A HISTORY OF AFFORESTATION PROGRAM IN  SOUTH GONDAR TO 1991

YILKAL, YIDERSAL

dc.contributor.author	YILKAL, YIDERSAL
dc.date.accessioned	2017-08-08T04:05:49Z
dc.date.available	2017-08-08T04:05:49Z
dc.date.issued	2017-08-08
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/7669
dc.description	THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE GRAGUATE PROGRAM OF THE COLLEGE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES OF BAHIR DAR UNIVERSITY IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIRMENT FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS IN HISTORY	en_US
dc.description.abstract	The people of South Gondar administrative zone are well experienced on the practice of afforestation of various tree species. This resource is indispensable to human being in every aspect. Protecting tree and plants is important activity since forests are the source Rivers and ecological balance. This thesis attempted to investigate the history of afforestation in South Gondar Administrative Zone. The atitude of the local community and consequence of the program is also included in the study. Jn the reconstruction of the history of afforestation program, archival sources were used from Gondar archive center, Secondary source materials from Bahir Dar University library also exploited. Informants and central statistical authority (CSA) have been used. In addition to these, observation of the condition offorests that was planted during the Darg has been the part of the work that I gave great attention. G IS analysis also used to show the land use/change before the afforestation program conducted and after its implementation. In the course of the process, preparation of terrace structure, Seedling hole making and transportation and plantation of tree species were conducted. Mass mobilization for the rehabilitation of the treeless areas was another remarkable activity of the period. Generally, the afforestation program is the great achievement of the military Government that able to develop the culture of planting tree in the locality of the community and making it commercial crop too.	en_US
dc.subject	HISTORY AND HERTAGE MANAGEMENT	en_US
dc.title	A HISTORY OF AFFORESTATION PROGRAM IN SOUTH GONDAR TO 1991	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US