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  2. Biodiversity
  3. Kafa Biodiversity Project
  • Biodiversity Project Ethiopia
  • Project goals
  • Watershed management
  • Participatory Forest Management
  • Monitoring for conservation
  • Development programme women and biodiversity
  • Ecotourism
  • Renewable energies
  • Conservation of agrobiodiversity
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Project leaflets


Conservation and sustainable use of the last wild coffee forests of Ethiopia

Schutz und Nutzung der letzten Wildkaffeewälder Äthiopiens


Project documents


Kafa Biosphere Reserve - Ethiopia's hidden treasure

Kafa Biosphere Reserve - Your visitors' guide

Kafa Biosphere Reserve - Map of Bonga Town

Bachelor Thesis "Der Beitrag von Nichtregierungsorganisationen für die Entwicklung und Umsetzung von UNESCO-Biosphärenreservaten in Entwicklungsländern - am Fallbeispiel des Kafa-Biosphärenreservates in Äthiopien"


Teaching biodiversity manual


Teaching Biodiversity Manual - low resolution

Teaching Biodiversity Manual - medium resolution


Teaching Biodiversity Handouts - low resolution

Teaching Biodiversity Handouts - medium resolution


Community wetland management manual


Community Wetland Management in the Kafa Biosphere Reserve - English

Community Wetland Management in the Kafa Biosphere Reserve - Kaffinono


Herbs and spices manual


Guidebook for the production of herbs, aromatic plants and spices in the Kafa Biosphere Reserve - English


Biodiversity assessment reports


NABU’s Biodiversity Assessment at the Kafa Biosphere Reserve - Full Report

01 - NABU’s Biodiversity Assessment at the Kafa Biosphere Reserve - Summary

02 - Vascular plants at the Kafa Biosphere Reserve

03 - Fungi at the Kafa Biosphere Reserve

04 - Molluscs at the Kafa Biosphere Reserve

05 - Beetles at the Kafa Biosphere Reserve, with notes on other insects

06 - Flower-visiting insects at the Kafa Biosphere Reserve

07 - Dragonflies and damselflies (Odonata) at the Kafa Biosphere Reserve

08 - Herpetofauna (Amphibia, Reptilia) at the Kafa Biosphere Reserve

09 - Bats and fruit bats at the Kafa Biosphere Reserve

10 - Birds at the Kafa Biosphere Reserve

11 - Primate community composition at the Kafa Biosphere Reserve

12 - Small- and medium-sized mammals (Soricomorpha, Lagomorpha, Rodentia, Procavidae) at the Kafa Biosphere Reserve

13 - Medium (esp. Carnivora and Artiodactyla) and large mammals at the Kafa Biosphere Reserve

14 - Perceptions and expectations on biodiversity of three focus groups (small farmers, local personnel and scientists) at the Kafa Biosphere Reserve


Scientific publications


Assessing the structural differences between tropical forest types using Terrestrial Laser Scanning (Wageningen University)


Presentations and posters


Presentation IUCN World Parks Congress Sydney 2014

Poster "Biodiversity Assessment in the Kafa Biosphere Reserve (2015)"

Poster "Forschungsreise ins Kafa Biosphärenreservat"

Poster "Fledertiere im Biosphärengebiet Kafa in Äthiopien"


Interim Workshop Presentations:

Introduction and highlights of the project (NABU)

Reforestation programme, Rangers, Enjoy Biodiversity Campaign (NABU)

Participatory Forest Management (Kafa Forest Bee Products Development and Marketing Cooperative Union)

Alternative energy sources for rural households (GM Clean Energy/RK Renew Energy)

Community-based smartphone monitoring (Wageningen University)

Local product development for women and biodiversity (Damascene Essential Oils)

Enhancing pottery production for income generation (ProAct Business & Development Enterprise)

Income generation through community-based ecotourism (EWNHS)

Enhancing agrobiodiversity for food security, adaptation to climate change and safeguarding of traditional knowledge (ABEL Development & Protection Consulting)


Press and media


Article "Bedrohte Biodiversität - Wenn die Vielfalt schwindet"

Article "NABU preserves Kafa's wild coffee" in the January 2017 Newsletter of the Ethiopian Embassy in Berlin, Germany (English)

Article "NABU setzt sich für Kafas Nebelwälder ein" in the January 2017 Newsletter of the Ethiopian Embassy in Berlin, Germany (German)

Article "Interview: Saving the birthplace of coffee" by the International Climate Initiative (English)

Article "Interview: Rettung der Ursprungsregion des Kaffees" by the International Climate Initiative (German)


Material from the preceding project "Climate Protection and Preservation of primary Forests - A Management Model using the Wild Coffee Forests in Ethiopia as Example" can be found here:
  • Information Material "Climate and Forest Project Ethiopia"


project overview

Butterflies - Foto: Bruno D´Amicis
Biodiversity Project (2014-2017)

Ethiopia is a globally significant biodiversity hotspot and is considered to be one of the world's most species-rich countries. The last remaining highland forests have been identified as particularly valuable key ecosystems. However, they have declined dramatically in size. more →

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Malachite Kingfisher in Ethiopia - photo: Bruno D/'Amicis
Biodiversity

Ecosystem functioning needs to be seen as a global task: Therefore NABU is active in biodiversity hotspots and beyond. As part of the BirdLife network bird conservation has a long tradition for us. It’s efforts are directed to the whole biodiversity.
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Climate Change

Climate change and biodiversity loss are the most pressing challenges to humanity and people start to realize they are both sides of the same coin. NABU stands with science. We demand and support all efforts to reach a net-zero-carbon economy globally. more →

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NABU is comitted to promoting sustainable regional development worldwide. Our international projects always include income generating activities, which comprehensively address all three dimensions of sustainability—balancing economy, ecology and social equality. more →

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Ecosystems

An ecosystem is a complex of living organisms. NABU focuses on restoring ecosystems to their original state and important regulatory functions such as carbon sequestration. Ideally that's done by creating conditions in which the ecosystem can recover on its own. more →

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