Erosion and land degradation, combined with other social and environmental factors, has damaged soil fertility, reduced livestock quantity and quality, increased flood risk and lowered food security in Ethiopia.
This report presents a Sustainable Asset Valuation (SAVi) of an assisted natural regeneration (ANR) site in the Sodo Woreda region in Ethiopia.
ANR, a process by which people create conditions that promote regrowth and allow land to regenerate on its own, is one strategy to address challenges of climate change. The report shows that ANR creates direct economic benefits for farmers and provides climate adaptation and mitigation services. The study also shows that ANR can be an investment-worthy strategy to combat land degradation, support rural livelihoods, and increase resilience to climate change in the country.