Kidmi Gestet exclosure
Kidmi Gestet exclosure
Location	Amanit municipality, in Dogu’a Tembien district, Ethiopia
Nearest city	Hagere Selam
Coordinates	13°33′25″N 39°14′20″E / 13.557°N 39.239°E / 13.557; 39.239
Area	46 ha (110 acres)
Website	https://ethiotrees.com

Kidmi Gestet is an exclosure located in the Dogu'a Tembien woreda of the Tigray Region in Ethiopia.^[1]

Environmental characteristics

• Area: 46 ha
• Average slope gradient: 48%
• Minimum altitude: 2015 metres
• Maximum altitude: 2131 metres
• Lithology: Antalo Limestone
• 2017: support by the EthioTrees project

Management

Cattle ranging and wood harvesting are prohibited in Kidmi Gestet. The grasses are harvested once yearly and taken to the homesteads of the village to feed livestock.^[1]

Benefits for the community

Setting aside such areas fits with the long-term vision of the communities: hiza’iti lands are set aside for use by the future generations. This also has direct benefits for the community, including:^[2]

• improved ground water availability
• honey production
• climate ameliorator (temperature, moisture)
• the sequestered carbon is certified using the Plan Vivo voluntary carbon standard,^[3] after which carbon credits are sold
• the revenues are then reinvested in the villages, according to the priorities of the communities; it may be for an additional class in the village school, a water pond, or conservation in the exclosures.^[4]

Biodiversity

With vegetation growth, biodiversity in this enclosure has strongly improved, showing more varied vegetation and wildlife.