Abstract:
The forest is a source of livelihoods for many people in Ethiopia. The study aims at
assessment of forest- Manja people interaction under changing forest landscape in Ombil
Yama Natural Forest Kechi District, Dawuro, South Western Ethiopia. The study site was
selected purposively based on its high forest coverage area in the district and surrounded by
direct forest dependent minority group of Manja communities and its proximity to Kechi,
administrative center of Kechi District. A simple random sampling method was used to select
respondent from the communities of the study area. Both primary and secondary data were
employed in this study. The HHs surveys were applied to collect socio economic conditions
and the livelihood of the community using a well-organized structured and semi-structured
questionnaires
