PM Abiy Calls Nationwide Environmental Mobilization

Addis Ababa, January 13, 2026 (ENA)—Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed called for a nationwide campaign to protect Ethiopia’s natural resources, stressing the urgency of tackling soil loss that he described as “extremely difficult to replace.”

“Let Us Rise Up, Let Our Hands Touch the Soil, and Let Us Build Our Country”, PM Abiy made the calls on social media post today.

“Because our environmental protection system is weak, we have been losing our fertile soil, which is extremely difficult to replace once it is gone,” the Prime Minister wrote.

He welcomed the cooperative efforts between the people and government, saying it is “encouraging that the environmental protection work, begun through cooperation between the people and the government, has started in this way before the rainy season arrives.”

PM Abiy further  urged collective responsibility for conservation.

 “Let the development and conservation of our natural resources in every way be our collective duty,” he said, adding a call to action “Let us rise up, let our hands touch the soil, and let us build our country!”