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EthioTrees

The EthioTrees Ecosystem Restoration Association, in short EthioTrees, established in 2016, is a Non Governmental organization that has it project focused on environmental rehabilitation and woodland restoration in Dogu’a Tembien (Ethiopia). The association manages exclosures (land protected from grazing) with the intent of improving the ecosystem and sequestering carbon. In 2018, it managed 18 million exclosures comprising over 1500 ha.

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The EthioTrees Ecosystem Restoration Association, in short EthioTrees, established in 2016, is a Non Governmental organization that has it project focused on environmental rehabilitation and woodland restoration in Dogu’a Tembien (Ethiopia). The association manages exclosures (land protected from grazing) with the intent of improving the ecosystem and sequestering carbon. In 2018, it managed 18 million exclosures comprising over 1500 ha.

Key claims

  1. date of establishment: 2016 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of establishment is "2016". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1341400257

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