Effect of Area Closure on rehabilitation of degraded land in Akaki District, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia

Abstract

Land degradation is a severe environmental problem in Ethiopia. Soil and water conservation as well as area closure are carried out to rehabilitate degraded land. The study aims to investigate the effectiveness of area closure and area closure with integrating SWC of soil properties, and assess the vegetation composition and socioeconomic characteristics of local surrounding communities conducted in the Bilbilo watersheds Akaki Districts, East Shewa zone, in Oromia Region. A mixed research design method was employed to take soil samples and vegetation inventory in the study areas. A diagonal transect soil sampling was established for quantitative data for soil samples, vegetation samples were taken from both sites for collecting soil samples, and vegetation data were inventoried