Regeneration, Maintenance, and Sustainable Use of Pristine Forests in Ethiopia
Description:
This proposal is part of an ecosystem study that aims at a scientific basis for a sustainable management of the Munessa-Shashemene forest as a model for other semi-deciduous forests in Ethiopia. With the enlargement of the project in the second phase, coordinative tasks increased drastically with respect to scientific coordination, management of the field work, and collaboration with Ethiopian partners and authorities. This requires the employment of a project-coordinating scientist. His tasks will be (1) to coordinate the field work, (2) to administer the field station and the project car, (3) to manage the permanent plots, (4) to establish and coordinate the experiments of the silviculture project, (5) to organise training activities for Ethiopian students and professionals, (6) to deal with Ethiopian authorities, (7) to interact with the Addis Ababa University and the Ethiopian Agricultural Research Organization, (8) to strengthen networking within the project package, and (8) to take the lead in the preparation of a manual for the sustainable management of the Munessa-Shashemene Forest.
Executive Institute:
Institute for Soil Science (IFBK) Details of Institute for Soil Science
Parent institution:
Leibniz University of Hannover Details of Leibniz University of Hannover (Lower Saxony)
Contract period:
01. 01. 2005 - 31. 12. 2010
Participating Institutions:
- Institute for Biodiversity (IBN) Details of IBN
- Institute of Plant Physiology Details of Institute of Plant Physiology
- Special Botany and Mycology Details of Special Botany and Mycology
- Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Details of FSC
- Department of Geoscience Details of Department of Geoscience
- Addis Ababa University Details of Addis Ababa University
- Institute of Evolution and Ecology Details of Institute of Evolution and Ecology
Funding Programme:
- DFG Individual Grants Programme Details of DFG Individual Grants Programme
Subject:
- Forestry
Purpose of research:
Basic research
Funding Institutions:
- German Research Council (DFG) (DFG) Details of (DFG)
Project Management Agency:
- German Research Council (DFG) (DFG) Details of DFG