Habtemariam Kassa

Biographic Data

ID	1488679
NAME	Habtemariam Kassa
GIVEN NAMES	Habtemariam
FAMILY NAME	Kassa
SIGNATURE	KASSA H
AFFILIATIONS	Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
ORCID	0000-0003-4307-4889
VERIFIED	Yes
TOTAL WORKS	16
TOTAL CITATIONS	34
WORKS AS AUTHOR	16
WORKS AS EDITOR	0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR	2007
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR	2026
H-INDEX	4

Common entry points and trade-offs for inclusive governance
Open AccessVianny Ahimbisibwe, Richard Fischer et al.ARTICLESustainability Science2026
Forest and Landscape Restoration faces governance challenges due to social heterogeneity and a complex policy environment, creating a Gordian knot of contrasting needs and strategies. Scholars propose common entry points for inclusive governance and reconciling restoration strategies, but empirical evidence is scarce. The study addresses this gap by exploring common entry points from actor clusters and trade-offs for inclusive governance, and by …
Analysis of Ethiopian Coffee Value Chain for Compliance with European Union Deforestation Regulation
Open AccessBerihun Tefera, Habtemariam Kassa et al.ARTICLETrees Forests and People2025
The coffee sector is of crucial importance to Ethiopia, directly impacting about one-fifth to one-quarter of the population and contributing around one-third of the country's export revenue. Notably, nearly one-third of these export earnings are from European countries. However, this trade is increasingly challenged by the enforcement of the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), which seeks to curb deforestation and forest degradation a…
Importance of socio-economic and institutional factors in the collection of dry forest products
Open AccessMuzayen Sheko, Getahun Kassa et al.ARTICLETrees Forests and People2023
Although the important role of dry forests in livelihoods is immense, empirical evidence on the role of socioeconomic factors in the collection of dry forest products is still lacking. This study aimed to assess the determinants of household participation in dry forest product collection and its contribution to the household economy in Jawi district. The primary data were collected from 259 randomly selected households. The determinant factors af…
Does rural outmigration affect investment in agriculture? Evidence from Ethiopia
Open AccessDegnet Abebaw, Assefa Admassie et al.ARTICLEMigration and Development2021
This paper investigates impacts of rural outmigration on household spending in agriculture. Empirical data come from two rounds of panel surveys of households living in three major regions of Ethiopia. Accounting for potential endogeneity of outmigration and selection bias using a combination of a difference-in-difference (DID) model and an inverse-probability of treatment weighting (IPTW) approach, we find that, on average, rural outmigration ha…
Developing small-scale bamboo enterprises for livelihoods and environmental restoration in Benishangul-Gumuz Regional State, Ethiopia
Open AccessManuel Boissière, Stibniati Atmadja et al.ARTICLEThe International Forestry Review2020
We document the perceptions, practices and policy options in managing lowland bamboo [ Oxytenanthera abyssinica ] in Benishangul Gumuz Regional State (BGRS) in Ethiopia, particularly to enable small-scale enterprises (SSE) to become more active in this field. This region hosts the largest extent of natural bamboo forests in Ethiopia. There is a recent push to realize bamboo's economic and environmental potential in Ethiopia, which puts SSEs as cr…
Can rural outmigration improve household food security? Empirical evidence from Ethiopia
Open AccessDegnet Abebaw, Assefa Admassie et al.ARTICLEWorld Development2020Cited by: 5References: 8
Change in heathland fire sizes inside vs. outside the Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, over 50 years of fire-exclusion policy
Open AccessMaria Ulrika Johansson, Senait D Senay et al.ARTICLEConservation Ecology2019
Johansson, M. U., S. D. Senay, E. Creathorn, H. Kassa, and K. Hylander. 2019. Change in heathland fire sizes inside vs. outside the Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, over 50 years of fire-exclusion policy: lessons for REDD+. Ecology and Society 24(4):26. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-11260-240426
Analysis of observed and perceived climate change and variability in Arsi Negele District, Ethiopia
Open AccessZenebe Mekonnen, Habtemariam Kassa et al.ARTICLEEnvironment Development and…2018
Bamboo Resources in Ethiopia
Open AccessZenebe Mekonnen, Adefires Worku et al.ARTICLEEthnobotany Research and…2014
Ethiopia has an estimated one million hectares of natural bamboo forest, the largest in the African continent. Despite the versatile resource base and advanced bamboo utilization at a global scale, its great potential to enhance socio-economic and ecological development remains unrealized in Ethiopia. More importantly, recent observations in the country showed massive bamboo flowering followed by a death that urges management interventions. The o…
The significance of dry forest income for livelihood resilience
Open AccessAdefires Worku, Jürgen Pretzsch et al.ARTICLEForest Policy and Economics2014Cited by: 8References: 8
Importance, determinants and gender dimensions of forest income in eastern highlands of Ethiopia
Open AccessAdanech Asfaw, Mulugeta Lemenih et al.ARTICLEForest Policy and Economics2013Cited by: 6References: 11
Dry forest based livelihoods in resettlement areas of Northwestern Ethiopia
Open AccessDegnet Abebaw, Habtemariam Kassa et al.ARTICLEForest Policy and Economics2012Cited by: 8References: 8
Benefits, Challenges, and Enabling Conditions of Collective Action to Promote Sustainable Production and Marketing of Products from Africa's Dry Forests
Open AccessF Paumgarten, Habtemariam Kassa et al.ARTICLEReview of Policy Research2012Cited by: 2References: 23
Collective action has been identified, by governments and nongovernmental organizations, as a mechanism to improve smallholder farmers' bargaining power and access to input and output markets. In many developing countries, supporting collective action has and continues to be an important policy instrument. However, in the collection and marketing of forest products, recognition of and support for producer organizations, is limited. Data, from foc…
Reading the Landscape Past
Habtemariam Kassa, Melaku Bekele et al.ARTICLEEnvironment and History2011Cited by: 3
Although tree planting initiatives by the state began by the end of the nineteenth century, on-farm tree planting has not been widespread, particularly on plots outside homesteads. Farmers particularly in central and northern Ethiopia are limited to growing trees mainly at homesteads indicating the need to identify the underlying discouraging factors. This paper examines the historical trend and current status of tree planting by smallholder farm…
The Role of Participatory Modeling in Landscape Approaches to Reconcile Conservation and Development
Open AccessMarieke Sandker, Bruce Campbell et al.ARTICLEConservation Ecology2010Cited by: 2
Sandker, M., B. M. Campbell, M. Ruiz-Pérez, J. A. Sayer, R. Cowling, H. Kassa, and A. T. Knight. 2010. The role of participatory modeling in landscape approaches to reconcile conservation and development. Ecology and Society 15(2): 13. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-03400-150213
Working with Communities and Building Local Institutions for Sustainable Land Management in the Ethiopian Highlands
Open AccessTilahun Amede, Habtemariam Kassa et al.ARTICLEMountain Research and Development2007
Land management is a multi-dimensional and multi-institutional engagement that demands collective analysis, design, and implementation of innovations. Its importance for Ethiopia cannot be overemphasized, as land degradation threatens food security and environmental sustainability. Building on a specific case study of a project in Southern Ethiopia, the present article describes how the government and non-state agencies are collaborating to learn…

Working with Communities and Building Local Institutions for Sustainable Land Management in the Ethiopian Highlands
Open AccessTilahun Amede, Habtemariam Kassa et al.ARTICLEMountain Research and Development2007
Land management is a multi-dimensional and multi-institutional engagement that demands collective analysis, design, and implementation of innovations. Its importance for Ethiopia cannot be overemphasized, as land degradation threatens food security and environmental sustainability. Building on a specific case study of a project in Southern Ethiopia, the present article describes how the government and non-state agencies are collaborating to learn…
The Role of Participatory Modeling in Landscape Approaches to Reconcile Conservation and Development
Open AccessMarieke Sandker, Bruce Campbell et al.ARTICLEConservation Ecology2010Cited by: 2
Sandker, M., B. M. Campbell, M. Ruiz-Pérez, J. A. Sayer, R. Cowling, H. Kassa, and A. T. Knight. 2010. The role of participatory modeling in landscape approaches to reconcile conservation and development. Ecology and Society 15(2): 13. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-03400-150213
Reading the Landscape Past
Habtemariam Kassa, Melaku Bekele et al.ARTICLEEnvironment and History2011Cited by: 3
Although tree planting initiatives by the state began by the end of the nineteenth century, on-farm tree planting has not been widespread, particularly on plots outside homesteads. Farmers particularly in central and northern Ethiopia are limited to growing trees mainly at homesteads indicating the need to identify the underlying discouraging factors. This paper examines the historical trend and current status of tree planting by smallholder farm…
Dry forest based livelihoods in resettlement areas of Northwestern Ethiopia
Open AccessDegnet Abebaw, Habtemariam Kassa et al.ARTICLEForest Policy and Economics2012Cited by: 8References: 8
Benefits, Challenges, and Enabling Conditions of Collective Action to Promote Sustainable Production and Marketing of Products from Africa's Dry Forests
Open AccessF Paumgarten, Habtemariam Kassa et al.ARTICLEReview of Policy Research2012Cited by: 2References: 23
Collective action has been identified, by governments and nongovernmental organizations, as a mechanism to improve smallholder farmers' bargaining power and access to input and output markets. In many developing countries, supporting collective action has and continues to be an important policy instrument. However, in the collection and marketing of forest products, recognition of and support for producer organizations, is limited. Data, from foc…
Importance, determinants and gender dimensions of forest income in eastern highlands of Ethiopia
Open AccessAdanech Asfaw, Mulugeta Lemenih et al.ARTICLEForest Policy and Economics2013Cited by: 6References: 11
Bamboo Resources in Ethiopia
Open AccessZenebe Mekonnen, Adefires Worku et al.ARTICLEEthnobotany Research and…2014
Ethiopia has an estimated one million hectares of natural bamboo forest, the largest in the African continent. Despite the versatile resource base and advanced bamboo utilization at a global scale, its great potential to enhance socio-economic and ecological development remains unrealized in Ethiopia. More importantly, recent observations in the country showed massive bamboo flowering followed by a death that urges management interventions. The o…
The significance of dry forest income for livelihood resilience
Open AccessAdefires Worku, Jürgen Pretzsch et al.ARTICLEForest Policy and Economics2014Cited by: 8References: 8
Analysis of observed and perceived climate change and variability in Arsi Negele District, Ethiopia
Open AccessZenebe Mekonnen, Habtemariam Kassa et al.ARTICLEEnvironment Development and…2018
Change in heathland fire sizes inside vs. outside the Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, over 50 years of fire-exclusion policy
Open AccessMaria Ulrika Johansson, Senait D Senay et al.ARTICLEConservation Ecology2019
Johansson, M. U., S. D. Senay, E. Creathorn, H. Kassa, and K. Hylander. 2019. Change in heathland fire sizes inside vs. outside the Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, over 50 years of fire-exclusion policy: lessons for REDD+. Ecology and Society 24(4):26. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-11260-240426
Developing small-scale bamboo enterprises for livelihoods and environmental restoration in Benishangul-Gumuz Regional State, Ethiopia
Open AccessManuel Boissière, Stibniati Atmadja et al.ARTICLEThe International Forestry Review2020
We document the perceptions, practices and policy options in managing lowland bamboo [ Oxytenanthera abyssinica ] in Benishangul Gumuz Regional State (BGRS) in Ethiopia, particularly to enable small-scale enterprises (SSE) to become more active in this field. This region hosts the largest extent of natural bamboo forests in Ethiopia. There is a recent push to realize bamboo's economic and environmental potential in Ethiopia, which puts SSEs as cr…
Can rural outmigration improve household food security? Empirical evidence from Ethiopia
Open AccessDegnet Abebaw, Assefa Admassie et al.ARTICLEWorld Development2020Cited by: 5References: 8
Does rural outmigration affect investment in agriculture? Evidence from Ethiopia
Open AccessDegnet Abebaw, Assefa Admassie et al.ARTICLEMigration and Development2021
This paper investigates impacts of rural outmigration on household spending in agriculture. Empirical data come from two rounds of panel surveys of households living in three major regions of Ethiopia. Accounting for potential endogeneity of outmigration and selection bias using a combination of a difference-in-difference (DID) model and an inverse-probability of treatment weighting (IPTW) approach, we find that, on average, rural outmigration ha…
Importance of socio-economic and institutional factors in the collection of dry forest products
Open AccessMuzayen Sheko, Getahun Kassa et al.ARTICLETrees Forests and People2023
Although the important role of dry forests in livelihoods is immense, empirical evidence on the role of socioeconomic factors in the collection of dry forest products is still lacking. This study aimed to assess the determinants of household participation in dry forest product collection and its contribution to the household economy in Jawi district. The primary data were collected from 259 randomly selected households. The determinant factors af…
Analysis of Ethiopian Coffee Value Chain for Compliance with European Union Deforestation Regulation
Open AccessBerihun Tefera, Habtemariam Kassa et al.ARTICLETrees Forests and People2025
The coffee sector is of crucial importance to Ethiopia, directly impacting about one-fifth to one-quarter of the population and contributing around one-third of the country's export revenue. Notably, nearly one-third of these export earnings are from European countries. However, this trade is increasingly challenged by the enforcement of the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), which seeks to curb deforestation and forest degradation a…
Common entry points and trade-offs for inclusive governance
Open AccessVianny Ahimbisibwe, Richard Fischer et al.ARTICLESustainability Science2026
Forest and Landscape Restoration faces governance challenges due to social heterogeneity and a complex policy environment, creating a Gordian knot of contrasting needs and strategies. Scholars propose common entry points for inclusive governance and reconciling restoration strategies, but empirical evidence is scarce. The study addresses this gap by exploring common entry points from actor clusters and trade-offs for inclusive governance, and by …