Capacity Building for Sustainable Rangeland and Forest Management

To enhance the MoERD capacity for sustainable environmental resource management through targeted capacity building and showcasing of best practices in sustainable natural resource management.

Outcome

Who

Why

What

WhenMinistry of Environment and Rural Development

Somaliland is located in a semi-arid region and the majority of its population depends entirely on rain water for crop and livestock production. Increased population, overgrazing, urbanization and deforestation are resulting in land that is not able to support its population.

• Capacity development of MoERD • Construction of six new and rehabilitation of two

existing regional offices• Establishment of five Community Woodland

Management Organizations to sustain the rehabilitation of five forests with five scale nurseries, plantation of five central tree nurseries in Borama, Erigavo, Burao, Berbera and Hargeisa, expected to benefit approx. 60,000 people

• Establishment of four Community Rangeland Management Organizations and rehabilitation of four grazing areas in Bokh, Aroori, Tuuyo and Lafaruug, expected to benefit approx. 410,000 people

2014 – 2017

Tree nursery in Hargeisa Construction of soil bunds in Suryo, Togdheer

Ministry of Environment and Rural Development

Children planting trees in Hargeisa

Completed MoERD Berbera Regional Office

Construction of extension offices for the MoERD in Hargeisa