Category: Ethiopia

The Forest Landscape Restoration Program – Second phase has kicked off

The second phase of the FLR program has particular emphasis on ensuring sustainability and increased transfer of knowledge to regional and national authorities. Phase II is therefore aimed at following up on the main components of phase I. An important element in the continuation will be aimed at following up on previously agreed bylaws on…
The Forest Landscape Restoration Program – Phase I is completed

The Forest Landscape Restoration Program in Amhara, both phase I and II, aims to restore highly degraded forest landscapes in the highlands of northwestern Ethiopia. The project adopts a landscape approach to forest restoration, which will look at the areas from a multifunctional perspective, and combine natural resource management with environmental and socio-economic measures. The…
Mid-Term Review of the Forest Landscape Restoration Program [FLRP] in Amhara/Ethiopia

The Mid-Term Review [MTR] of the Forest Landscape Restoration Program [FLRP] assigned to the company SCANTEAM [Norway] was started in October 2020. The purpose of the MTR is to take stock of implementation so far in order to support major stakeholders in making the necessary adjustments for the remaining period of project implementation. The review will identify…
Stakeholders meeting Mid-Term Review Report

In early January 2021, The Mid-Term Review Report [MTR] of the Forest Landscape Restoration Program [FLRP] developed by the company SCANTEAM [Norway] was submitted to the program’s stakeholders and partners at different levels for comments, opinions, and reflections. The report is describing and highlighting the program’s efficiency through monitoring of implementation and impacts, management issues, sustainability, and relevance of…
Steering Committee Meeting

Despite the COVID-19 constraints and restrictions, the program managed to organize its 3rd Steering Committee Meeting [SC] in Bahir Dar, the 12th November 2020. Considering the recommendation of RNE, representatives of the program’s co-implementing partners and key stakeholders were invited to participate in this meeting. The RNE representatives have also took part in this meeting [through SKYPE]. Many…
Progress bylaws of Areas Enclosure

Significant progress in identifying/mapping and developing bylaws of Areas Enclosures in South in South Gonder and Adama Cluster [Amhara region] Totally, 10 Woredas and 448 Kebeles included, more than 122000 ha of areas enclosures identified and mapped. More than 42000 community members were participated in the discussions and consultations. Every identified area enclosure is delineated…
Planting success in Serawudi

One of NFG’s strategies for reforestation is to establish local nurseries. Short distances to the fields make it easier for the local communities having access to appropriate planting material. Therefore, the project has established a small nursery in a selected area, namely Serawudi in the Amhara region. This region has been selected as a project…
Production of healthy plants

A co-operation between the Ethiopian institute Orda and the Norwegian Forestry Group (NFG) has resulted in the establishment of a small research and development centre that includes operative functions. The lab outside Bahir Dahr in Ethiopia is now producing a small volume of plants that are completely free of disease. The establishment of the centre…
The planting season is starting

The rainy season started some few weeks ago in Amhara and then the planting season is also starting up. The FLR Program has been sub-contracting the production of seedling to several nurseries owned by the local Office of Agriculture in different Woredas. The NFG team just visited the Chefakit nursery in Quarit Woreda in the…
Grant agreement signed for forest landscape restoration in Ethiopia

The Norwegian Embassy in Addis Ababa and the Norwegian Forestry Group (NFG) have signed a grant agreement for the implementation of the Forest Landscape Restoration Programme in the Amhara regional state of Ethiopia. The Grant Agreement was signed during a ceremony held at the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Addis Ababa on 22 November 2017. The…