• Source: Tukhul (exclosure)

Tukhul is an exclosure located in between the villages of Tukhul and Miheni in the Dogu'a Tembien woreda of the Tigray Region in Ethiopia. The area has been protected since 1998 by the local community.




Timeline


1998: established as exclosure by the community
2017: support by the EthioTrees project




Environmental characteristics


Area: 36 ha
Average slope gradient: 16%
Aspect: the exclosure is oriented towards the south and the east
Minimum altitude: 1959 metres
Maximum altitude: 2039 metres
Lithology: Antalo Limestone




Management


As a general rule, cattle ranging and wood harvesting are not allowed. The grasses are harvested once yearly and taken to the homesteads of the village to feed livestock. Physical soil and water conservation has been implemented to enhance infiltration, and vegetation growth. There are two guards to protect the exclosure. Field observations showed that no illegal grazing occurred in the exclosure in 2018.




Benefits for the community


Setting aside such areas fits with the long-term vision of the communities were hiza’iti lands are set aside for use by the future generations. It has also direct benefits for the community:

improved ground water availability
honey production

climate ameliorator (temperature, moisture)
the sequestered carbon (in total 73 tonnes per ha, dominantly sequestered in the soil, and additionally in the woody vegetation) is certified using the Plan Vivo voluntary carbon standard, after which carbon credits are sold
the revenues are then reinvested in the villages, according to the priorities of the communities; it may be for an additional class in the village school, a water pond, or conservation in the exclosures.




Biodiversity



With vegetation growth, biodiversity in this exclosure hast strongly improved: there is more varied vegetation and wildlife. Particularly, with regard to birdlife, one may observe black-winged lovebird, greyish eagle-owl, hoopoe, black-billed wood hoopoe, banded barbet, Nubian woodpecker, Abyssinian woodpecker, grey-headed batis and montane white-eye. In the adjacent seasonal grazing land Clapperton's francolin, black-bellied bustard, and red-backed shrike, can be spotted during the tall grass season.




References






External links


EthioTrees on Davines website
EthioTrees project website
EthioTrees on Plan Vivo website
Link For Forestry Projects

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Tukhul (exclosure)
• Addi Azmera
• Forestry in Ethiopia
• EthioTrees
• Dogu'a Tembien
• Shimbula
• Afedena River
• Hurura