摘要
农业土地扩张几乎正在将埃塞俄比亚的竹林及与之有关的生物多样性消灭殆尽。有几种竹是非洲特有种,主要见于埃塞俄比亚。目而,它们的保护引起了国际关注。需要有紧急有效的行动来保证它们将来的存在,以及在永续经营的系统中加以利用。"以用促产(utilization driven production)"能确保它们的永续性。对它们的多种用途缺乏认识,同时也缺乏有关竹子生产和主要特性的知识,这些妨碍了对它们的保护和利用。还需要有统一的行动,来研究和采用所需的知识及技术,以促进埃塞俄比亚的竹林培育,将其作为一种既具环境效应也具有经济意义的林木。
Agricultural land expansion is almost eliminating the bamboo forests of Ethiopia and the biological diversity associated with them. Several bamboo species are endemic to Africa and mainly found in Ethiopia. Consequently, their preservation is of international concern. Urgent and effective action is required to secure their future existence and for their use in systems managed on a sustainable basis. Utilization driven production could ensure their sustainability. Lack of awareness about their multiple use and a paucity of scientific knowledge about their production and main properties are impediments for conservation and utilization. Concerted efforts are needed to generate and adopt the required knowledge and tech nplogy in order to promote bamboo forest cultivation in Ethiopia as an economically viable crop, which is of environmental interest.
