Eucalyptus (Bahirzaf) is most commonly exotic tree naturally found in Australia and commonly planted in Ethiopia. This study aims to evaluate the impact of Eucalyptus globulus on various soil physical properties such ...

Different group of microbes, including bacteria, yeasts, mold, and algae, are found to produce pigments. The main aim of this thesis was to isolate and characterize pigment producing bacterial isolates from soil and ...

Urbanization is the steady increase in the number of people living in cities or urban centers. These occurrences result from the continuous mass movement of people from the villages or rural settlements to cities or ...

Pesticides are commonly used in developing countries as a cheap mechanism of controlling pests. However, there is information gap concerning their use. This study aimed at investigating pesticide use practice, risk perception ...

Ethnobotany is defined as the study of local people’s interaction with the natural environment: how they classify, manage and use plants available around them. An ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used by local ...

Forests sequester and store more carbon than any other terrestrial ecosystem and are an important natural „brake‟ on climate change. This study was conducted in wetate Forest, with the objective to investigate the ...

Changes in land cover are a major global concern in the twenty-first century, with serious implications for human survival. LULCCs significantly impact livelihood income and the environment, resulting in biodiversity ...

The Ruruki forest is under threat due to increasing human activities, deforestation, and climate change. Besides, there is a lack of adequate information on the current status of the forest. Therefore, this study was ...

Access to safe drinking water is one of the basic human rights and is critical to health. However, approximately 900 people in the world still do not get their drinking water from safe sources where the sub-Saharan ...

In order to sustain a healthy life, it is crucial to work on water quality. The main objective of this study was to assess the microbial quality of drinking water in urban households and its implications for public ...