Shashemene Botanic Garden / Ethiopian Biodiversity Institute

Focus Area: Landscapes and Horticulture Completed Planned

Landscapes and Horticulture

Ensure 25% of all lawn/garden maintenance equipment is electric (by end of 2027)

Ensure that 50% pesticides and fertilizers used are not derived from fossil fuels

Reduce lawn areas by 10% and encourage native plant replacements (by end of 2026)

Support reforestation to sequester carbon (by end of 2025)

Convert parking spaces into greenspaces to combat the rising temperature in cities (by end of 2025)