Introduction. 1.1 Background. The Sustainable Use Of Natural

There has been many significant events of the 20th century that helped shaped what Ethiopia is today. Through imperialism, wars about boarding issues and the death of many great ruler this nation has been standing strong.Today Ethiopia is the second most populated country in Africa, it's the home to over 80 ethnic groups. The largest being the Oromo tribe that makes up over 34% of the population. Not only are they a big ethnic group in Ethiopia but also the neighboring countries such as Kenya and Somalia. Another big ethnic group is Ahmera who are taking up most of the politics and economy in Ethiopia. The rest is the minorities and have a smaller percentage of people or are other people who are are nationally from bordering countries such as Somali and reside in ethiopia. There are around 6.7% of Somalis who live in Ethiopia and adapted to their culture as well.

Neglect to take care of the land after many decades is starting to show significant negative effects on the environment. Many people do not know what all entails land pollution other than the commonly known pollutions such as chemical and waste, the list may surprise you. The list includes sewage treatment, nuclear waste, construction, urbanization, industrialization, landfills, mining, logging, agricultural practices. and deforestation (Rinkesh). As humans, we have continued to develop as a species technologically, communally and agriculturally. The effects we have had on the environment through human development has not been

According to the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), an estimated 18 million acres of forest, which is roughly the size of the country of Panama, are lost each year. Undeniably, the deteriorating environmental situation, the increasingly severe pollution of the atmosphere, and water, the severe damage to the living environment of wild animals and plants, the extinction of many species, the deforestation and the transitional mining of mineral resources caused contrary facts. Human existence and development have brought real and more serious potential threats. The scarcity of environmental resources is manifested gradually. As environmental issues are becoming a bottleneck restricting economic growth, it is imperative that lousy effect governed the environment.

One of the biggest issues accompanied with modern agriculture is land use. In the United States, for example, around 60 percent of land is used to grow produce and livestock. With such an extensive use of land

Land use changes, as described by Lappé, include every change of land in order to produce, or distribute, food. Annually, forests, bogs, swamps, rain forests, and other biomes are Ableman 1 destroyed for agricultural purpose. Destruction of these biomes lead to the release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere which is the most prominent greenhouse gas. The second “connection” in The Climate Crisis at the End of Our Fork is the “agricultural connection.”

Ranching by animal grazing threatens arid grasslands. If too many animals graze on a plot of land for too long they will overgraze, damaging the plants too harshly to recover. Farmers deforest the land to farm, often stripping the land of nutrients as well and do not manage their land effectively. In result, farmers can only work the land for a few years before having to move onto the next plot of forest. Farming on land depleted of nutrients and carbon becomes much more difficult (4).

Ethiopia is a strong, diverse country located in the eastern region of Africa also known as the “Horn of Africa”. The land area is 1,221,900 square kilometers and is relatively close to the Arabian Sea and the Red Sea. It has a population of 90M with 28% below the poverty line and an unemployment rate of 25%. Almost half of the population is under the age of 18. Economy is mostly based on

To begin with, the Ethiopian economy has different between 2012 and now. When I was in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in 2012, there were a large number of unemployed young men: more than 50% men did not have a job. Also, they used to sit on street rocks and mocked at the people who had a job. Moreover, in the past, Ethiopia had a low literacy rate. If there were 6 people in a family, only two might be students. However,

In Ethiopia 83.9 percent of the total population was found in rural areas, while the remaining 16.1 percent lived in urban areas. Yet regional data indicate that more than half of the population in Dire Dawa (67.5%) and Harari (50.5%) were urban residents. In addition, the proportions of urban residents in Tigray (19.5%) and Gambella (25.2%) regions are relatively larger than the proportion within the total national population (CSA, 2008).

“On the global basis, the soil degradation is caused by over grazing (35%), agriculture activities (28%), deforestation (30%), over exploitation of land to produce fuel wood (4%), and industrialization (4%).” 100% of what causes soil degradation is caused by humans and animals. 35% of the blame goes to the animals for over grazing, but the other 65% of the blame goes to the humans for agriculture activities and chopping down trees. Another example is, David Pimentel also states, “The bottom line on soil production is that it takes (on average) about 100 years to generate a millimeter of soil. This is about a human lifetime.” Although it is stated that animals contribute to land degradation, it’s only a small portion (35%). The main reason for loss of arable land is human development. Forests are cut down for farming space, fuel wood, or space to build some kind of industry. When land is being used and used, and no one manages it, it can become deplete; which means, the land is dried out and unable to grow vegetation. Soil production takes a long time, on average, it takes 100 years. 100 years is too long to wait for new soil to plant food.

Now that I’ve talked about Liberia let’s move on to Ethiopia. Ethiopia has an area of 1,104,296 sq, km. and 426,37. In 2016 the Ethiopian population was 102.4 million. Like Liberia, Ethiopian has a growth population rate of 2.5%.

The world has changed a lot these past years. A lot of deforestation has occurred as humans increased their expectations for survival. This brings up a bigger issue as to over using resources and using things that we don’t need and turn them into waste. The key reason to this is to help humans grow and develop more.

Ethiopia has a population of over 104 million people and life expectancy is on the lower side at approximately 65 years. The fertility rate is

The total current population of Ethiopia is estimated to be 9.2 million. With a population growth rate of 2.9% per year, the population should double by 2050, which could possibly cause conflicts over limited resources, and strain the unstable infrastructure. Ethiopia has a plan to slow the population growth. In the past Ethiopian people wanted a larger family making it harder for their family to have enough money to raise the children or support family members. The government’s solution is to encourage the people in Ethiopia to have fewer children. This will allow the citizens to educate their children and make a better life for the family.

The modern agricultural practices cause the degradation of the eco-system, land and environment due to the modern day by products of agricultural. ( https://www.conserve-energy-future.com/causes-and-effects-of-agricultural-pollution.php)