Bale Region

Bale Region is one of the two primary CoffeeLand pilot sites in Ethiopia.

• Partner institution: Madda Walabu University
• Landscape type: Wild and semi-wild coffee-forest systems
• Status: Field plots under establishment (2026 Q2-Q3)
• Focus: Carbon monitoring, agroforestry structure, biodiversity assessment, and remote sensing validation

Site Activities

At the Bale site, the project team conducts:

• Establishment of permanent field monitoring plots
• Shade tree diversity and density surveys
• Soil sampling and health analysis
• Biomass and carbon stock measurements
• Collection of ground-truth data for satellite image validation
• Engagement with local farming communities