Experiences and recognitions

Head of Programs – Ecosystem Restoration, Climate Resilience & Nature-based Solutions

Global Evergreening Alliance | Melbourne, Australia | Oct 2025–Present
Leading and supporting programmatic work across ecosystem restoration, climate resilience, and nature-based solutions.

Program Impact Advisor and Nature-based Solutions Technical Specialist

Global Evergreening Alliance | Melbourne, Australia | Jun 2022–Sep 2025
Provided technical and program impact support for restoration, resilience, and nature-based solutions initiatives.

Senior Scientist – Sustainable Landscapes and Integrated Climate Actions

World Agroforestry/ICRAF and ASB Partnership for Tropical Forest Margins | Nairobi, Kenya | Jun 2021–May 2022

Scientist – Sustainable Landscapes and Integrated Climate Actions

World Agroforestry/ICRAF and ASB Partnership for Tropical Forest Margins | Nairobi, Kenya | Jun 2016–Jun 2021

Associate Scientist – Sustainable Landscapes

World Agroforestry/ICRAF and ASB Partnership for Tropical Forest Margins | Nairobi, Kenya | Jun 2014–May 2016

Postdoctoral Fellow – Climate Change

World Agroforestry/ICRAF and ASB Partnership for Tropical Forest Margins | Nairobi, Kenya | Jun 2012–May 2014

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Institute of Forest Ecology | Vienna, Austria | Mar 2011–May 2012

Farm Forestry Researcher

Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Forestry Research Centre | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Dec 2001–Dec 2008

Awards, recognitions

2021 Globally Distinguished Talent awardee (Australian Government)
World Agroforestry Centre- Individual merit bonus for high performance | 2021.
World Agroforestry Centre- Top 20 highly publishing scientists between 2014- 2016 –ICRAF Science Week | 2016.
World Agroforestry Centre- Individual performance merit bonus award | 2014.
World Agroforestry Centre- Team performance merit bonus award | 2014.
University of Natural Resources and Life sciences, Vienna Austria. Professor Anton Kurir Foundation Prize - a prize for outstanding PhD dissertation research of the year | 2011.
Austrian Foreign Ministry. North-South-Dialogue Stipend award for Doctoral programme from 2007-2010 | 2010.
Austrian Foreign Ministry. North-South-Dialogue Stipend award for Master of Science study (2003-2005) | 2005.
Debub University (currently Hawassa University), Wondo Genet College of Forestry and Natural Resources, Ethiopia. Gold medal - an outstanding undergraduate student of the BSc batch 1998-2001 graduates | 2001.
Numerous travel grants

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