thirgood, Simon & Rabinowitz, Alan. (2005). People and Wildlife: Conflict
or Coexistence? https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511614774