| Addilal exclosure | |
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 Addilal exclosure | |
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| Location | Addilal municipality, in Dogu’a Tembien district, Ethiopia |
| Nearest city | Hagere Selam |
| Coordinates | 13°40′23″N 39°19′59″E / 13.673°N 39.333°E |
| Area | 416 ha (1,030 acres) |
| Established | 1992 |
| Website | https://ethiotrees.com |
Addilal is an exclosure located in the Dogu'a Tembien woreda of the Tigray Region in Ethiopia. The area has been protected since 1992 by the local community.[1]
As a general rule, cattle ranging and wood harvesting are not allowed. The grasses are harvested once yearly and taken to the homesteads of the village to feed livestock. There are two guards to protect the exclosure. Field observations showed that no illegal grazing occurred in the exclosure in 2018.[1]
Setting aside such areas fits with the long-term vision of the communities were hiza’iti lands are set aside for use by the future generations. It has also direct benefits for the community:[2]
With vegetation growth, biodiversity in this exclosure hast strongly improved, not only with regard to flora but also with regard to fauna. Particularly, with regard to birdlife, key species include Clapperton's francolin, eastern grey plantain-eater, black-billed wood hoopoe, Hemprich's hornbill, red-billed hornbill, banded, black-billed and yellow-breasted barbet, grey-headed batis and northern black tit.[5]