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Geoheritage conservation in Ethiopia: the case of the Simien Mountains

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  • Asrat Asfawossen

    (Department of Earth Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)

  • Demissie Metasebia

    (Geo-Information and Landscape Gardening, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)

  • Mogessie Aberra

    (Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Graz, A-8010 Graz, Austria)

Abstract

Ethiopia constitutes one of the most significant environmental and cultural reserves on Earth. Ethiopia's natural and cultural tourist attractions are mostly associated with geological features: the active Ethiopian and Afar rifts as well as the Simien and Bale massifs are few examples. Ethiopia's cultural history, religious manifestations and civilization, like the rock-hewn churches of Lalibela and the stelae of Axum, are also imprinted in rock. Geomorphological and geological features, notably the isolation of the north-western highlands from the external world by the harsh Afar depression close to the sea, determined the route of Ethiopian history. Though tourism has been identified as a major sustainable development sector, systematic geoheritage evaluation and conservation strategies are lacking in the country. I this paper the Simien Mountains are presented as major geoheritages which should be prioritized for geoconservation in order to develop sustainable tourism (geotourism) in the area.

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  • Asrat Asfawossen & Demissie Metasebia & Mogessie Aberra, 2012. "Geoheritage conservation in Ethiopia: the case of the Simien Mountains," Quaestiones Geographicae, Sciendo, vol. 31(1), pages 7-23, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:vrs:quageo:v:31:y:2012:i:1:p:7-23:n:1
    DOI: 10.2478/v10117-012-0001-0
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