GLI contributed to the regeneration of local plant species: The case for restoring biodiversity in Ethiopia

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationBioversity Internationalen
cg.contributor.donorDepartment for Environment Food and Rural Affairsen
cg.contributor.initiativeClimate Resilience
cg.contributor.initiativeNature-Positive Solutions
cg.coverage.countryEthiopia
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2ET
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africa
cg.coverage.regionSub-Saharan Africa
cg.creator.identifierDejene Mengistu: 0000-0002-5771-6048en
cg.creator.identifierBogale Nigir Hailemariam: 0000-0002-7453-7674en
cg.identifier.urlhttps://alliancebioversityciat.org/stories/gli-contributed-regeneration-local-plant-species-case-restoring-biodiversity-ethiopiaen
cg.subject.actionAreaSystems Transformation
cg.subject.alliancebiovciatAGROFORESTRYen
cg.subject.alliancebiovciatBIODIVERSITYen
cg.subject.impactAreaEnvironmental health and biodiversity
cg.subject.sdgSDG 15 - Life on landen
dc.contributor.authorMengistu, Dejene Ken
dc.contributor.authorTerefe, Hailuen
dc.contributor.authorNigir, Bogaleen
dc.contributor.authorTilahun, Abiyouen
dc.date.accessioned2025-06-04T12:59:36Z
dc.date.available2025-06-04T12:59:36Z
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/174964
dc.titleGLI contributed to the regeneration of local plant species: The case for restoring biodiversity in Ethiopiaen
dcterms.abstractEthiopia’s Green Legacy Initiative (GLI) aims to reverse land degradation, expand green cover, and restore biodiversity. Though criticized for favoring a few exotic species (Grevillea robusta, Vachellia deccurens, Pinus patula, and Cupressus lusitanica), our findings suggest these plantations effectively support native species regeneration in GLI sites. This underscores GLI’s potential in biodiversity restoration, climate resilience, environmental health, and socio-economic gains. However, challenges—open grazing, seedling loss, technical gaps, low community participation, and weak law enforcement—threaten sustainability. Urgent action is needed to address these issues and scale successes regionally.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.bibliographicCitationMengistu, D.K.; Terefe, H.; Nigir, B.; Tilahun, A. (2025) GLI contributed to the regeneration of local plant species: The case for restoring biodiversity in Ethiopia. [Blog post] Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT). Published online 13 May 2025. URL: https://alliancebioversityciat.org/stories/gli-contributed-regeneration-local-plant-species-case-restoring-biodiversity-ethiopiaen
dcterms.issued2025-05-13en
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCopyrighted; all rights reserved
dcterms.subjectagroforestryen
dcterms.subjectlivelihoodsen
dcterms.subjectbiodiversityen
dcterms.typeBlog Post

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