My expertise is mainly in the areas of landscape restoration, forestry, agroforestry, and biodiversity conservation. I have been working as a researcher, trainer and consultant with main activities including research proposal development, execution of research activities, research projects coordination and management. Provided multiple hands-on trainings to farmers, extension officers, experts and development probationers working in the areas of forestry, agroforestry, integrated watershed management, sustainable land management, biodiversity conservation, climate change, etc. Also participated in many national and international conferences and present scientific research results. Few published various scientific articles are mentioned below as examples. 1. Survival and plasticity in Acacia saligna growth across Contrasting management practices and growing niches owing niches published in 2024 at the Journal of Environmental Management https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1jV0M14Z6tssv9 2. Biomass estimation models for Acacia saligna trees in restored landscapes published in 2023 at the Enviromental Research Communication https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7620/ad12e1 3. Forest landscape restoration in Ethiopia: Progress and challenges published in 2023 at the Frontiers in Forests and Global Change; DOI:10.3389/ffgc.2022.796106 4. Homestead agroforestry for stabilizing food, economic and ecoclimatic nexus published in 2024 at the Agroforestry Systems DOI:10.1007/s10457-024-01074-8
Agriculture
Forestry and forest sciences
Landscape ecology
CIFOR-ICRAF Ethiopia office is partnering with three Europe University to submit a proposal for the Biodiversa Proposal call. The planned proposal we are partnering with will be run in Ethiopia and Rwanda. Thus, from the ECIFOR-ICRAF Ethiopia office, I am joying the team as partner.