Migration and Conservation in the Bale Mountains Ecosystem

The document identifies human migration as a primary driver of land conversion and resource overexploitation in the Bale Mountains ecosystem, which harms conservation efforts and traditional livelihoods. While land conversion also occurs due to population growth and climate change among resident populations, migration accelerates these processes. The research was conducted by IISD, the Conservation Development Centre, and the Frankfurt Zoological Society as part of a broader project focused on the Great Lakes Region.

• Human migration significantly drives the conversion of land and the overexploitation of natural resources in the Bale Mountains ecosystem, negatively impacting traditional livelihoods and conservation.
• Land conversion occurs even without migrant influxes due to population growth, climate change, and evolving socioeconomic expectations, though migration intensifies and accelerates these inevitable long-term changes.

APA

d’Udine,, A. C. T. W. (2015). Migration and Conservation in the Bale Mountains Ecosystem. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/migration-and-conservation-bale-mountains-ecosystem

Chicago

d’Udine,, Alec Crawford,Dereje Tadesse Wakjira,Floris. Migration and Conservation in the Bale Mountains Ecosystem. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2015. https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/migration-and-conservation-bale-mountains-ecosystem.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{dudine2015migration, author = {d’Udine,, Alec Crawford,Dereje Tadesse Wakjira,Floris}, title = {{Migration and Conservation in the Bale Mountains Ecosystem}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2015}, month = aug, url = {https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/migration-and-conservation-bale-mountains-ecosystem}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }