Combating Desertification on International Volunteer Day

Thanks to a fast growing population, aggressive farming practices, and deforestation, over 70% of Ethiopia’s land is subject to desertification, the deterioration of land due to loss of moisture and vegetation.  Reforestation is one way to combat this process.  On International Volunteer Day, December 5th, volunteers in Debre Sina planted trees to commemorate the success of a local United Nations funded project to combat desertification.  ‘Involvement of Ethiopian Youth in Combating Desertification’ has organized over 200 youth to plant trees on 438 hectares of land since 2006.