Vegetation in Ethiopia is extraordinarily diverse. In the dry areas, you will only find plants that need little or no water. In the high plains, a lot of rain falls and it is very cool there. But the higher you go, the fewer plants you encounter. Only alpine vegetation can survive on Ethiopia's immense mountains.
Fact: In 2019, Ethiopia planted more than 350 million trees in 12 hours, a world record. The action was meant to combat deforestation.
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Image of Bishoftu Lake, Bishoftu, Ethiopia by Israel Gersam via Unsplash
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