This thesis basically explored the environmental history of Farţa during the twentieth century. Environmental changes happened in every part of the world are influencing the lives of various people. Therefore, the study focused on human as well as animal action to the surrounding environment of the Wäräda for the last 100 years. In the reconstructing process of the environmental history of the Wäräda, the researcher collected data from informants who adopted the changes and the deal through semi structured interview and focused group discussion. The other source of data was archival materials from North Gondar Administrative Zone and National Archive and Library that briefly informed the governments’ responses to the changes happened in the district. Then, the researcher held ground truth checking system on the study area. All data which were collected from these sources were discussed under various themes. Furthermore, GIS analysis used to show land cover changes for twenty three year.The study described the interaction of human beings with the environment, the change of the environment and its influence on the lives of the people. The results showed that changes of the environment were chiefly happened during the imperial regimes as well as the Därg.The reason for environmental change was primarily the demand for more land for agriculture, fuel and construction as well as for grazing land. Due to this the area was deforestation, soil bared and land degradation. This sequentially affected the life of human beings as well as animals in Farţa and surrounding regions. The major impacts of environmental change in the Wäräda were temperature change, reduction of indigenous trees, and reduction of vegetables, water shortage and others. Now a day all the land cover changes were transformed in to settlement and crop lands at expend of very little forest and grazing land coverage. This change of the environment caused for the occurrence of various problems such as drought, flood, disease and pests that resulted the death of many peoples and animals in the district through out the century. CHAPTER ONE