Abstract:
The present study was conducted to find out the determinants of deforestation and theirimpact on local level forest management in Myteklit Forest, Adi Arkay Woreda. Descriptivesurvey design was mainly used to assess this objective.. The patricipants in this study
were 91 Agricutural Experts and other households. Simple random and Stratified
probability sampling techniques were used to select the households, but for the forest,purposive sampling was employed. Data were collected through questionnaire and
semi-structured interview and forest observations. Mixed Approach was employed with
an emphasis on triangulation design. Descriptive statistics like frequency andpercentage and Inferential statistics such as Tobit regressions & Multiple linear
regressions were used to analyze the quantitative data, while the qualitative data were
analyzed by narration and description of the respondent’s ideas. The finding of the
study showed that the major determinants such as low attitude, urbanization and
charcoal production had significant impact on deforestation of the study at .001 and
.05 significance levels respectively. In addition, determinants like poverty and climatechange or drought had a significant impact on the forest management at a local level in
the study area at .05 significance level. The finding of the study also showed that there
very limited practice of forest management in the study area. Besides, it was found outthat the dominant negative impacts of deforestationin at the local level accounted for
high rise of temprature and severe shortage of water. To sum up, the study implied thatthe forest is at risk and with out due attention and protection. Hence, in order to reduce
the forest degradation and the excess demand for fuel wood and charcoal production,
the forest users should access to using improved cooking and baking stoves as weel as
be eductated and convinced to conserve this natural blessing accordingly.
