page_title: Togogwa (exclosure)
section_title: Benefits for the community
hierarchical_section_title: Togogwa (exclosure) / Benefits for the community
caption_attribution_description: English: Togogwa river in exclosure
context_page_description: Togogwa is an exclosure located in the Dogu'a Tembien woreda of the Tigray Region in Ethiopia. The area has been protected since 1988 by the local community.
context_section_description: Setting aside such areas fits with the long-term vision of the communities were hiza’iti lands are set aside for use by the future generations. It has also direct benefits for the community:
  improved ground water availability
  honey production
  climate ameliorator (temperature, moisture)
  the sequestered carbon (in total 88 tonnes per ha, dominantly sequestered in the soil, and additionally in the woody vegetation) is certified using the Plan Vivo voluntary carbon standard, after which carbon credits are sold
  the revenues are then reinvested in the villages, according to the priorities of the communities; it may be for an additional class in the village school, a water pond, conservation in the exclosures, or a store for incense.
caption: Togogwa river in exclosure
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