Prof. Tadesse Amsalu Birhanu (Ph.D.) is a Professor of Land Policy and Natural Resources Management at the Institute of Land Administration, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia. With an extensive academic background in agriculture, forestry, and land management. His research focuses on critical areas such as land policy, land tenure, land administration, and natural resource management. Professor Tadesse has authored numerous scientific papers on a variety of topics, including land use and land cover dynamics within the context of land tenure and property rights, decentralized rural land administration in Ethiopia, rural landlessness and poverty, wetland conservation and management policies, and the food-energy-environment nexus. His research also addresses issues related to farm land fragmentation and rural land laws, rural cadastre systems, and land tenure security. His current and future research aims to unravel the nexus between land policy and rural and urban development and governance of natural resources. In addition to his research interventions, Professor Tadesse is a dedicated educator and advisor, mentoring M.Sc. students in Land Administration and Management and Ph.D. candidates in Land Policy and Governance. He also serves as the Coordinator of the Ethiopian Land Research and Development Network (ETHIOLANDNET), a platform established at the Institute of Land Administration to promote land-related research and facilitate the dissemination of research findings.

Email: tadesse.amsalu@bdu.edu.et or tadamsbir@gmail.com 

Tel: +251 92 764 8264

Research Publication(s), Proceeding(s) and related academic publications

▪             Gebru, M.A., Amsalu, T. and Nega, W. (2024), "Customizing a mass appraisal model for residential property tax assessment: a hedonic regression approach in Bahir Dar city, Ethiopia", Property Management, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/PM-06-2024-0058

▪             Adane Mehari Getie & Tadesse Amsalu Birhanu (2023). An assessment of the Ethiopian national rural land administration information system conceptual model using LADM as a reference, Survey Review, DOI: 10.1080/00396265.2023.2225266

▪             Adane Mehari Getie, Tadesse Amsalu Birhanu & Teshome Taffa Dadi (2023) Analysis of the existing rural land legislations in regulating interests on land in the Amhara region, Ethiopia, Survey Review.  DOI: 10.1080/00396265.2023.2207068

▪             Adane Mehari, Tadesse Amsalu and Teshome Taffa (2023). Rural cadastral implementation and its effect on women’s landholding use rights in Amhara region, Ethiopia, Land Use Policy, 127 (2023) 106556     https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2023.106556

▪             Adane Mehari Getie, Tadesse Amsalu Birhanu & Teshome Taffa Dadi (2023) Developing a framework for assessing the efficacy of rural cadastral system in the Amhara region, Ethiopia, Survey Review, 55:389, 147-168, DOI: 10.1080/00396265.2022.2045456

▪             Gebreegziabher Fentahun,  Tadesse Amsalu, and Zewdu Birhanie (2022). Farmers’ perceptions about the influence of land fragmentation and land quality on sustainable land management in the upper lake Tana Basin: Evidence from Dera District, Cogent Economics & Finance,  Volume 11, 2023 - Issue 1 https://doi.org/10.1080/23322039.2022.2160132

▪             Didier Milindi Rugema, Tadesse Amsalu Birhanu & Gebeyehu Belay Shibeshi (2022). Analysing land policy processes with stages model: land policy cases of Ethiopia and Rwanda, Land Use Policy: Volume 118.   DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2022.106135

▪             Didier Milindi Rugema, Tadesse Amsalu Birhanu & Gebeyehu Belay Shibeshi (2022) spatial aspect of fit-for-purpose land administration for emerging land administration systems: a conceptual framework for evaluation approach, Survey Review, 54:382, 79-92, DOI: 10.1080/00396265.2021.1881230

▪             Asnake Mekuriaw & Tadesse Amsalu (2023) Assessing the effectiveness of community-based watershed management practices in reversing land degradation in the Finchwuha watershed, Gojjam, Ethiopia, International Journal of River Basin Management, 21:4, 697-709, DOI: 10.1080/15715124.2022.2079658

▪             Zelelew, S.A., Abebe, W.B. & Amsalu, T. (2021). Land-use cover change impact on Cranes nesting space in the Lake Tana Biosphere Reserve area, Blue Nile Basin. Wetlands Ecol Manage 29: 495–505. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11273-021-09796-7

▪             Yeshimar Yigzaw,   Asnake Mekuriaw and Tadesse Amsalu. (2023). Analyzing physical and socio-economic factors for property crime incident in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Heliyon, Volume 9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e13282

▪             Tadesse Amsalu (2023). Revitalizing community forestry in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia: A property right perspective. . J. Agric. Environ. Sci. 8(2): 70-90.                  https://dx.doi.org/10.20372/jaes.v8i2.9117 

▪             Tadesse Amsalu and Berhanu Kefale (2023). Resettlement and land rights: Implication on land use and land cover change in Ethiopia. J. Agric. Environ. Sci. 8(2): 111-137. https://dx.doi.org/10.20372/jaes.v8i2.9080

▪             Assefa Belay Mulaw , Tadesse Amsalu Birhanu and Melkamu Belachew Moges  (2023). Land-based investment implications on land use land cover change and livelihood of the local community in Northern Amhara Region, Ethiopia.  J. Agric. Environ. Sci.  8(2):1-16 https://dx.doi.org/10.20372/jaes.v8i2.9032.

▪             Adane Mengist, Tadesse Amsalu and Teshome Taffa. 2024. Communal Grazing Land Distribution and Land Use Conflict in East Gojjam Zone: Insight from Baso Liben District, north-western Ethiopia. Accepted for publication in the Journal of Asian and African Studies.

▪             Berhanu Kefale and Tadesse Amsalu (2020). Does land tenure insecurity affect forest cover change? Evidence from Gerjeda State Forest in Ethiopia, Journal of Land and Rural Studies, 8(2):101-120. https://doi.org/10.1177/2321024920914781

▪             Achamyeleh Gashu and Tadesse Amsalu (2018). Decentralized Rural  Land Administration in Ethiopia: The Case of Amhara Region, Journal of Land and Rural Studies, Volume 6,Issue 1: 34-49 https://doi.org/10.1177/2321024917731841

▪             Asamere Wolde, Tadesse Amsalu and Molla Mekonen (2016). Social and Economic  Impacts of Community Managed Reforestation and Regeneration of Forestry Development, The Case of Humbo District, Ethiopia; Environment and Natural Resources Research, Vol 6 No. 4. DOI: doi:10.5539/enrr.v6n4p36

▪             Karlberg, V.L, H. Hoff, Tadesse Amsalu and others (2014). Tackling Complexity: Understanding the Food-Energy-Environment Nexus in Ethiopia’s Lake Tana sub Basin. Water Alternatives 8(1):710-734 https://www.water-alternatives.org/index.php/alldoc/articles/vol8/v8issue1/273-a8-1-6/file

▪             Karlberg, V.L, H. Hoff, Tadesse Amsalu and others (2014). Policy Brief: applying the Nexus- Meeting Ethiopia’s Development Goals by Addressing Links between Water, Energy and Food. Stockholm Environmental Institute, Sweden.

▪             Tadesse Amsalu and Abebe Mengaw (2014). GIS based Soil Loss Estimation Using RUSLE Model- The case of Jabi Tehnan Woreda, ANRS, Ethiopia, Natural Resources, 5: 616-626 http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/nr.2014.511054

▪             Tadesse Amsalu and Solomon Addisu (2014). A Review of Wetland Conservation and Management  Policy in Ethiopia, International, Journal of  Scientific  and research Publications: 4(9): 1-6   https://www.ijsrp.org/research-paper-0914/ijsrp-p33114.pdf

▪             Mihret Mulugeta and Tadesse Amsalu (2014). Gender, Participation and Decision Making process in Farming Activities: The case of Yilmana Densa District, Amhara Region, Ethiopia. Journal of  Economics and Sustainable Development,5(1): 28-34  https://www.iiste.org/Journals/index.php/JEDS/article/view/10273/10478

▪             Mihret Mulugeta and Tadesse Amsalu (2014) Women’s role and their decision making in Livestock and household management. Journal of Agricultural Extension and Rural development, Vol 6(11):347-353. DOI: 10.5897/JAERD.0624  https://academicjournals.org/article/article1413988579_Mulugeta%20and%20Amsalu.pdf

▪             Stein, C., J. Baron, Likimyelesh Nigussie, Birhanu Gedif, Tadesse Amsalu, and S, Langan (2014): Advancing the Water Energy-Food Nexus: Social Networks and Institutional Interplay in the Blue Nile. Research For Development (r4D) Learning Series 2, CGIR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystem, International Water Management Institute (IWMI)

▪             Tadesse Amsalu and Solomon Addisu (2014). Assessment of Grazing Land and Livestock Feed Balance in Gummara-Rib Watershed, Ethiopia. Current Agricultural Research Journal, Volume 2(2):114-122. DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.12944/CARJ.2.2.08

▪             Tadesse Amsalu and Birhanu Gedif (2018). Land, Landlessness and Poverty in Amhara Region. In Land, Landlessness and Poverty in Ethiopia: Research Findings from Four National regional  States (Ed. Desalegn Rahmato), pp: 9-57, Forum for Social Studies, Addis Ababa.

▪             Wudu Muluneh & Tadesse Amsalu, 2022. "Financing Urban Infrastructure through Land Leasing: Evidence from Bahir Dar City, Ethiopia," Papers 2211.12061, arXiv.org https://ideas.repec.org/p/arx/papers/2211.12061.html

▪             Tadesse Amsalu (2012). Wetland Conservation and Management Policy in the Ethiopian context. In Proceeedings of the second National workshop on ‘’Challenges and opportunities of water resource management in Lake Tana Basin/Upper Blue Nile/ Basin Ethiopia.’’ 26-27 March 2012, Blue Nile Water Institute, Bahir Dar University (BNWI-BDU), Bahir Dar Ethiopia 

▪             Tadesse Amsalu. 2023. Meta-Analysis of Socio-Economic Impacts of Land Fragmentation in Ethiopia. Funded by GIZ Land Governance (LaGo) project.  Addis Ababa, 2023. This study has clearly indicated the legal frameworks affecting the magnitude of land fragmentation in the country and its impact on agricultural productivity. It has also highlighted the strategies for land consolidations.

▪             Tadesse Amsalu. 2023. Assessment on the current livestock grazing practice and perception of farmers on the pros and cons of free grazing on natural resource management and other socio-economic parameters: In search of empirical evidence for developing farming system based improved grazing strategies. Sponsored by GIZ CLM program, Addis Ababa, 2023.   

▪             Tadesse Amsalu and Melkamu Belachew. 2020. Gap Analysis of Laws and Regulations Related to Natural Resources Conservation, Development and Utilization within Lake Tana Watershed (Ethiopia) and Legal Recommendations for Gap Closure.   Nature And Biodiversity Conservation, Union (NABU), Funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ),