The project aims to enhance the ecological service, economic benefit and environmental sustainability of the area through capacitating CBO members and enhance awareness on environment protection to the community living around & within the catchment area; carrying out physical and biological soil and water conservation/management practices to reduce land degradation in 15 hectares of land; promoting alternative livelihood opportunities to reduce the vulnerability of 90 CBO members; minimizing degradation of the 15 hectares of land in Buko Woldo kebele by making soil and water conservation work on 15 hectares of land; planting 4,000 acacia saligna tree and grass species; and improving the livelihood of 90 CBO members by creating income generating activities from beef fattening and bee farming.