{"id":13320,"date":"2023-11-29T09:35:45","date_gmt":"2023-11-29T06:35:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebi.gov.et\/?page_id=13320"},"modified":"2026-03-04T09:17:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T06:17:23","slug":"biosphere","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ebi.gov.et\/am\/biosphere\/","title":{"rendered":"Biosphere"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"13320\" class=\"elementor elementor-13320\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4a56ea4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4a56ea4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cf50ffd\" data-id=\"cf50ffd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60f3a13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"60f3a13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-98c1db0 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"98c1db0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7e5d908\" data-id=\"7e5d908\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-989650f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"989650f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Biospheres<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8abb1e4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8abb1e4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b9a52b\" data-id=\"3b9a52b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-040d461 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"040d461\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-37c6720\" data-id=\"37c6720\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b68e2bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b68e2bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"272\" height=\"182\" src=\"https:\/\/ebi.gov.et\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Biospre-e1574922990386-272x182-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-13334\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ebi.gov.et\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Biospre-e1574922990386-272x182-1.jpg 272w, https:\/\/ebi.gov.et\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Biospre-e1574922990386-272x182-1-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 272px) 100vw, 272px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-727ec7b\" data-id=\"727ec7b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c46187 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c46187\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Biosphere reserves<\/strong>\u00a0are sites established by countries and recognized under UNESCO&#8217;s Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme to promote and demonstrate balanced relationships between people and nature. Five biosphere reserves have been established in Ethiopia since 2010. These biosphere reserves are globally monitored by UNESCO<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-381b798 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"381b798\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e3a3936\" data-id=\"e3a3936\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-435df53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"435df53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. Majang Forest biosphere reserve<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ba944c2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ba944c2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c0fd841\" data-id=\"c0fd841\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e818535 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e818535\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Located in Majang Zone of the Gambella Peoples National Regional State.<\/li><li>Designation date:\u00a0June 2017<\/li><li>Total surface area:\u00a0225,490. ha<\/li><li>Core area(s):\u00a043,878 ha<\/li><li>Buffer zone(s):\u00a073,400 ha<\/li><li>Transition area(s):\u00a0108,212 ha<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4736607\" data-id=\"4736607\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5931d51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5931d51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Covers four ecosystems<\/strong>: Moist Afromontane forest, Transitional Rainforest and Combretum-Terminalia woodland, wetlands, lake , several rivers, 39 threatened species (IUCN Red list), 5 birds, 3 mammals, 3 amphibians and 28 plant species.<br \/><strong>Challenges:\u00a0<\/strong>illegal logging, settlement, investment, lack of awareness<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2d067cc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2d067cc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-77209ef\" data-id=\"77209ef\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad9ad4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ad9ad4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/ebi.gov.et\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Majang_Forest-1024x427-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-13335\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ebi.gov.et\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Majang_Forest-1024x427-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ebi.gov.et\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Majang_Forest-1024x427-1-300x125.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ebi.gov.et\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Majang_Forest-1024x427-1-768x320.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ebi.gov.et\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Majang_Forest-1024x427-1-18x8.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f018a2a elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f018a2a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d0c6af1\" data-id=\"d0c6af1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35efb82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"35efb82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. Sheka forest biosphere reserve<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8d97913 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8d97913\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-af1d5c3\" data-id=\"af1d5c3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f41998 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0f41998\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Located in Sheka Zone, SNNPR<\/li><li>Designation date:\u00a02012<\/li><li>Surface area:\u00a0 238,750 ha<\/li><li>Core area(s): 55,255 ha<\/li><li>Buffer zone(s): 76,395 ha<\/li><li>Transition area(s):\u00a0107,100 ha<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c10e4d\" data-id=\"2c10e4d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-950e278 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"950e278\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Covers two ecosystems:<\/strong>\u00a0Afromontane ecosystem- forest, alpine bamboo thickets, wetlands<\/p><ul><li>300 higher plant species,<\/li><li>50 mammals, 200 birds, and 20 amphibian species<\/li><li>Endemicity: 55 plants and 10 birds species,<\/li><li>38 threatened species of flora and fauna.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Challenges:\u00a0<\/strong>Forest dependency, no responsible body, investment<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8d76188 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8d76188\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-18fe228\" data-id=\"18fe228\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a00423 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0a00423\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/ebi.gov.et\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Sheka-1024x427-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-13338\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ebi.gov.et\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Sheka-1024x427-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ebi.gov.et\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Sheka-1024x427-1-300x125.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ebi.gov.et\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Sheka-1024x427-1-768x320.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ebi.gov.et\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Sheka-1024x427-1-18x8.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-52c622e elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"52c622e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-de9569e\" data-id=\"de9569e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33c31d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"33c31d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. Kafa biosphere reserve<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3bd848a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3bd848a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-87df692\" data-id=\"87df692\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a65826 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8a65826\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>located in the Kafa Zone.<\/li><li>Designation date:\u00a02010<\/li><li>Surface area:\u00a0540,631.10 ha<\/li><li>Core area(s):\u00a041,319.10 ha<\/li><li>Buffer zone(s):\u00a0161,427 ha<\/li><li>Transition area(s):\u00a0337,885 ha<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1eac1c2\" data-id=\"1eac1c2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-599dd19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"599dd19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Includes the East Afromontane Biodiversity Hotspot<\/p><ul><li>Genetic pool of Coffea arabica<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Challenges:<\/strong>\u00a0inaccessibility, lack of legal personality, lack fund<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4875b32 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4875b32\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c9ae0a9\" data-id=\"c9ae0a9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-126aa92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"126aa92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/ebi.gov.et\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Kaffa-1024x427-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-13336\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ebi.gov.et\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Kaffa-1024x427-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ebi.gov.et\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Kaffa-1024x427-1-300x125.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ebi.gov.et\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Kaffa-1024x427-1-768x320.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ebi.gov.et\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Kaffa-1024x427-1-18x8.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cc18448 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cc18448\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-90a427c\" data-id=\"90a427c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c342fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8c342fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4. Lake Tana biosphere reserve<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9efeb99 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9efeb99\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ffa14ba\" data-id=\"ffa14ba\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2b9472 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f2b9472\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Located in the Amhara National Regional State<\/li><li>Designation date:\u00a02015<\/li><li>Surface area:\u00a0695,885 ha<\/li><li>Core area(s):\u00a022,841 ha (terrestrial: 7,699 ha)<\/li><li>Buffer area(s):\u00a0187,567 ha (terrestrial: 30,969 ha)<\/li><li>Transition area(s):\u00a0485,477 ha (terrestrial: 354,297 ha)<\/li><li>home to 67 different species of fish of which 70% are endemic<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-72fa7ef\" data-id=\"72fa7ef\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a43fe3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a43fe3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>It\u00a0is part of the Eastern Afromontane Biodiversity Hotspot\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>217 different bird species<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Challenge<\/strong>: Water hyacinth<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-efcd388 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"efcd388\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bb59522\" data-id=\"bb59522\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab0ddff elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ab0ddff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/ebi.gov.et\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Lake_Tana-1024x427-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-13337\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ebi.gov.et\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Lake_Tana-1024x427-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ebi.gov.et\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Lake_Tana-1024x427-1-300x125.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ebi.gov.et\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Lake_Tana-1024x427-1-768x320.jpg 768w, 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Yayo coffee biosphere reserve<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ab76da7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ab76da7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7bea067\" data-id=\"7bea067\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e70f666 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e70f666\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Situated in Ilu Abba Bora Zone of the Oromia Regional State, southwestern Ethiopia.<\/li><li>Designation date:\u00a02010<\/li><li>Surface Area:\u00a0167,021 ha<\/li><li>Core Area:\u00a027,733 ha<\/li><li>Buffer Zone:\u00a021,552 ha<\/li><li>Transition Area:\u00a0117,736 ha<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-451cedb\" data-id=\"451cedb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bd6e7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7bd6e7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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