437,000 Number of hectares protected and/or with improved conservation status due to AWF interventions beginning in 2016
2,427 Number of people benefiting from AWF's conservation efforts
3 of 3 Wildlife populations supported by AWF that are stable/increasing
Ethiopia
Wildlife trafficking, habitat degradation, and limited access to quality education all pose obstacles to conservation in Ethiopia. We support counter-wildlife-trafficking work in hotspots around Addis Ababa, and we help protect the distinctive highland ecosystem of the Simien Mountains through livelihood projects and other activities.
Simien Mountains
Our comprehensive landscape-level approach treats problems as opportunities for innovative conservation solutions that strengthen Simien Mountains communities.
These include:
- Providing direct benefits for communities through cash-for-work landscape restoration, supporting foraging and horticulture, and establishing livelihood alternatives
- Fulfilling tourism potential through planning, infrastructure development, and small-business development
- Strengthening park management by collaborating with stakeholders, facilitating grazing reduction, and enhancing wildlife protection
- Developing eco-monitoring systems through training, tracking tools, and spatial analysis technologies
- Delivering conservation education and awareness outreach to communities
We’re supporting and monitoring populations of Ethiopian wolves in the Simien Mountains landscape. Other species that benefit from our conservation interventions in this landscape include the Walia Ibex, gelada baboons, colobus monkey, klipspringer, and Menelik bushbuck.
We’re supporting and monitoring populations of Ethiopian wolves in the Simien Mountains landscape. Other species that benefit from our conservation interventions in this landscape include the Walia Ibex, gelada baboons, colobus monkey, klipspringer, and Menelik bushbuck.