Rehabilitation and sustainable use of degraded community forests in the Bale Mountains of Ethiopia [Elektronische Ressource] / submitted by Girma Amente

Rehabilitation and sustainable use of degraded community forests in the Bale Mountains of Ethiopia Inaugural Dissertation Faculty of Forest and Environmental Sciences, Albert-Ludwigs-University, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany submitted by Girma Amente Freiburg im Breisgau, July 2005 Dekan: Prof. Dr. Ernst Hildebrand Referent: Prof. Dr. Jürgen Huss Korreferent: Prof. Dr. Michel Becker t: Dr. Yonas Yemshaw ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Above all I thank Almighty God for reaching this milestone in my life. I would like to extend my gratitude to all individuals who contributed to this work in one way or another. I am very grateful to Prof. Dr. Juergen Huss for his guidance and encouragement throughout the study period. He deserves a special credit for reading and structuring the manuscript in such a way that it is readable for others. He was always available whenever assistance was needed. Special thanks go to Prof. Dr. Michel Becker and Dr. Yonas Yemshaw for their advice and valuable comments. I am grateful to Dr. Timm Tennigkeit for his support in designing the fieldwork, reading the manuscript and providing encouragement. I am also grateful to Dr. Axel Weinreich and Dr. Markus Grulke for their helpful advice.