Nature Park of Alvão the moist lands along the riverfront. The Olo River is rich in trout and is populated by the Eurasian otter ("Lutra lutra"). Throughout the region, bird populations are diverse and include nesting pairs of Golden eagles. Mammal populations are marked by the presence of Wild boar ("Sus scrofa"), Roe deer ("Capreolus capreolus"), European badger ("Meles meles"), Granada hare ("Lepus granatensis") and European rabbit ("Oryctolagus cuniculus"). Among reptiles in the area are the Iberian emerald lizard ("Lacerta schreiberi") and the Latastei viper ("Vipera latastei"). No less important to the region is the traditional architecture of the nature park region, especially in
Meles Zenawi change since 2009 and was a 'friend of the Chair' at the 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). On 31 August 2009, Meles was appointed Chair of the African Heads of State and Government on Climate Change (CAHOSCC). The group had been established following the 4 February 2009 decision at the 12th AU Assembly of Heads of States to build a common Africa position on climate change in preparations for COP15.Prior to Meles' appointment, but in light of the AU's decision and the Algiers Declaration on the African Common Platform