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Article History

Received: 31 August 2025

Accepted: 12 January 2026

First Online: 30 January 2026

Declarations

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: Not applicable.

: This study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Bahir Dar University (Ref. No. 109/2025). All procedures were performed in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional research committee and with the Declaration of Helsinki. All authors have read, understood, and have complied as applicable with the statement on “Ethical responsibilities of Authors” as found in the Instructions for Authors. Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study. Participants were informed about the study’s purpose, the voluntary nature of their participation, and their right to withdraw at any time. All participants were adults over the age of 18.

: Not Applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.