Recreational Ecosystem Service Of Cemeteries In Addis Ababa Under Different Management

The cemeteries of Addis Ababa which are under different management give different kind ofrnecosystem services. Among these services recreation ecosystem provision is a possibility forrnthe cemeteries. But there are problems that they face such as absence of proper managementrnand appreciation for recreational ecosystem service value, lack of specific regulations andrnknowledge for cemetery tree plantation and species diversification and recreational usage,rnseeing burials as the only income generator or profits by the management for sub-cities ratherrnthan considering the benefits of recreational ecosystem services and being under budgeted forrnthe management of cemeteries. So this study specifically provides an assessment ofrnrecreational ecosystem service of nine cemeteries under different management which are thernMunicipality , Catholic Church, Italian Catholic Church, Italian & British Embassy, the HolyrnTrinity Church, the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of Ethiopia and the Municipality &rnthe Muslim Administration. In order to currently some of the cemeteries that are found in the cityrnof Addis Ababa have already commenced giving recreation ecosystem service. Thisrnrecreational ecosystem service data was collected by questioners that are semi structured andrnunstructured ones. Those the first semi structures were used for two cemeteries only namelyrnthe Millennium and Holy Trinity. The study also describes the diversity of tree species in therncemetery. Field studies of tree diversity in these cemeteries were carried out between Januaryrnand April 2013. Within a cemetery, of 20 m by 20 m square shaped sample plots were used tornrecord information on tree diversity. A total of 756 stems were recorded in 18 plots. Therncomposition is overwhelmingly dominated by exotic species. Of the 23 species encountered 12rnwere indigenous and only 11 were introduced species. In terms of abundance, 44 % of the treesrnbelonged to exotic species, while only 56% of the trees belong to indigenous species. Inrnaddition the study gives solutions for exploiting recreational potential and makes cemeteriesrnrelevant. And taking these into consideration the study formulates on how both the living and therndead could exist in the same space harmoniously.rnKeywords: Cemetery, recreational ecosystem service, management, tree and diversity

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