Ethiopia: Watching A
New Ocean Born






" Northern Ethiopia, the
Earth's crust is being
strecthed to breaking point,
providing geologists with a
unique opportunity to watch
the birth of....More

Ethiopia volcano sets lava
record
Wild Horses endanger
of extinction






" ..A Wildlife Exploratory
Team composed of Italian
researchers proved the
existence of wild horses at
a-not-so-easily accessible area
atop Kundido Mountain in East
Hararghe zone of the Oromia
State, near the City of Harar.".
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The dam that divides Ethiopians






"...The commentary goes on to insist that rather than
being beneficial to the river valley as the government
insists, the dam will ' produce a broad range of
negative effects, some of which would...." More
Race to save
world's rarest wolf





Nov.10 ( BBC ) - Scientists in
the remote Bale mountains of  
southern Ethiopia are in a race
against time to save the
world's rarest wolf.
More

Vanishing African wildlife
threatens livelihoods:
Scientists
Ethiopian elephants, lions face extinction








"...A thousand rare black-mane lions -- an Ethiopian
national symbol -- and some 300 elephants are in
danger after a swathe of forest that was part of their
sanctuary was cut down, a wildlife expert said..More
Ethiopian Plateau Formation Coincided With Climate Change
That May Have Spurred Human Evolution









"...What caused that change of climate? Could the formation of one of
Earth's most spectacular landscapes, the Ethiopian Plateau, have been
responsible for development of the great African grasslands?... More
Environmental
Journalists Form
Association
"...Ethiopian environmental
journalists working with
private and government media
outlets have got together to
form an association, an
official close to the newly
formed association ." More
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One of the top 20 disaster-related displacement
24 September, 2009 (internaldisplacement.org) - According to
a  study conducted by the OCHA - IDMC, Ethiopia was one of
the top 20 countries with the highest.  Read the report
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Ethiopia fossil find could shed light on climate...
    26 Oct. 2010 (Peter Heinlein) - "This is a
    unique aspect of Ethiopian geology that can
    contribute towards modeling of ancient climate
    or environmental reconstruction.  When we
    think of developing a model we have to...More
In the Midst of Extraordinary Wildlife
    11 Nov. 2010 (Noah Snyder-Mackler)  - “Charles
    Darwin once wrote that a mountain is an island
    on land. The mountains of Ethiopia are no
    exception. Living in the Simien Mountains is not
    like your stereotypical African safari..More
Amid the Shales, Glimpses of an Ancient Forest
10 January, 2011 (New York Times (blog) - Bonnie F. Jacobs )
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Climate conference approves landmark deal
11 December, 2011 (AP) -"The president of a U.N. climate
conference has announced agreement on a program mapping
out a new course by all nations to fight climate change...More
Frankincense threatened by conditions in Ethiopia
    21 December, 2011 (Elizabeth Weise ) -
    "Their paper in today's edition of the Journal of
    Applied Ecology finds that the Ethiopian trees
    that produce much of the world's frankincense
    are declining so dramatically that production
    could be halved over the next 15 years and the
    trees themselves could decline by 90% in the
next 50 years Frankincense has been harvested in the wild...More