The project is planning to reduce land degradation within the intervention area through controlling soil erosion, increasing soil fertility and adopting more sustainable farming systems. The project will contribute to conservation of famous indigenous trees of the region which are also the major natural resources in Ethiopia. It is anticipated that the increase in vegetation cover due to the establishment of wood lot and plantation of multipurpose Agro forestry trees, together with decreasing pressures on forest wood since the introduction of fuel wood saving stoves, will contribute to the global struggle against climate change, reducing deforestation and providing carbon sequestration sinks.