{"id":805,"date":"2022-06-08T11:50:29","date_gmt":"2022-06-08T11:50:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oromiaforest.et\/?page_id=805"},"modified":"2025-05-12T13:28:46","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T13:28:46","slug":"finfine-branch","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.oromiaforest.et\/?page_id=805","title":{"rendered":"FInfine Branch"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Wel Come To Finfine Branch<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Finfine branch is one of the nine branches of Oromia Forest and Wildlife Enterprise which is established by regulation number 122\/2001 in June 2009 to develop, manage, protect and sustainably utilize forest and other forest related resources in central part of Oromia by involving the people and implementing multiple use forestry to effectively contribute to economic development and improvement of the wellbeing of the people.<\/p>

It is also mandated to expand the forest and wildlife areas outside its concession through the active participation and involvement of different stakeholders particularly the local residents living in and around the forest and wildlife areas. The branch plays also a very great role in livelihood improvement by providing employment opportunity and creating alternative means of earning to the local community.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The forest concession of the branch is located in five zones, 25 Woredas and 137 Kebeles in the central part of Oromia extending from the surrounding environments of Finfine <\/span>160 kilometer in the Jibat forest in the West, 150 kilometer in the South east at Adami tulu and 189 kilometer in the North at Dara and some 190 kilometers to the East in Fentale and Bosete Woreda. <\/span><\/p>

The branch has a total concession area of 93,403.97 hectares out of which 23,782.86 hectares of self-managed plantation forest and also 2,241.32 ha PFM plantation forest. The natural forest has a total area of 35,448.60 <\/strong>hectares. The wood lands have also a total area of 9,281.77 ha. <\/strong>Wildlife area with legally authorized boundary has an area of 8903ha<\/strong>. Other land use types of the concession constitute 13,728.62 hectares.<\/strong><\/p>

The topography of the area is mainly dominated by volcanic undulating landscapes. Mountains and hills are separated by broad river valleys. Most of the landscape has a slope of more than 40%. This is exposed to soil erosion as soon as the vegetation is removed. Most of the areas are located on high altitudes above 2000m.a.s.l. The altitude ranges from about 1600 meter at Selk amba in the South of the Jibat forest to about 3,385<\/strong> meters above sea level at Damocha<\/strong> the crystalline rock at the peak of mount Wechecha.\u00a0<\/p>

The concession area is found almost in all types of agro ecological zones from kola at the low lands of Matahara and Gara aluto at Adami Tulu to weyina dega and Dega on the mountain ranges at the vicinity of Finfine to Jibat, Chilmo, and Gedo forests. The high-altitude experiences moderate tantalizing climate modified by altitude and the influence of the forest.<\/p>

Most of the highlands experiences bimodal rainfall with short usually unreliable rainfall from March to May. The long rainy season is more important for plant growth extends mainly from June to September with little local variation. The respective values range of rainfall and evaporation (P, PET) during long rainy seasons for the high lands is (736,337).<\/p>

The maximum and minimum mean monthly temperature value is 11- 260<\/sup>c reflects that the area experiences cool climatic condition which is vital for survival and growth of plantation forest. Small areas of the forest is exposed to frost on high altitude at Ankorcha during extreme monthly minimum temperature which is (6o<\/sup>C), the temperature record reveals that most of the area are cool sub-humid. The lowlands on the other hand at Matahara, Adami tulu and Selk amba areas experiences hot climatic condition.The respective values range of rainfall and evaporation (P, PET) is high in these areas which is harsh for survival and growth of commercial forests.<\/p>

The forest areas are the source of many permanent and temporary rivers that gestures to large river basins of Awash, Gibe and Abay. \u00a0Large volumes of water from these rivers are very important for household and industrial uses. Almost all the dams for power generation and water for various uses without exceptions including the Great Renaissance Dam in the country are dependent on the water resources of thesewater shades. Small and large scale irrigationsthat play a very great role in poverty reductionare dependent on water from these water shades.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Soil is mainly volcanic origin. There is a great variation in depth and type of soil from place to place. Soil depth is shallow on the escarpments of mountainous areas at Barak, Yerer, Boreta, Debregelan, some areas of Chancho, Kerabu, Intoteleshe and Furi mountains. Other areas of the forest concession including Suba, Jibat forest in general have relatively deep soils good for forest growth. Sandy clay and loam soils are the dominant soil types in the natural forest. The mountain slopes features silt and clay soils whereas the valley bottoms are dominated by clay loam soils deposited by the action of erosion.<\/p>

Even though greater variability in Soil type, fertility and depth exists in the areas of our forests most of the areas could support plantation development through the application of scientific and technical details of forest management in species selection, spacing and appropriate tending operations that corresponds to the ecological requirement of the selected species.<\/p>

In terms of land use the greater part of the concession is used for plantation forestry and conservation of natural forests and woodlands. A number of small properties are used as nursery, office and residential quarter. The branch operates in eight tree seedling nurseries in which all are legally owned by the branch. Considerable areas with in the forest concession accounting more than 13,728.62 ha <\/strong>of land and the adjoining land are dominated by mixed farming mainly crop production and livestock rearing. Plantation forests, in separate ownership private lots and community forests are also common neighbors to our forests. Settlement and other investment forms resulted from an increased human population and growth and industrial development of the nation are the other features of the land use that are computing and threatening the forest concession.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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The forest vegetation displays greater variability in species composition resulted from variation in topography, altitude, climate and soil and other human induced factors.<\/p>

The commercial forest plantation is dominated primarily by Eucalyptus Species constituting more than 92.66% of the plantation forest. Cupressus lustanica<\/em> and pinus<\/em> species other exotic species constitute 5.9 %. The other exotics including Gravielia<\/em> and Acacia deccurence<\/em> covers 0.32 % of the plantation forest. The indigenous plantation forest which is composed of few indigenous species including Juniperus procera, Podocarpus falcatus, Hagenia abyssinica, Cordia africana<\/em> and Olea europea<\/em> constitutes 1.11% of the plantation forest.<\/p>

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Eucalyptus globules<\/em><\/p><\/td>

20,633.43<\/p><\/td>

86.75<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

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Eucalyptus camaldulensis<\/em><\/p><\/td>

1,104.75<\/p><\/td>

4.64<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

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Eucalyptus saligna<\/em><\/p><\/td>

262.57<\/p><\/td>

1.1<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

4<\/p><\/td>

Eucalyptus grandis<\/em><\/p><\/td>

37.35<\/p><\/td>

0.16<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

5<\/p><\/td>

Eucalyptus viminalis<\/em><\/p><\/td>

0.23<\/p><\/td>

0<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

6<\/p><\/td>

Cupressus lusitanica<\/em><\/p><\/td>

1,293.69<\/p><\/td>

5.44<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

7<\/p><\/td>

Pinus patula<\/em><\/p><\/td>

44.71<\/p><\/td>

0.19<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

8<\/p><\/td>

Pinus radiate<\/em><\/p><\/td>

65.27<\/p><\/td>

0.27<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

9<\/p><\/td>

Juniperus procera<\/em><\/p><\/td>

191.77<\/p><\/td>

0.81<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

10<\/p><\/td>

Podocarpus falcatus<\/em><\/p><\/td>

16.76<\/p><\/td>

0.07<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

11<\/p><\/td>

Hagenia abyssinica<\/em><\/p><\/td>

42.9<\/p><\/td>

0.18<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

12<\/p><\/td>

Gravielia robusta<\/em><\/p><\/td>

36.65<\/p><\/td>

0.15<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

13<\/p><\/td>

Acacia decurrence<\/em><\/p><\/td>

40.1<\/p><\/td>

0.17<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

14<\/p><\/td>

Cordia Africana<\/em><\/p><\/td>

7.96<\/p><\/td>

0.03<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

15<\/p><\/td>

Olea Europea<\/em><\/p><\/td>

5.49<\/p><\/td>

0.02<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

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Since most of the plantation forest is bordering with the city of Addis Ababa and other emerging towns anthropogenic and natural factors such as human encroachment and Intrusion of domestic animals threatens the continued existence of the forest. Uncoordinated activities between the sectors of government associated with lack of accountability have exposed the forest resource for un lawful usage that highly threatens its sustainability.<\/p>

The natural vegetation is composed of semi humid land vegetation type modified by the unique local environment. The valley bottoms, riverine areas and upper slopes within the forest are covered with remnant native tree and shrubs of high diversity indicating the pristine vegetation types of the area.<\/p>

The natural forest is affected by various activities of human beings mainly deforestation for settlement and agricultural practices. Deforestation in the past decades reduced the size of the forest. Forest degradation is another form of forest destruction whereby the most valued species being removed from the forest and reducing the productive potential of the forest for sustainable harvest. Most of the natural forests in our concession have been affected by both deforestation and forest degradation. The only remnant primitive forest growth with relatively better and diversified species composition is found in the central part of the Jibat forest below the mountain summit in the South west direction.<\/p>

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The wood lands in wildlife areas in the rift valley region and Dara incense site are dominated mainly by tree species of Acacia, Boswelia and Commiphora species. Other drought tolerant species of shrubs and ground herbs, an important browse for wild animals are also the characteristics of the wood lands.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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All of our forests especially the natural forest has environmental and social value. The values it contains include rare and endemic species, rare habitats and recreational sites or resources used by tourists and local residents. These values have high significant biodiversity values or high conservation values of the forests. During the extensive assessment of the forest wild mammalian species are noted and recorded both in the plantation and natural forests.<\/p>

The role of the forest in supporting the remnant mammalian and diverse especially high land biome species of birds is an outstanding significance for biodiversity conservation.\u00a0 Areas most important for biodiversity or wildlife value include:<\/p>