Ethiopia: Absence of Land Use Policy Triggering Biodiversity Loss - Research

ADAMA -- Absence of specific land use policy in Ethiopia is triggering biodiversity loss and sound pollution in rural and urban areas, research indicated.

The research finding presented on Monday during Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change's (MoEFCC's) 2017/18 budget year performance evaluation in Adama town, Researcher Ayele Hegena (PhD) noted that residents of urban areas are suffering from sound pollution because of absence of land use policy that make a clear distinction between residential and commercial areas as well as industrial and farm lands.

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