Proceedings of the Satoyama Development Mechanism (SDM) 2022 Launching Workshop-Ethiopia

The workshop discussion aims to highlight the linkages between biodiversity health and climate, and the need to stop biodiversity loss through direct species conservation, emphasize the importance of applying the precautionary principle in nature-based and other climate adaptation solutions, coupled with better scientific understanding of ecosystems and ecological structures, and highlight the importance of local actors in conservation to protect biodiverse rich ecosystems crucial to addressing the combined crisis of biodiversity loss and climate change.
The SDM project is the first-ever project focused on the restoration and conservation of threatened Cordeauxia edulis species in the drylands of the Somali Region of Ethiopia to improve and upgrade its conservation status.
The workshop was opened with a keynote speech and welcome address delivered to the workshop participants by Dr. Melesse Maryo, Director General of the Ethiopian Biodiversity Institute (EBI). In his opening remarks, Dr. Melesse welcomed the participants and congratulated Mr. Dese Yadeta who initiated the project and organized the workshop. Following the opening remarks, Dr. Feleke Woldeyes, Deputy Director General of the Ethiopian Biodiversity Institute (EBI) also addressed the project launching workshop.