Daniel Jaleta

Evaluation of Land Use/Land Cover Changes and Eucalyptus Expansion in Meja Watershed, Ethiopia

Daniel Jaleta, Boniface Mbilinyi, Henry Mahoo & Mulugeta Lemenih · Journal of Geography, Environment and Earth Science International · 2016

Land use/land cover change studies are very crucial to understand how land conditions shifted and where changes happened. In central Ethiopia, most of the natural ecosystems have shifted to agriculture and human settlement. More recently, expansion of Eucalyptus woodlots has been...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JGEESI/2016/26606

Eucalyptus Expansion as Relieving and Provocative Tree in Ethiopia

Daniel Jaleta, Boniface Mbilinyi, Henry Mahoo & Mulugeta Lemenih · Journal of Agriculture and Ecology Research International · 2016

Over the last century, Eucalyptus has rapidly expanded across the globe. It has become the most planted tree species. Environmentalists fear this for the perceived negative eco-hydrological impact. Foresters and wood industries support its expansion looking at its socio-economic...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JAERI/2016/22841