Ethiopia – Gullele Botanical Gardens - Food and Land Use Coalition

The nusery at Gullele Botantical Gardens, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where the staff hope to sell indigenous plants they grow to the community.

The Gullele Botanical Gardens in Addis Ababa covers 705 hectares and have visitors from all over the world including local community. The establishments of a botanic garden as a living museum of plants which otherwise might become last or extinct is long over due in Ethiopia. For one, the country has plants whose survival is threatened and which are part of its cultural heritage. These and those introduced from elsewhere have to be preserved live or in a herbarium with adequate documentation for future generations to act as referral for these plants. Mission: Rescue threatened flora from extinction, contribute towards conservation and research on biodiversity and sustainability education as well as ecotourism development. The Objectives of the gardens are: Conservation Enhance biodiversity conservation and offer a refuge and better security for threatened species, ecosystem models, genetic and species diversity, contribute to worldwide plant germplasm conservation efforts. Research Conduct research on different plant species, species interaction, ecological dynamics, vegetation, climate change relations vis-à-vis and assist in local, regional and national socio- economic development. Ecotourism Develop nature based world standard model eco-friendly recreational facilities that would constitute one of the tourist’s attractions to our national and continental capital city. Education Offer environmental education for sustainability through the entire curricula with special attention to the young, providing training on sustainable gardening horticulture, floriculture, urban agriculture and urban forestry.

The Ecological building that will be a place for education and shopping of oils that have been extracted, place for coffee etc herb museum, research building at The Gullele Botanical Gardens in Addis. The shape of building - is birds eye view - of a leaf of the gumtree. The Gullele Botanical Gardens in Addis Ababa covers 705 hectares and have visitors from all over the world including local community. The establishments of a botanic garden as a living museum of plants which otherwise might become last or extinct is long over due in Ethiopia. For one, the country has plants whose survival is threatened and which are part of its cultural heritage. These and those introduced from elsewhere have to be preserved live or in a herbarium with adequate documentation for future generations to act as referral for these plants. Mission: Rescue threatened flora from extinction, contribute towards conservation and research on biodiversity and sustainability education as well as ecotourism development. The Objectives of the gardens are: Conservation Enhance biodiversity conservation and offer a refuge and better security for threatened species, ecosystem models, genetic and species diversity, contribute to worldwide plant germplasm conservation efforts. Research Conduct research on different plant species, species interaction, ecological dynamics, vegetation, climate change relations vis-à-vis and assist in local, regional and national socio- economic development. Ecotourism Develop nature based world standard model eco-friendly recreational facilities that would constitute one of the tourist’s attractions to our national and continental capital city. Education Offer environmental education for sustainability through the entire curricula with special attention to the young, providing training on sustainable gardening horticulture, floriculture, urban agriculture and urban forestry.

The Gullele Botanical Gardens in Addis Ababa covers 705 hectares and have visitors from all over the world including local community. The establishments of a botanic garden as a living museum of plants which otherwise might become last or extinct is long over due in Ethiopia. For one, the country has plants whose survival is threatened and which are part of its cultural heritage. These and those introduced from elsewhere have to be preserved live or in a herbarium with adequate documentation for future generations to act as referral for these plants. Mission: Rescue threatened flora from extinction, contribute towards conservation and research on biodiversity and sustainability education as well as ecotourism development. The Objectives of the gardens are: Conservation Enhance biodiversity conservation and offer a refuge and better security for threatened species, ecosystem models, genetic and species diversity, contribute to worldwide plant germplasm conservation efforts. Research Conduct research on different plant species, species interaction, ecological dynamics, vegetation, climate change relations vis-à-vis and assist in local, regional and national socio- economic development. Ecotourism Develop nature based world standard model eco-friendly recreational facilities that would constitute one of the tourist’s attractions to our national and continental capital city. Education Offer environmental education for sustainability through the entire curricula with special attention to the young, providing training on sustainable gardening horticulture, floriculture, urban agriculture and urban forestry.

Dr Hiyab - 34 Vice Director for Research at The Gullele Botantical Gardens, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia with a Purple fragrant - lipid adoensis.

Solomon Getahun 39 - biodiversity education directorate director at The Gullele Botantical Gardens, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia with an endemic plant to Ethiopia: Echonops longistus.

Endemic plant - with flowers - crotalaria exaltata. The Gullele Botanical Gardens in Addis Ababa covers 705 hectares and have visitors from all over the world including local community. The establishments of a botanic garden as a living museum of plants which otherwise might become last or extinct is long over due in Ethiopia. For one, the country has plants whose survival is threatened and which are part of its cultural heritage. These and those introduced from elsewhere have to be preserved live or in a herbarium with adequate documentation for future generations to act as referral for these plants. Mission: Rescue threatened flora from extinction, contribute towards conservation and research on biodiversity and sustainability education as well as ecotourism development. The Objectives of the gardens are: Conservation Enhance biodiversity conservation and offer a refuge and better security for threatened species, ecosystem models, genetic and species diversity, contribute to worldwide plant germplasm conservation efforts. Research Conduct research on different plant species, species interaction, ecological dynamics, vegetation, climate change relations vis-à-vis and assist in local, regional and national socio- economic development. Ecotourism Develop nature based world standard model eco-friendly recreational facilities that would constitute one of the tourist’s attractions to our national and continental capital city. Education Offer environmental education for sustainability through the entire curricula with special attention to the young, providing training on sustainable gardening horticulture, floriculture, urban agriculture and urban forestry.

Dr Birhanu - 39, Research Directorate Director at The Gullele Botantical Gardens, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Dr Hiyab - 34 vice director for research at the gardens (blue jacket) and Solomon Getahun 39 - biodiversity education directorate director at the garden The Gullele gardens covers 705 hectares and have visitors from all over the world including local community. The establishments of a botanic garden as a living museum of plants which otherwise might become last or extinct is long over due in Ethiopia. For one, the country has plants whose survival is threatened and which are part of its cultural heritage. These and those introduced from elsewhere have to be preserved live or in a herbarium with adequate documentation for future generations to act as referral for these plants. Mission Rescue threatened flora from extinction, contribute towards conservation and research on biodiversity and sustainability education as well as ecotourism development. The Objectives of the gardens are: Conservation Enhance biodiversity conservation and offer a refuge and better security for threatened species, ecosystem models, genetic and species diversity, contribute to worldwide plant germplasm conservation efforts. Research Conduct research on different plant species, species interaction, ecological dynamics, vegetation, climate change relations vis-à-vis and assist in local, regional and national socio- economic development. Ecotourism Develop nature based world standard model eco-friendly recreational facilities that would constitute one of the tourist’s attractions to our national and continental capital city. Education Offer environmental education for sustainability through the entire curricula with special attention to the young, providing training on sustainable gardening horticulture, floriculture, urban agriculture and urban forestry.

Dr Birhanu, age 39, Research Directorate Director at Gullele Botantical Gardens, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, with coffee arabica in Chanber 1 of the greenhouses.“My degree is biology, I studied in Bahir Dar - I used to go to swim in blue mile river, collecting wood, have a close relationship with nature - and my interest just grew as I studied - most people in Ethiopia are very passionate about plants - the old people love plants - plants are everything for us - food, medicine, household implements, farming implements, building, they are everything it is an agricultural country, not an industrialised country , they cut plants because they don’t have options. HEre we protect them, and plan to sell them to the communtity from our nurseries in the future.”

Dr Birhanu, age 39, Research Directorate Director at Gullele Botantical Gardens, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Dr Birhanu, age 39, Research Directorate Director at Gullele Botantical Gardens, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Photographed with Commiphora Monoiccao - critically endangered - “every plant has its own importance, every one is ecologically important- inside this plant is an oil that is used to treat wounds.” “My degree is biology, I studied in Bahir Dar - I used to go to swim in blue mile river, collecting wood, have a close relationship with nature - and my interest just grew as I studied - most people in Ethiopia are very passionate about plants - the old people love plants - plants are everything for us - food, medicine, household implements, farming implements, building, they are everything it is an agricultural country, not an industrialised country , they cut plants because they don’t have options. We aim to preserve and protect and grow plants to sell in the nurseries for the communities”

Dr Birhanu, age 39, Research Directorate Director at Gullele Botantical Gardens, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Photographed with Commiphora Monoiccao - critically endangered - “every plant has its own importance, every one is ecologically important- inside this plant is an oil that is used to treat wounds.”“My degree is biology, I studied in Bahir Dar - I used to go to swim in blue mile river, collecting wood, have a close relationship with nature - and my interest just grew as I studied - most people in Ethiopia are very passionate about plants - the old people love plants - plants are everything for us - food, medicine, household implements, farming implements, building, they are everything it is an agricultural country, not an industrialised country , they cut plants because they don’t have options. We aim to preserve and protect and grow plants to sell in the nurseries for the communities”

Germination room in the greenhouses at Gullele Botantical Gardens, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Here, seedlings selected that are difficult to grow. Pictured - Olea - native to here, hard to germinate - we conserve indigenous plant because community needs them, for medicine, to build house and for utensils - it is a hard wood. It is a sacred plant grown in the church area - people use it for different purposes. Each plant has its own crucial value and importance to the system.

Dr Birhanu, age 39, Research Directorate Director at Gullele Botantical Gardens, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, with coffee arabica in Chanber 1 of the greenhouses.“My degree is biology, I studied in Bahir Dar - I used to go to swim in blue mile river, collecting wood, have a close relationship with nature - and my interest just grew as I studied - most people in Ethiopia are very passionate about plants - the old people love plants - plants are everything for us - food, medicine, household implements, farming implements, building, they are everything it is an agricultural country, not an industrialised country , they cut plants because they don’t have options. HEre we protect them, and plan to sell them to the communtity from our nurseries in the future.”

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