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Submission: On September 29 via manual from US — Scanned from DE
Submission: On September 29 via manual from US — Scanned from DE
Form analysis 3 forms found in the DOM
GET /search
<form class="views-exposed-form" data-drupal-selector="views-exposed-form-search-search" action="/search" method="get" id="views-exposed-form-search-search" accept-charset="UTF-8">
<div class="form-row">
<div data-drupal-selector="edit-actions" class="form-actions" id="edit-actions"><input data-drupal-selector="edit-submit-search" type="submit" id="edit-submit-search" value="Submit"
class="button js-form-submit form-submit btn btn-primary form-control"></div>
<fieldset class="js-form-item js-form-type-textfield form-type-textfield js-form-item-query form-item-query form-group">
<label for="edit-query">Search</label>
<input data-drupal-selector="edit-query" placeholder="Search" type="text" id="edit-query" name="q" value="" size="30" maxlength="128" class="form-text form-control">
</fieldset>
</div>
</form>POST ./profile/?country=et
<form method="post" action="./profile/?country=et" id="Form1">
<div class="aspNetHidden">
<input type="hidden" name="__EVENTTARGET" id="__EVENTTARGET" value="">
<input type="hidden" name="__EVENTARGUMENT" id="__EVENTARGUMENT" value="">
<input type="hidden" name="__VIEWSTATE" id="__VIEWSTATE"
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<input type="hidden" name="__VIEWSTATEGENERATOR" id="__VIEWSTATEGENERATOR" value="F81599AD">
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<header>
<span property="schema:name" content="ASP.Net Template Page" class="rdf-meta hidden"></span>
<style>
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display: block;
min-height: 100px;
padding: 2rem;
text-align: center;
background-size: cover;
}
.portal-banner>h1 {
color: #fff;
font-weight: 400;
font-size: 3rem;
letter-spacing: .08em;
text-transform: uppercase;
text-shadow: 2px 3px 4px rgb(32 32 32 / 50%);
}
@media (max-width: 992px) {
.portal-banner {
min-height: initial;
padding: 1rem;
min-height: 75px;
}
.portal-banner>h1 {
font-size: 2rem;
}
}
@media (min-width: 993px) {}
</style>
<section id="ctl23_ctl00_CPortalBanner" class="portal-banner" style="background-image:url(//www.cbd.int/images/banners/banner-0-3855.JPG)">
<h1 id="ctl23_ctl00_CCarouselTitle">Country Profiles</h1>
</section>
<style>
.mobile-menu.navbar {
border-bottom: solid 1px #c0c0c0;
font-size: 22px;
font-weight: 400;
}
.mobile-menu.navbar>.navbar-brand {
font-size: 24px;
}
.mobile-menu.navbar .navbar-nav .nav-item {
border-top: solid 1px #c0c0c0;
}
.mobile-menu.navbar .navbar-nav .nav-item.active {
border-left: 5px solid #009b48;
}
.mobile-menu.navbar .navbar-nav.level-1>.nav-item>.nav-link {
padding-left: 2.0rem;
}
.mobile-menu.navbar .navbar-nav.level-2>.nav-item>.nav-link {
padding-left: 3.0rem;
}
.mobile-menu.navbar .navbar-nav.level-3>.nav-item>.nav-link {
padding-left: 4.0rem;
}
.mobile-menu.navbar .navbar-nav.level-4>.nav-item>.nav-link {
padding-left: 5.0rem;
}
.mobile-menu.navbar .navbar-nav.level-5>.nav-item>.nav-link {
padding-left: 6.0rem;
}
.mobile-menu.navbar .navbar-nav.level-6>.nav-item>.nav-link {
padding-left: 7.0rem;
}
</style>
<nav class="mobile-menu d-lg-none navbar navbar-light light-blue lighten-4">
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<a href="/countries/default.shtml" id="ctl24_CPortal" class="navbar-brand">Country Profiles</a>
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<button class="navbar-toggler hamburger-icon collapsed" type="button" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#navbarSupportedContent1" aria-controls="navbarSupportedContent" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Toggle navigation">
<span class="line line-1"></span>
<span class="line line-2"></span>
<span class="line line-3"></span>
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<div class="collapse navbar-collapse" id="navbarSupportedContent1">
</div>
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</nav>
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<div class="node__content clearfix container-fluid">
<section class="article-wrapper row">
<aside id="CMenuColumn" class="layout__region layout__region--left left-article-menu-container col-0 col-lg-3">
<div data-layout-content-preview-placeholder-label=""Navigation block" block" class="block block-cbd-article block-navigation-block">
<div class="content">
<nav id="ctl32_TNav" class="sidebar-menu navbar-collapse" role="navigation">
<ul id="ctl32_TMenu" class="list-unstyled level-0">
<li id="ctl32_TMenuItem" class="level-0" page-id="3855">
<a href="/countries" id="ctl32_TMenuItemLink">Country Profiles</a>
</li>
</ul>
</nav>
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color: white;
margin-left: 30px;
}
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padding-left: 10px;
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padding-left: 10px;
}
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color: white;
text-transform: uppercase;
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color: white;
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color: white;
margin-left: 20px;
}
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padding: 10px 30px;
margin-right: 20px;
margin-left: -20px
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margin-left: -15px;
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margin-left: -15px;
padding-left: 15px;
}
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content: "\00a0 >\00a0";
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background: #009B48;
margin-left: -15px;
padding-left: 15px;
}
.sidebar-menu ul>p {
padding-left: 10px;
margin-bottom: 0.2rem;
/*background: #009B48;*/
}
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color: white;
font-size: 1.5em;
}
nav[id$=sidebar] ul li.no-levels {
background: #009B48;
}
nav.sidebar-menu>ul>li.selected {
background: white;
}
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<div id="ctl20_CSkin">
<div id="ctl20_CSkin2">
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list-style-type: none;
color: white;
}
body.phoenix .t-subMenu li:not(.t-menuSection) a {
padding-left: 5px;
color: white;
}
body.phoenix .t-subMenu li:not(.t-menuSection) a::before {
content: "\00a0 >\00a0";
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padding-top: 5px;
padding-right: 5px;
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background: #009B48;
margin-left: -15px;
padding-left: 15px;
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padding-left: 5px;
color: #265a4f;
display: inline-block;
width: 100%;
background-color: white;
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padding-right: 45px;
}
#divSelect,
#divSelect select {
width: 100%;
}
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text-align: center
}
body.phoenix #divSelect select {
width: 90%
}
body.phoenix div[id$="_CCountryInformation"]>ul.t-subMenu>li:first-child {
background: none;
font-size: 1.25em;
}
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<div id="divSelect" style="padding: 10px 0 10px 0;">
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<option value="af">Afghanistan</option>
<option value="al">Albania</option>
<option value="dz">Algeria</option>
<option value="ad">Andorra</option>
<option value="ao">Angola</option>
<option value="ag">Antigua and Barbuda</option>
<option value="ar">Argentina</option>
<option value="am">Armenia</option>
<option value="au">Australia</option>
<option value="at">Austria</option>
<option value="az">Azerbaijan</option>
<option value="bs">Bahamas</option>
<option value="bh">Bahrain</option>
<option value="bd">Bangladesh</option>
<option value="bb">Barbados</option>
<option value="by">Belarus</option>
<option value="be">Belgium</option>
<option value="bz">Belize</option>
<option value="bj">Benin</option>
<option value="bt">Bhutan</option>
<option value="bo">Bolivia (Plurinational State of)</option>
<option value="ba">Bosnia and Herzegovina</option>
<option value="bw">Botswana</option>
<option value="br">Brazil</option>
<option value="bn">Brunei Darussalam</option>
<option value="bg">Bulgaria</option>
<option value="bf">Burkina Faso</option>
<option value="bi">Burundi</option>
<option value="cv">Cabo Verde</option>
<option value="kh">Cambodia</option>
<option value="cm">Cameroon</option>
<option value="ca">Canada</option>
<option value="cf">Central African Republic</option>
<option value="td">Chad</option>
<option value="cl">Chile</option>
<option value="cn">China</option>
<option value="co">Colombia</option>
<option value="km">Comoros</option>
<option value="cg">Congo</option>
<option value="ck">Cook Islands</option>
<option value="cr">Costa Rica</option>
<option value="ci">Côte d'Ivoire</option>
<option value="hr">Croatia</option>
<option value="cu">Cuba</option>
<option value="cy">Cyprus</option>
<option value="cz">Czechia</option>
<option value="kp">Democratic People's Republic of Korea</option>
<option value="cd">Democratic Republic of the Congo</option>
<option value="dk">Denmark</option>
<option value="dj">Djibouti</option>
<option value="dm">Dominica</option>
<option value="do">Dominican Republic</option>
<option value="ec">Ecuador</option>
<option value="eg">Egypt</option>
<option value="sv">El Salvador</option>
<option value="gq">Equatorial Guinea</option>
<option value="er">Eritrea</option>
<option value="ee">Estonia</option>
<option value="sz">Eswatini</option>
<option selected="selected" value="et">Ethiopia</option>
<option value="eur">European Union</option>
<option value="fj">Fiji</option>
<option value="fi">Finland</option>
<option value="fr">France</option>
<option value="ga">Gabon</option>
<option value="gm">Gambia</option>
<option value="ge">Georgia</option>
<option value="de">Germany</option>
<option value="gh">Ghana</option>
<option value="gr">Greece</option>
<option value="gd">Grenada</option>
<option value="gt">Guatemala</option>
<option value="gn">Guinea</option>
<option value="gw">Guinea-Bissau</option>
<option value="gy">Guyana</option>
<option value="ht">Haiti</option>
<option value="va">Holy See</option>
<option value="hn">Honduras</option>
<option value="hu">Hungary</option>
<option value="is">Iceland</option>
<option value="in">India</option>
<option value="id">Indonesia</option>
<option value="ir">Iran (Islamic Republic of)</option>
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<h3 class="cmsH3"> Status and trends of biodiversity, including benefits from biodiversity and ecosystem services</h3>
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<p></p> Ethiopia possesses an estimated number of 6,000 species of higher plants of which 10% are endemic. The country has 284 species of wild mammals and 861 species of birds. Data on other wild animals are scanty; and the
number of reptile, fish, amphibian and arthropod species identified so far are 201, 200, 63 and 1,225, respectively. Of these faunal resources, 29 wild mammal, 18 bird, 10 reptile, 40 fish, 25 amphibian and seven arthropod
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<p></p> Ethiopia is a centre of origin for cultivated crops such as coffee, tef, enset, and a centre of diversity for many crop species such as durum wheat, barley and sorghum. In addition, the country has a rich resource of
indigenous farm animals comprised of 28 cattle, 9 sheep, 8 goat, 7 camel, 6 donkey, 8 horse, 2 mule and 7 chicken breeds. As the dominant economic sector, agriculture provides employment for about 83% of the population. It
contributes 90% to the country’s export value and 45% to the GDP. Earnings from coffee alone contribute 4 to 5% to the GDP, about 20% to government revenue and 60% to the total foreign exchange. The livestock sector is a
source of livelihoods and income for the rural and peri-urban communities mainly, contributing about 25% to the country’s GDP. <br><br>
<p></p> Forests play vital roles in ensuring food security and sustainable livelihoods for millions of households throughout Ethiopia. Forest biodiversity provides ecosystem services including provisioning, regulating,
supporting and cultural services and contributes an estimated 4% to the GDP through the production of honey, forest coffee, natural gums and timber. Recent estimates indicate that about 26-30% of the total coffee production of
the country originates from wild and semimanaged coffee forests, with the value of wild coffee estimated at 130 million USD/annum. Protected areas cover 14% of the country and play significant roles in conservation,
recreation, eco-tourism and employment. Direct and indirect annual economic values of some protected areas are estimated at 1.5 billion USD. <br><br>
<p></p> A number of wild plants and animals, including endemic species and farmers’ varieties and indigenous animal breeds, are declining. In consequence, 103 tree and shrub species, 31 bird, one reptile, nine amphibian, two
fish and 14 other invertebrate species are threatened. However, as a result of the vigorous implementation of activities related to the conservation and sustainable utilization of resources, significant improvements in the
status of some biodiversity resources have been achieved. Rehabilitation and restoration of degraded areas, afforestation and practices of sustainable management of natural resources have, for example, resulted in increased
forest cover and enhancement of the associated biodiversity. For instance, about seven million hectares of degraded area has been rehabilitated using area closure. <p></p>
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<h3 class="cmsH3"> Main pressures on and drivers of change to biodiversity (direct and indirect)</h3>
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<p></p> The main direct threats to Ethiopia’s biodiversity are habitat conversion, unsustainable utilization of biodiversity resources, invasive species, replacement of local varieties and breeds, climate change and pollution.
Indirect causes of biodiversity loss in the country are demographic change, poverty, and lack of awareness and coordination. <br><br>
<p></p> Of the country’s 10 ecosystems, the Afroalpine and Subafroalpine Ecosystem is particularly negatively affected by activities related to habitat conversion. The unsustainable use of resources threatens Ethiopia’s 9
other ecosystems, while invasive species threaten the Acacia-Commiphora Woodland Ecosystem, Desert and Semi-desert Scrubland Ecosystem and Aquatic Ecosystem in particular. Pollution also poses a threat to the Aquatic
Ecosystem, as well as to the Wetland Ecosystem, while climate change also threatens the Desert and Semi-desert Scrubland Ecosystem.<p></p>
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<h3 class="cmsH3"> Implementation of the NBSAP</h3>
<p><i>The content of this biodiversity profile is still draft. The text below has been prepared by SCBD and remains subject to final approval by the Party concerned.</i> <br><br>
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<p></p> The main activities conducted from 2009 to 2014 are associated with the establishment and re-demarcation of protected areas, control of invasive species, rehabilitation and restoration of degraded areas, sustainable
biodiversity management, awareness raising, ex situ and in situ conservation, equitable sharing of benefits accrued from the use of accessed genetic resources and changes/rearrangements in legal and institutional set-ups.
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<p></p> Activities on the revision of the National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan 2011-2020 began in 2012 and were finalized in June 2014. The revised NBSAP contains 18 biodiversity targets, 41 indicators and 59
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<h3 class="cmsH3"> Actions taken to achieve the 2020 Aichi Biodiversity Targets</h3>
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<p></p> Ethiopia has shown substantial progress in the implementation of the Strategic Plan 2011-2020. Of the 20 Aichi Biodiversity Targets, Ethiopia has registered very good achievements in regard to Aichi Targets 1, 2, 7,
10, 11, 13, 14, 15 and 18, good achievements in regard to Aichi Targets 3, 4, 12, 16, 17 and 19 and fair achievements in regard to Aichi Targets 5, 6, 8 and 9, in the first half of the Plan’s period. However, implementation of
Aichi Target 20 has been poor.<p></p>
<h3 class="cmsH3"> Support mechanisms for national implementation (legislation, funding, capacity-building, coordination, mainstreaming, etc.)</h3>
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<p></p> The Government has devised a Climate Resilient Green Economy (CRGE) Strategy to build a climate resilient green economy. The development of a green economy will be based on four pillars, namely: agriculture, forestry,
power and transport, including industrial sectors and buildings. As part of the CRGE Strategy, REDD+ is a policy incentive aimed at promoting forest and biodiversity conservation and enhancing carbon stocks. <br><br>
<p></p> The Growth and Transformation Plan (GTP) is a successor of a Plan for Accelerated and Sustainable Development to End Poverty (PASDEP). The GTP (2011-2015) mainstreams issues of biodiversity mainly through the
agriculture and tourism sectors. <br><br>
<p></p> In 2013, the Environmental Protection Agency was upgraded to the Ministry of Environment and Forest. In addition, Ethiopia has re-established and restructured the Ethiopian Biodiversity Institute, established Regional
Biodiversity Units and Biodiversity Centres. <br><br>
<p></p> Land use certification and guidelines, legislations and regulations on regional forest development and use, policy, regulation and strategies on forest development and conservation were prepared/devised and implemented
within the past few years that contribute to the sustainable use of the country’s biodiversity. <br><br>
<p></p> Domestic legislation has been put in place to facilitate access to the country’s genetic resources and ensure fair and equitable benefit-sharing. Furthermore, the country acceded to the Nagoya Protocol in 2014 and has
also developed a Code of Conduct to administer ABS issues. The recently signed agreement between the Ethiopian Biodiversity Institute (EBI) and a private USA-based company on access and benefit sharing from the use of
<i>Dichrostachys cinerea</i>, <i>Osyris quadripartitum</i> and <i>Withania somnifera</i> species, for the purpose of producing essential oils, cosmetics and herbal medicine, is a notable example of this. From the agreement,
Ethiopia earned an upfront payment and the agreement stipulates that the benefits accrued from the access of the above genetic resources will be shared equitably between the company and the local communities/the government of
Ethiopia. The benefits are incentives to the local communities/government to conserve and sustainably utilize biodiversity.<p></p>
<h3 class="cmsH3"> Mechanisms for monitoring and reviewing implementation</h3>
<p><i>The content of this biodiversity profile is still draft. The text below has been prepared by SCBD and remains subject to final approval by the Party concerned.</i> <br><br>
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<p></p> There is a lack of a comprehensive biodiversity monitoring system in the country.<p></p>
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Skip to main content * Information Contact us Terms of Use Privacy Policy Credits © CBD Secretariat * About the Secretariat Staff Executive Secretary Museum of Nature and Culture Initiatives Secretariat Documents Employment Opportunities Doing Business with the CBD Sign up for an account | Sign In English Español Français Search * BIODIVERSITY CONVENTION * CARTAGENA PROTOCOL * NAGOYA PROTOCOL * COUNTRIES * PROGRAMMES COUNTRY PROFILES Country Profiles * Country Profiles <Select a Country> Afghanistan Albania Algeria Andorra Angola Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cabo Verde Cambodia Cameroon Canada Central African Republic Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Cook Islands Costa Rica Côte d'Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czechia Democratic People's Republic of Korea Democratic Republic of the Congo Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Eswatini Ethiopia European Union Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Holy See Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran (Islamic Republic of) Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Lao People's Democratic Republic Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia (Federated States of) Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherlands (Kingdom of the) New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Niue North Macedonia Norway Oman Pakistan Palau Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Republic of Korea Republic of Moldova Romania Russian Federation Rwanda Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa San Marino Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka State of Palestine Sudan Suriname Sweden Switzerland Syrian Arab Republic Tajikistan Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Türkiye Turkmenistan Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United Republic of Tanzania United States of America Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe * Ethiopia * * Convention * Party since: 1994-07-04 By: Ratification * Cartagena Protocol * Party since: 2004-01-07 By: Ratification * Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing * Party since: 2014-10-12 By: Accession * Nagoya – Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress * Non Party * CBD Information * Overview * Main Details * National Focal Points * National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) * Latest NBSAPs submitted * National Reports * National Targets * PoWPA Action Plan * ABS Information * BCH Information * UNDB 2011-2020 * Business and Biodiversity * Knowledge Base Search * Further Information * InforMEA Profile * World Heritage Sites * GBIF Data * WTO Statistics * Law and Environment * Invasive Alien Species * Related Websites Country Profiles // Main Details ETHIOPIA - COUNTRY PROFILE BIODIVERSITY FACTS STATUS AND TRENDS OF BIODIVERSITY, INCLUDING BENEFITS FROM BIODIVERSITY AND ECOSYSTEM SERVICES The content of this biodiversity profile is still draft. The text below has been prepared by SCBD and remains subject to final approval by the Party concerned. Ethiopia possesses an estimated number of 6,000 species of higher plants of which 10% are endemic. The country has 284 species of wild mammals and 861 species of birds. Data on other wild animals are scanty; and the number of reptile, fish, amphibian and arthropod species identified so far are 201, 200, 63 and 1,225, respectively. Of these faunal resources, 29 wild mammal, 18 bird, 10 reptile, 40 fish, 25 amphibian and seven arthropod species are endemic to Ethiopia. Ethiopia is a centre of origin for cultivated crops such as coffee, tef, enset, and a centre of diversity for many crop species such as durum wheat, barley and sorghum. In addition, the country has a rich resource of indigenous farm animals comprised of 28 cattle, 9 sheep, 8 goat, 7 camel, 6 donkey, 8 horse, 2 mule and 7 chicken breeds. As the dominant economic sector, agriculture provides employment for about 83% of the population. It contributes 90% to the country’s export value and 45% to the GDP. Earnings from coffee alone contribute 4 to 5% to the GDP, about 20% to government revenue and 60% to the total foreign exchange. The livestock sector is a source of livelihoods and income for the rural and peri-urban communities mainly, contributing about 25% to the country’s GDP. Forests play vital roles in ensuring food security and sustainable livelihoods for millions of households throughout Ethiopia. Forest biodiversity provides ecosystem services including provisioning, regulating, supporting and cultural services and contributes an estimated 4% to the GDP through the production of honey, forest coffee, natural gums and timber. Recent estimates indicate that about 26-30% of the total coffee production of the country originates from wild and semimanaged coffee forests, with the value of wild coffee estimated at 130 million USD/annum. Protected areas cover 14% of the country and play significant roles in conservation, recreation, eco-tourism and employment. Direct and indirect annual economic values of some protected areas are estimated at 1.5 billion USD. A number of wild plants and animals, including endemic species and farmers’ varieties and indigenous animal breeds, are declining. In consequence, 103 tree and shrub species, 31 bird, one reptile, nine amphibian, two fish and 14 other invertebrate species are threatened. However, as a result of the vigorous implementation of activities related to the conservation and sustainable utilization of resources, significant improvements in the status of some biodiversity resources have been achieved. Rehabilitation and restoration of degraded areas, afforestation and practices of sustainable management of natural resources have, for example, resulted in increased forest cover and enhancement of the associated biodiversity. For instance, about seven million hectares of degraded area has been rehabilitated using area closure. MAIN PRESSURES ON AND DRIVERS OF CHANGE TO BIODIVERSITY (DIRECT AND INDIRECT) The content of this biodiversity profile is still draft. The text below has been prepared by SCBD and remains subject to final approval by the Party concerned. The main direct threats to Ethiopia’s biodiversity are habitat conversion, unsustainable utilization of biodiversity resources, invasive species, replacement of local varieties and breeds, climate change and pollution. Indirect causes of biodiversity loss in the country are demographic change, poverty, and lack of awareness and coordination. Of the country’s 10 ecosystems, the Afroalpine and Subafroalpine Ecosystem is particularly negatively affected by activities related to habitat conversion. The unsustainable use of resources threatens Ethiopia’s 9 other ecosystems, while invasive species threaten the Acacia-Commiphora Woodland Ecosystem, Desert and Semi-desert Scrubland Ecosystem and Aquatic Ecosystem in particular. Pollution also poses a threat to the Aquatic Ecosystem, as well as to the Wetland Ecosystem, while climate change also threatens the Desert and Semi-desert Scrubland Ecosystem. MEASURES TO ENHANCE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CONVENTION IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NBSAP The content of this biodiversity profile is still draft. The text below has been prepared by SCBD and remains subject to final approval by the Party concerned. The main activities conducted from 2009 to 2014 are associated with the establishment and re-demarcation of protected areas, control of invasive species, rehabilitation and restoration of degraded areas, sustainable biodiversity management, awareness raising, ex situ and in situ conservation, equitable sharing of benefits accrued from the use of accessed genetic resources and changes/rearrangements in legal and institutional set-ups. Activities on the revision of the National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan 2011-2020 began in 2012 and were finalized in June 2014. The revised NBSAP contains 18 biodiversity targets, 41 indicators and 59 actions. ACTIONS TAKEN TO ACHIEVE THE 2020 AICHI BIODIVERSITY TARGETS The content of this biodiversity profile is still draft. The text below has been prepared by SCBD and remains subject to final approval by the Party concerned. Ethiopia has shown substantial progress in the implementation of the Strategic Plan 2011-2020. Of the 20 Aichi Biodiversity Targets, Ethiopia has registered very good achievements in regard to Aichi Targets 1, 2, 7, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15 and 18, good achievements in regard to Aichi Targets 3, 4, 12, 16, 17 and 19 and fair achievements in regard to Aichi Targets 5, 6, 8 and 9, in the first half of the Plan’s period. However, implementation of Aichi Target 20 has been poor. SUPPORT MECHANISMS FOR NATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION (LEGISLATION, FUNDING, CAPACITY-BUILDING, COORDINATION, MAINSTREAMING, ETC.) The content of this biodiversity profile is still draft. The text below has been prepared by SCBD and remains subject to final approval by the Party concerned. The Government has devised a Climate Resilient Green Economy (CRGE) Strategy to build a climate resilient green economy. The development of a green economy will be based on four pillars, namely: agriculture, forestry, power and transport, including industrial sectors and buildings. As part of the CRGE Strategy, REDD+ is a policy incentive aimed at promoting forest and biodiversity conservation and enhancing carbon stocks. The Growth and Transformation Plan (GTP) is a successor of a Plan for Accelerated and Sustainable Development to End Poverty (PASDEP). The GTP (2011-2015) mainstreams issues of biodiversity mainly through the agriculture and tourism sectors. In 2013, the Environmental Protection Agency was upgraded to the Ministry of Environment and Forest. In addition, Ethiopia has re-established and restructured the Ethiopian Biodiversity Institute, established Regional Biodiversity Units and Biodiversity Centres. Land use certification and guidelines, legislations and regulations on regional forest development and use, policy, regulation and strategies on forest development and conservation were prepared/devised and implemented within the past few years that contribute to the sustainable use of the country’s biodiversity. Domestic legislation has been put in place to facilitate access to the country’s genetic resources and ensure fair and equitable benefit-sharing. Furthermore, the country acceded to the Nagoya Protocol in 2014 and has also developed a Code of Conduct to administer ABS issues. The recently signed agreement between the Ethiopian Biodiversity Institute (EBI) and a private USA-based company on access and benefit sharing from the use of Dichrostachys cinerea, Osyris quadripartitum and Withania somnifera species, for the purpose of producing essential oils, cosmetics and herbal medicine, is a notable example of this. From the agreement, Ethiopia earned an upfront payment and the agreement stipulates that the benefits accrued from the access of the above genetic resources will be shared equitably between the company and the local communities/the government of Ethiopia. The benefits are incentives to the local communities/government to conserve and sustainably utilize biodiversity. MECHANISMS FOR MONITORING AND REVIEWING IMPLEMENTATION The content of this biodiversity profile is still draft. The text below has been prepared by SCBD and remains subject to final approval by the Party concerned. There is a lack of a comprehensive biodiversity monitoring system in the country. 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