Perspectives on the socio-economic challenges and opportunities for tree planting: A case study of Ethiopia

Boissière Manuel, Atmadja Stibniati Soeria, Guariguata Manuel, Kassa Habtemariam, Sist Plinio. 2021. Perspectives on the socio-economic challenges and opportunities for tree planting: A case study of Ethiopia. Forest Ecology and Management, 497:119488, 10 p.

Quartile : Q1, Sujet : FORESTRY

Résumé : We reflect on the socio-economic challenges in designing, implementing and monitoring tree planting activities using a case study of Ethiopia, a country aiming to restore 15 of the 127.7 million hectares (ha) pledged by 31 African countries as of June 2021. Based on a literature review and expert assessments, we describe and analyse the historical context of both deforestation and afforestation and reforestation in Ethiopia. We also assess the extent to which the socio-political environment in Ethiopia enables successful tree planting based on a set of socio-economic drivers known to affect tree planting outcomes. We find that, overall, there is a need to pay more attention to the socio-economic dimension of tree planting, in particular to fully consider both the needs and participation of local communities. We also perceive a high risk of afforestation being misidentified as reforestation; insufficient consideration of local community participation, benefit sharing and land tenure issues; and insufficient marketing for forest products derived from planted and natural forests. We recommend: (i) raising awareness about the risk of confounding afforestation and reforestation, and developing approaches to manage those risks; (ii) promoting bottom-up approaches to tree planting, to complement existing top-down approaches; (iii) assisting local communities in securing long-term rights and benefits over land, in setting objectives and in accessing the means for implementing tree planting; and (v) improving financial returns from tree planting activities while creating opportunities for the private sector.

Mots-clés Agrovoc : plantation forestière, impact socioéconomique, reconstitution forestière, réhabilitation des forêts, participation communautaire, déboisement, aspect socioéconomique

Mots-clés géographiques Agrovoc : Éthiopie

Mots-clés libres : Green Legacy Initiative (GLI), Dry forest, Forest land tenure, Forest landscape restoration (FLR), Horn of Africa, East Africa

Classification Agris : K01 - Foresterie - Considérations générales
K70 - Dégâts causés aux forêts et leur protection
E11 - Économie et politique foncières

Champ stratégique Cirad : CTS 5 (2019-) - Territoires

Auteurs et affiliations

• Boissière Manuel, CIRAD-ES-UPR Forêts et sociétés (FRA) ORCID: 0000-0002-2552-7664 - auteur correspondant
• Atmadja Stibniati Soeria, CIRAD-ES-UPR Forêts et sociétés (FRA)
• Guariguata Manuel, CIFOR (PER)
• Kassa Habtemariam, CIFOR (IDN)
• Sist Plinio, CIRAD-ES-UPR Forêts et sociétés (FRA)

Source : Cirad-Agritrop (https://agritrop.cirad.fr/599569/)

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