Factors Affecting Forest Degradation in Rural Hoseholds the Case Tole Woreda South West Shewa Zone.
| dc.contributor.advisor | Asmamaw Legas (PhD) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Dejene Denboba | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-08-05T05:46:08Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-08-05T05:46:08Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024-11-01 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Forest degradation is the process of removing forest area and using the land for other purposes. Increasing demand for expansion farmland, firewood collection, and charcoal productionhas accelerated the rate of forest degradation in the study area. Forest degradation has negative effects on the environmental including, land degradation and soil erosion, loss of biodiversity, climate change and agricultureproductivity. This study is aimed to assess forest degradation status and the factors affecting forest degradation in rural households in Tole woreda, south west Shewa, zone, Oromia region. The main objective of this study is to assess the factors affectingforest degradation in rural households. Across sectional study design has been employed. The source of population was found in rural households in Tole woreda. The sample size of this study was 174 households’ from 1200 total households of selected kebele. Data were collected by using open and close ended questionnaires forgathering important information used for this study. Both qualitative and quantitative data were collected fromprimary and secondary data sources.At frequency of 49, the age group of 25–34 years old accounts28% of the respondents from the study area indicated that, the existence of unwise use of forest resourcesthat led toforest degradation in the study area. The result indicated thatthe most respondents about 92 (52.9%) reported that firewood collection was the main factor that resulted in forest degradation. Whereas About 49(28.2%) of respondents reported that charcoal production was the second factor that resulted in forest degradation, and about 30(18.9%) of respondents reported that farmland expansion was the third factor that resulted in forest degradation in the stud area.Based on the present study, itrecommend to promote trees planting (reforestation, afforestation and agroforestry) with emphasis on multipurpose and highly adaptable trees and appropriate to undertake the sustainable forest management practices. Key words: forest degradation, households, wood collection, charcoal production. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/6059 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | Addis Ababa University | |
| dc.subject | forest degradation | |
| dc.subject | households | |
| dc.subject | wood collection | |
| dc.subject | charcoal production. | |
| dc.title | Factors Affecting Forest Degradation in Rural Hoseholds the Case Tole Woreda South West Shewa Zone. | |
| dc.type | Thesis |