Journal of Clinical Immunology Research
- ISSN: 2576-0572
Genesha Mada, Agena Anjulo and Abren Gelaw
The study aimed to assess sustainable human well-being using an improved ecosystem accounting framework (SEEAEEA12) for the plantation forest in the Gughe massif of Gamo Highlands, southwestern highlands of Ethiopia. Natural capital has remained largely hidden to policy-makers due to the limitations of traditional economic indices such as human development index (HDI) and gross national product (GDP), and due to this integrating, the ecosystem services into national income was limited (empty world view). However, the contemporary environmental economic approach (full world view) initiates the integration of ecosystem services into national income to guarantee sustainable human wellbeing, a healthy environment, and sustainable economic development despite sustainable human wellbeing related studies are small-scale. The stock change method (litter data), species specific models (carbon data), net present value method (monetary value of timber), market price approach (monetary data of litter), petroleum fuels and kerosene tax of Ethiopia (monetary price of carbon), and tracking using GPS (area data) were implemented. Generally, field measurement, and default data were used to estimate opening-closing period data of physical and monetary values. The current change rates, future expected gains and losses of litter, timber and corresponding monetary values are decreasing. The volume change rate of plantation forests was 0.6%/, and expected changes projected for three consecutive years are -56.92, -56.24, and -55.9 for the year 2021, 2022, and 2023, respectively. To concluded that there was fast degradation rate, and if the present rate of change proceeds there will have destruction, and unsecured/fragiled sustainable human wellbeing. The result initiated to recommend Chencha zuria woreda and NGO’s to modify the management system/approach, extend plantation to the surrounded pasture lands, and introduce the renewable energy sources to reduce degradation rates, and to detach fuel wood reliance of users.