{"id":1126,"date":"2026-01-14T05:56:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T05:56:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/?p=1126"},"modified":"2026-01-14T05:56:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T05:56:17","slug":"weak-environmental-protection-fuels-the-loss-of-irreplaceable-fertile-soil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/weak-environmental-protection-fuels-the-loss-of-irreplaceable-fertile-soil\/","title":{"rendered":"Weak Environmental Protection Fuels the Loss of Irreplaceable Fertile Soil"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a><\/a>AMN Plus -January 13\/2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed(PhD) said Ethiopia has been losing its fertile soil due to a weak environmental protection system, warning that once lost, such soil is extremely difficult to restore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a message shared on his official social media platforms, the Prime Minister noted that Ethiopia\u2019s environmental protection efforts are now showing encouraging results. He explained that initiatives launched through strong cooperation between the government and the people have already begun ahead of the rainy season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/616757985_909938414736280_6980649428574252533_n-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1128\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/616757985_909938414736280_6980649428574252533_n-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/616757985_909938414736280_6980649428574252533_n-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/616757985_909938414736280_6980649428574252533_n-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/616757985_909938414736280_6980649428574252533_n-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/616757985_909938414736280_6980649428574252533_n.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Calling for nationwide participation, Abiy Ahmed urged Ethiopians to take collective responsibility for protecting and developing the country\u2019s natural resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cLet the conservation and development of our natural resources be our shared duty,\u201d the Prime Minister said. \u201cLet us rise up, let our hands touch the soil, and let us build our country.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AMN Plus -January 13\/2026 Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed(PhD) said Ethiopia has been losing its fertile soil due to a weak environmental protection system, warning that once lost, such soil is extremely difficult to restore. In a message shared on his official social media platforms, the Prime Minister noted that Ethiopia\u2019s environmental protection efforts are now [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1127,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1126","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-climate-change-and-sustainability","entry","has-media"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1126","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1126"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1126\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1129,"href":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1126\/revisions\/1129"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1127"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1126"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1126"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1126"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}