“…Here in Ethiopia are the Humbo C Project of World Vision in the Southern part of the country and Bale Eco-Region C Project in South-eastern Ethiopia. Despite the success story of Zongi village regarding the reintegration of trees on agricultural lands, through sustainable land management strategies (Chiemela et al, 2017;Noulèkoun et al, 2017), less focus has been attached to the site by C investors, including the two C projects existing in the country, due to lack of scientific evidence. According to Stringer et al (2012), many of the knowledge gaps in understanding dryland C storage stem from a lack of empirical data and scientific evidence, which limits the utility of scientific knowledge for research users such as policy makers and NGOs.…”