Ethiopia: Emboch On Lake Abaya Prompts Formation of New Committee

A new steering committee will oversee and control the spread of water hyacinth weed, locally known as Emboch, on Lake Abaya, in Southern Nations, Nationalities & People's Region (SNNPR).

First seen a year ago, the water hyacinth, one of the world's worst aquatic weeds which infest rivers, dams, lakes and irrigation channels devastating marine environments, covers 324ha of the Lake which is located in the central Ethiopian rift valley, east of the Guge Mountains.

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