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Natural resource degradation in the form of soil erosion, deforestation, and wetland resource depletion, is a major problem in Lake Tana Sub-Basin, Ethiopia. Various measures have been taken by the government and its development partners in response. This study investigates whether measures such as formulation of policies, strategies, laws and proclamations as well as establishment of organizations contribute to the protection and/or management of natural resource management of the Lake Tana Sub-Basin or not. Government reports, journals, articles and other relevant sources were used to examine whether the measures taken fulfil their objectives. The findings of the study indicate that the policy measures and the efforts of translating them into practice do support conservation of natural resources in Lake Tana Sub-Basin. Various sustainable land management (SLM) technologies introduced by the government and development partners helped to address soil degradation. The remnants of forests around the lake and in the upper sub basin have been preserved and protected. Yet, land degradation in various forms still outweighs the rehabilitation of degraded lands and conservation of the natural resources in the sub basin. Lack of genuine participation of the local people, technical and policy failure, lack of enforcement of some policies/laws, overlapping and conflicting responsibilities of different government institutions and conflict of interests accounted to failure of achieve the desired outcomes. The findings suggest ways policy makers and development actors can address the multifaceted barriers to improve policy effectiveness.
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Getenet, B., Tefera, B. (2017). Institutional Analysis of Environmental Resource Management in Lake Tana Sub-basin. In: Stave, K., Goshu, G., Aynalem, S. (eds) Social and Ecological System Dynamics. AESS Interdisciplinary Environmental Studies and Sciences Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-45755-0_27
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