A comprehensive assessment study with the aim of identifying and documenting traditional medicinal practices were carried out inLaelayAdi-yabo district, Northern Ethiopia in September 2016. Purposive sampling method was used to select traditional medicinal practitioners of the study area. Semi-structured questionnaire, interview and Focused Group Discussion were conducted to gather first hand ethnobotanical information on medicinal plants used for human and livestock ailments. A total of 28 knowledgeable informants were participated. Descriptive statistics and rankings were used to analyze data. A total of 37 medicinal plant species belonging to 37 genera and 24 families were reported. The habits of the plants were 29% each (shrubs, trees and herbs) and 10% climbers. Most frequently used plant part were leaves (34%) followed by roots (24%), seed (6%) and the remaining were other parts. Crushing was the most common way of remedy preparation. While, healing knowledge transfer varies within family. The result of the study revealed the existence of traditional healing knowledge had conserved the diversity of medicinal plants. Traditional Healers still play a great role in the primary health care systems in North Ethiopia. The sparsely distributed forests were important resources of healers and repositories of medicinal plants gene pools.

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Ethnobotanical Survey of Traditional Medicinal Practices in LaelayAdi-yabo District, Northern Ethiopia

This review deals with the issue of wildlife genetic resource trafficking with the objective of providing best policy insight, legislative frameworks and institutional considerations for sustainable wildlife conservation in Ethiopia. Pertinent literatures were reviewed from books, review articles, full-length manuscripts, short communication, proceeding, working group reports and factsheets. The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) came into effect in 1975 to protect endangered species of wild fauna and flora against over-exploitation through international trade. Wildlife crime works against the objective of sustainable wildlife conservation. Globally extensive collaboration and cooperation at an international level are key ingredients in fighting illicit protected species trafficking. In an effort of foreign countries to combat wildlife trafficking and as part of a larger strategic framework under a continent-wide programme called Africa’s Regional Response to Endangered Species Trafficking (ARREST) was established. Furthermore, Ethiopia is a signatory of CITES agreement and are taking various national commitments to halt the hindrances of wildlife trafficking. Nevertheless, Ethiopia is identified both as a source and a key trade hub for illegal ivory trafficking.

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Contemporary Status of Illicit Wildlife Genetic Resource Trafficking: Future Policy, Legal and Institutional Consideration of Sustainable Wildlife Conservation in Ethiopia

A survey to identify illegal plant genetic resource trafficking was made from Febrary 2017 to March 2017 in Kafta Humera wereda , Tigray regional state, northern Ethiopia. Semi- structured interviews, structured questionnaires; focus group discussion and document analysis were used for data collection. A total of seventy one informants from local security, local community federal policies and custom and revenue officers were interviewed. Snowball sampling was used to select the local community and local security while the rest informant was purposely selected. Microsoft excel spreadsheet and Spss version 20 was used to analyze data. The Leave of Rhamnus prinoides together with its fruits, and fruits of Adansonia didgitata are the frequently exported plant and plant derivatives through illegal route. These plant biogenetic resources are exported to Sudan and Eritrea both by illegally and legally coverage. The awareness of the informants participated in the interview on illegal biogenetic resource trafficking varies from site to site and from sector to sector. The main illegal route whereby illegal traffickers use to export plant and plant derivative are Maytselot, Menkerker, Awezruf, endaaboy Tewelde garden and Haji Abdugarden . Most of the traffickers are unemployed youth that live in and around the border. The existing gap in community awareness needs awareness raising and alternative job opportunities creations. The link between different stakeholders also needs solidarity to accomplish consistent controlling mechanism.

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Fitsumbirhan Tewelde

Papers

Illegal Plant Genetic Resource Trafficking in the Border Villages of Kafta Humera Wereda, Tigray Regional State, Ethiopia