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  2. Biodiversity
  3. Kafa Biodiversity Project
  • Biodiversity Project Ethiopia
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  • Participatory Forest Management
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Project team

The staff of the Kafa Project

NABU registered in Ethiopia as a non-government organisation (NGO) and set up two project offices, one in Addis Ababa and one in the project area in Bonga. An Ethiopian project team of seven people has been employed and is implementing the project together with the staff from NABU HQ.

Svane Bender - Foto: NABU

Svane Bender
Project Leader / Head of NABU’s Africa Programme
NABU Headquarters
Charitéstraße 3
10117 Berlin, Germany
Phone: +49 (0) 30 284 984 - 1711
Fax: +49 (0) 30 284 984 - 3711
Svane.Bender@NABU.de


Mesfin Tekle

Mesfin Tekle
Local Project Coordinator
Project Office Bonga
Bonga Town, Kafa Zone
Phone/-fax: +251 (0) 47 331 20 41
Mobile: +251 (0) 931 54 02 36
Mesfin.Tekle@NABU.de
Mesfin.Tekle.NABU@gmail.com


Asaye Alemayehu

Asaye Alemayehu
Officer for Natural Resource Management
Project Office Bonga
Bonga Town, Kafa Zone
Mobile: +251 (0) 913 37 29 13
+251(0) 934 48 72 06
Asaye.Alemayehu@NABU.de
Asaye.Alemayehu.NABU@gmail.com


Abdurazak Sahile
Communication Officer Bonga
Project Office Bonga
Bonga Town, Kafa Zone
Mobile: +251 (0) 911 39 92 24
Abdurazak.Mussa@NABU.de
Abdurazak.Sahile.NABU@gmail.com


Selamawit Birhanu

Selamawit Birhanu
Finance and Admin Officer
Project Office Addis Ababa
Trade Path International Building
Urael Street,
Kirkos Sub-city Kebele 17/18
Phone: +251 (0) 11 551 99 70
Fax: +251 (0) 11 552 37 60
Mobile: +251 (0) 911 55 03 69
Selam.Birhanu@NABU.de
Selam.Birhanu.NABU@gmail.com


Yalemwas Endalkachew

Yalemwas Endalkachew
Finance and Admin Officer
Project Office Bonga
Bonga Town, Kafa Zone
Mobile: +251 (0) 911 51 04 69
Yalemwas.Endalkachew@NABU.de
Yalemwas.Endalkachew.NABU@gmail.com


Geremew Legesse

Geremew Legesse
Driver
Project Office Addis Ababa


Yonas Gezahegn

Yonas Gezahegn
Driver
Project Office Bonga


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 - photo: Adobe Stock / Maridav
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 →

hands gently touching crops
Regional Development

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 →

Make Peatlands wet again! - photo: Adobe Stock / Countrypixel
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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Svane Bender
Head of Africa Program Svane.Bender@NABU.de +49 30-284984-1711

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