Full Length Research Environmental Policy of Ethiopia: Implementation and Challenges Mebrahtu Kiros Hagos Department of Civics and Ethical Studies, College of Social Sciences and Humanities, Raya University, Maichew, Ethiopia. E-mail: mebrahtukiros29@gmail.com Phone No: +251949695341 Accepted 14 June 2021 This article analyses the Ethiopian Environmental Policy by looking in to the contents in general and its implementation in particular. The study is based on secondary data sources. It examines and synthesizes different relevant documents. The study introduces you with background information about environmental policy of Ethiopia .It then tries to assess the rationales for introducing the policy. In addition, it examines the policy formulation and implementation process .It also describes the overall policy objectives and principles of the environmental policy of Ethiopia. Furthermore, it explores the environmental policy instruments used in implementing environmental policy of Ethiopia to achieve its purposes. Finally, it assesses the strengths and weakness of the policy as per the “the good policy criteria “and provides policy implications. Key Words: Environmental Policy, FDRE Constitution, Policy Analysis, Environmental Protection Authority Cite this article as: Mebrahtu, K.H (2021). Environmental Policy of Ethiopia: Implementation and Challenges. Int. J. Polit. Sci. Develop. 9(4) 143-149 INTRODUCTION The role of international agreements on environment gave birth to the concept of sustainable development. Having understood the reinforcement between environmental protection and development, policies have been made in such a way to observe the environment in development endeavours of every nation. The international agreement named the Agenda 21 also known as ‘The Earth Summit’ puts certain guidelines like considering the environment, reducing over consumption and production, and recognizing the value of indigenous community knowledge in managing the environment (Mellese & Mesfine, 2008). In Ethiopia, environmental problems have been a serious problem affecting the socio economic dynamism. Population growth without economic advancement has been causing serious environmental damages. Some of the noticeable challenges are land degradation, soil erosion, loss of natural resources and biodiversity which are exacerbated by the current world wide issue of climate change (Mesfin, 2010). Renewable natural resource like land, water and forests and other forms of biodiversity have now deteriorated to a low level of productivity especially in the highland areas of Ethiopia. Estimates of deforestation, expansion for economic activity vary from 80,000 to 200,000 hectares per annum. The burning of dung as fuel instead of using it as a soil conditioner is considered to cause a reduction in grain production by some 550,000 tons annually. In 2010, International Journal of Political Science and Development Vol. 9(4), pp. 143-149, June 2021 DOI: 10.14662/IJPSD2021.025 Copy©right 2021 Author(s) retain the copyright of this article ISSN: 2360-784X http://www.academicresearchjournals.org/IJPSD/Index.html