Characterizing and modeling spatiotemporal trends in rangelands: Prosopis juliflora impact in middle Awash Basin, Ethiopia

KH Yasin - Journal of Environmental Management, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The Middle Awash Basin (MAB) faces severe ecological degradation due to the
rapid spread of the invasive Prosopis juliflora (P. juliflora), which threatens native vegetation …

Technical efficiency drivers of farmer-led restoration strategies, and how substantial is the unrealised potential for farm output?

V Ahimbisibwe, E Zhunusova, H Kassa, S Günter - Agricultural Systems, 2024 - Elsevier
CONTEXT In Ethiopia, similar to other parts of Sub-Saharan Africa, the effects of farmland
degradation on ecosystem services and well-being are especially prominent as 85% of the …

A local perspective on the links between flora biodiversity and ecosystem services in the northwest highlands of Ethiopia

E Debie - Journal of Environmental Management, 2024 - Elsevier
The main concern that this study attempts to address is the reason that the local people
sustainably conserve church forests while aggressively exploiting biodiversity in common …

Field infestation of the invasive fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) on maize in Southern Ethiopia

B Dessie, B Ferede, W Taye, D Shimelash - Crop Protection, 2024 - Elsevier
The biggest obstacle to Ethiopia's maize production is the fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera
frugiperda. Since its recent introduction, the pest has assumed a key pest status displacing …

Miscellaneous prospects of invasive Lantana camara biomass—a standpoint on bioenergy generation and value addition

V Chongloi, MM Phukan, P Bora - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2024 - Springer
Investigation of Lantana camara biomass for potential bioenergy generation integrates
invasive species (IS) management with the unabated demand for bio-energy. In the present …

Abundance of Xanthium spinosum L. along the different land types and its impacts on invaded plant communities in North Shewa Zone, Ethiopia

A Assefa, G Tilaye - Sustinere: Journal of Environment and …, 2023 - sustinerejes.com
A biological invasion is a form of biological pollution that is most likely more terrible than
chemical pollution. Xanthium spinosum is one of the most invasive alien plant species …