Kindeya Gebrehiwot (born 1973) is an Ethiopian academic who is currently Professor of Forestry at Mekelle University (Ethiopia), undertaking research on forest regeneration, particularly frankincense trees.

Such deciduous dry forests of the Sahelian regions are the poor parents when it comes to research on the ecology and conservation of natural resources, given their relatively lesser importance in terms of biological diversity.

However, they play an extremely important role in ensuring the ecological balance in dry areas, in contributing to the diversity of natural habitats, in protecting soils from erosion, and in regulating the water cycle.

[8] It is this knowledge that allows the Tigray society to tackle the problem of maintaining forest resources (especially Boswellia papyrifera incense species) in relation to their vulnerability (hydrological stress, grazing, and overexploitation, mainly).

[4] Realistically, Kindeya discussed the dilemma between the self-sufficiency needs of the neighbouring population: how to combine the exclosure of Boswellia forests with the need for people to support themselves in an area that is naturally very dry.