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Developing small-scale bamboo enterprises for livelihoods and environmental restoration in Benishangul-Gumuz Regional State, Ethiopia
[Desarrollo de pequeñas empresas de bambú para los medios de ida y la restauración medioambiental en la región de Benishangul-Gumuz (Etiopía]

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  • Manuel Boissière

    (UPR Forêts et Sociétés - Forêts et Sociétés - Cirad - Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement)

  • Stibniati Soeria Atmadja

    (UPR Forêts et Sociétés - Forêts et Sociétés - Cirad - Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement)

  • S. Benmakhlouf

    (MNHN - Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle)

  • M. Beyessa

    (AEPA - Assosa Environmental Protection Association)

  • Habtemariam Kassa

    (CIFOR - Center for International Forestry Research - CGIAR - Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research [CGIAR])

  • T. Hunde

    (INBAR - International Bamboo and Rattan Organisation)

  • F. Assefa

    (INBAR - International Bamboo and Rattan Organisation)

Abstract

Nous documentons les perceptions, les pratiques et les options politiques dans la gestion du bambou de basse altitude [Oxytenanthera abyssinica] dans l'État Régional de Benishangul Gumuz (ERBG) en Éthiopie, en particulier pour permettre aux petites entreprises de devenir plus actives dans ce domaine. Cette région abrite la plus grande surface de forêts naturelles de bambou en Éthiopie. Le bambou y est de plus en plus considéré pour son potentiel économique et environnemental, ce qui donne aux petites entreprises un rôle d'acteur crucial. Il existe cependant peu ou pas d'informations publiées sur les perceptions et les pratiques locales concernant la gestion des forêts naturelles de bambou, ni sur les options pour exploiter le potentiel du bambou au niveau local, en Afrique et plus particulièrement en Éthiopie. En 2018, nous avons effectué une revue de littérature, une analyse spatiale, une cartographie participative et interviewé des experts travaillant dans des organisations gouvernementales et non gouvernementales et d'autres acteurs locaux de ERBG. Nos résultats montrent qu'il existe un certain consensus sur l'importance environnementale du bambou. En revanche, un débat au niveau infranational sur l'importance économique du bambou conduit à des décisions favorisant d'autres types d'utilisation des terres. Les forêts de bambou de cet État sont négligées, car elles sont perçues comme "n'appartenant à personne et utilisées par tout le monde" et, selon les acteurs locaux, elles continueront d'être là, même si elles ne sont pas gérées. Le manque d'opportunités en relation avec le marché, de formations pour les forestiers spécifiques sur le bambou, de données sur la contribution économique de la ressource et de réglementations ou directives pour soutenir les lois existantes, ont empêché une gestion efficace des ressources en bambou. Il existe cependant de multiples approches de gestion du bambou qui ouvrent des opportunités économiques aux petites entreprises de la région. Il faut plus de clarté sur la manière de renforcer les droits fonciers sur les forêts de bambou, un financement plus accessible, des liens renforcés avec le marché, la formation au commerce et aux technologies à faible coût pour encourager le développement de petites entreprises de bambou.

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  • Manuel Boissière & Stibniati Soeria Atmadja & S. Benmakhlouf & M. Beyessa & Habtemariam Kassa & T. Hunde & F. Assefa, 2020. "Developing small-scale bamboo enterprises for livelihoods and environmental restoration in Benishangul-Gumuz Regional State, Ethiopia [Desarrollo de pequeñas empresas de bambú para los medios de ida y la restauración medioambiental en la región de," Post-Print hal-05176876, HAL.
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    DOI: 10.1505/146554820830405618
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