The project is intended to address the problems of land degradation especially indigenous plants preservation and contributes to climate change mitigation through promotion of integrated sustainable land and natural resource management practices and efficient wood saving technologies through promoting natural resource management and halt land degradation and soil erosion; promoting alternative energy/bio-mass saving technology through fire woods saving technology supply and awareness creation; strengthening local community organizations and indigenous institutions through formation of CBOs in two kebeles; enhancing local people alternative income schemes by introducing environmental friendly technology like modern beehives for honey production and organizing the women and men into different income generating groups.