1. Name of the staff: Ermias Debie Adane

• Department: Geography and Environmental Studies
• Position/Status: Associate Professor 
• E-mail Address: ermi272004@gmail.com
• Phone: 251912990376

2. Biography

3. Awards and Honors:

4. Teaching Experience:

• PhD in Environmental Management, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia, July 2017 

• Certification in GIS & Remote Sensing for Water Resources Management, Delft Institute, Netherlands, 2019

  5. Research interests:

   Expertise in sustainable land management, climate-smart agriculture, and GIS/remote sensing applications for environmental resilience. Focus on bridging academic research with community-driven solutions in Ethiopia and East Africa. Committed to advancing interdisciplinary research through innovation, mobility, and intersectoral collaboration

  7. Research projects since joining BDU

• Lead research on “Climate-smart agriculture and inclusive area enclosure for enhanced adaptive capacity and biodiversity in Tana Sub-basin, Ethiopia”. Funded by Bahir Dar University

  8. Conferences Attended

  9. Publications

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLISHED JOURNAL ARTICLES

1. Debie, E and Mengistie, D. (2025). Determinants of Urban Agriculture and Green Infrastructure Integration in Bahir Dar City, Northwest Ethiopia,  Discov Sustain 6, 33 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s43621-025-00819-4
2. Debie, E, & Abro, T.W. (2025). Carbon stock dynamics in biosphere reserves and mountainous forest ecosystems.Trees, Forests and People, 19(2025), 100789. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tfp.2025.100789
3. Debie, E. (2024). Intensifying homestead climate-smart agriculture and the challenges to its wider adoption in Azuari watershed, Northwest Ethiopia. Front. Sustain. Food Syst. 8:1410094.  https://doi.org/110.3389/fsufs.2024.1410094
4. Abro, T.W. & Debie, E. (2024). Soil erosion assessment for prioritizing soil and water conservation interventions in Gotu watershed, Northeastern Ethiopia. Environ Monit Assess (2024) 196:1149. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-024-13338-y
5. Debie, E. (2024). A local perspective on the links between flora biodiversity and ecosystem services in the Northwest Highlands of Ethiopia. Journal of Environmental Management, Volume 370, November 2024, 122656. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.122656
6. Debie, E. (2024). Analysis of the decision to convert croplands into E. Camaldulensis woodlot and its impact on income diversification in Mecha district, Northwest Ethiopia. Trees, Forests and People, Volume 17, 100636. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tfp.2024.100636
7. Abro, T.W., Desta, A.B., Debie, E., & Alemu, D.M.  (2024). Endemic plant species and threats to their sustainability in Ethiopia: A systematic review. Trees, Forests and People, Volume 17, September 2024, 100634. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tfp.2024.100634
8. Debie, E. (2024).Effectiveness of sustainable land management initiatives in the highlands of Ethiopia. Reg Environ Change 24, 106. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-024-02263-y
9. Debie, E., & Zemenu Awoke. (2023).The impacts of land use/cover changes on values of ecosystem service in Tul watershed, northwest Ethiopia.  ERJSSH 10(2), December 2023. https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/erjssh.v10i2.1
10. Debie, E., & Ayele, A. W. (2023). Perceived determinants of smallholder households’ resilience to livelihood insecurity in Goncha District, Northwest Highlands of Ethiopia. SAGE Open, 13(3).  https://doi.org/10.1177/21582440231184861
11. Debie, E., & Awoke, Z (2023): Assessment of the effects of land use/cover changes on soil loss and sediment export in the Tul Watershed, Northwest Ethiopia using the RUSLE and InVEST models, International Journal of River Basin Management. https://doi.org/10.1080/15715124.2023.2187399
12. Asmamaw, M & Debie E. (2023). Characterizing groundwater quality for a safe supply of water using WQI and GIS in Bahir Dar City, Northwest Ethiopia. Water Practice & Technology Vol 18 No 4. https://doi.org/10.2166/wpt.2023.046
13. Debie, E., Yayeh T,& Anteneh, M  (2022) The role of sustainable soil management practices in improving smallholder farmers’ livelihoods in the Gosho watershed, Northwest Ethiopia, Cogent Food & Agriculture, 8:1, 2097608. https://doi.org/10.1080/23311932.2022.2097608
14. Debie, E (2022) Stakeholder perceptions on multiple ecosystem services of soil conservation practices in Tiwa Watershed, Northwest Ethiopia. Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management, Vol. 22, No. 03n04, 2250010 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1142/S1464333222500107
15. Debie E, Anteneh M and Asmare T. 2022. Land Use/Cover Changes and Surface Temperature Dynamics over Abaminus Watershed, Northwest Ethiopia. Air, Soil and Water Research, Volume 15: 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1177/11786221221097917
16. Debie, E, and Anteneh, M. (2022) Change in Ecosystem Service Values in Response to the Planting of Eucalyptus and Acacia Species in the Gilgel Abay Watershed, Northwest Ethiopia. Tropical Conservation Science, 15(1): (2022). https://doi.org/10.1177/19400829221108928
17. Debie, E (2021). Smallholder farmers’ decisions to the combined use of soil conservation practices in Tiwa watershed, Northwest highlands of Ethiopia. Heliyon. 2021 Jan; 7(1): e05958.  https://doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e05958
18. Debie, E., & Singh, K.N (2021) Performance of common pool resources management in the mixed farming system in Goncha district, northwest highlands of Ethiopia. Environ Dev Sustain 23, 8815–8835 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-020-00996-4 
19. Debie, E. and Mengistie, D. (2020) Combined use of soil conservation practices for maximizing crop yields and household income in Goncha District, Northwest Highlands of Ethiopia. Ethiopian Journal of Social Science, 6(2),2020
20. Mengistie, D & Debie E.2020.  Determinants of Small-Scale Irrigation Practices in Geray Irrigation Scheme, Northwest Ethiopia. The Ethiopian Journal of Social Sciences, 6(2), 2020
21. Debie, E., & Singh, K. N. (2019). Effect of conservation structures on curbing rill erosion in micro-watersheds, northwest Ethiopia. International soil and water conservation research, 7 (2019) 239-247. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iswcr.2019.06.001

• Book
• Policy Impact: 
• Co-developed Ethiopia’s national geography curriculum (Grades 9–12);
• Geography grade 11 textbook for Ethiopia students, and guide for teachers (2023 1st edition); and Adult Education Geography Grade 11 Distance Module (2023 1st edition).