Where to find Kafa

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The last remaining montane cloud forests that contain wild trees of Coffea arabica as a natural part of the ecosystem exist in the Kafa Zone, around Bonga. This is where the Kafa Biosphere Reserve is located.

Kafa - Photo: Bruno D'Amicis

Kafa is a major provider of water for the area

Kafa is located in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and People’s Regional State (SNNPRS), the most ethnically and linguistically diverse region of Ethiopia. The predominantly highland region is covered with evergreen montane cloud forest and is part of the Eastern Afromontane Biodiversity Hotspot.

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Kafa Biosphere Reserve is part of the catchment area of the three large rivers Gojeb, Dinchia and Woshi. As such it is important for water supply not only of the Kafa region but also that of the bordering southern arid area. The plateau in south west Ethiopia, which was formerly densely forested, still has primeval forests, bamboo thickets and wetlands and is home to the wild-growing Coffea arabica.

Kafa Biosphere Reserve

Location facts
Governmental administration	The local zonal government is the Kafa Zone Administration.
Contiguous administration sectors	The area stretches across the boundaries of seven administrative units, so called “Woredas”: Adiyo, Gimbo, Telo, Gewata, Bita, Decha and Chena.
Altitude	The altitude of the area ranges from 500 to 3,350 meters above sea level.
Total project area	The size of Kafa Biosphere Reserve is 760,144 hectares. Next to transition, buffer and core zones, it also includes candidate core zones, which do not have statutory conservation status yet.
Forest covered area	The area covered in forest is 422,260 hectares, which complies to 55.6% of the total surface.
Core zone	The core zone extends over 41,391 hectares and consists of 11 Protected Forest Areas.

Where to find Kafa

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Kafa is a major provider of water for the area

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