International Day for Biological Diversity 2025
This year’s theme of the International Day for Biological Diversity is “Harmony with nature and sustainable development”. This is exactly what organisations like NABU Ethiopia and EWNRA, together with local communities, contribute to by protecting natural forests.
The afromontane cloud forests of Southwest Ethiopia build a bridge between nature and people. Not only do they function as unique habitats for a huge amount of species, they also provide ecosystem services for the people whose livelihoods depend on the forests of Bench-Sheko, Kafa and Sheka. The goal is to restore these forest landscapes and promote sustainable income alternatives, so forest ecosystems and people can live in harmony.
