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Eritrea: Sowing the Seeds of Sustainability

October 31, 2017October 31, 2017TesfaNewsLeave a Comment

Government investments on projects that aimed at restoring the country’s degraded landscapes through climate-smart agriculture measures are starting to pay off. BY ELIZABETH MWANIKI | UNDP ERITREA The central highlands region of Eritrea, a densely populated agro-ecological zone, is largely considered as the ‘breadbasket’ of the country, and is the focus of the government’s current […]

Environmental Protection in Eritrea

January 23, 2014January 23, 2014TesfaNews10 Comments

By Rediet Kifle, Increasingly, the threat of environmental degradation has garnered attention as an important developmental issue. Currently, there is a strong consensus that environmental degradation can negatively affect humans and other species, and direct consequences include aspects of global warming, torrential rains or little-to-no rain, and desertification. Notably, aspects of degradation are quite apparent […]