The purpose of the present Guidelines is to: explain the basic principles of land use planning; indicate which land use planning activities could be carried out in Somaliland at different levels, and how; provide a number of tools and resources which could be of practical use by land use planners in Somaliland. The guidelines are not a manual which has to be followed strictly. Such manuals could be developed at a later stage, particularly for land use planning at village level. The guidelines are meant for technicians and administrators involved in land use planning and natural resources management in Somaliland. They could be civil servants from various line ministries, or project staff of national and international NGO’s and consultants. The Guidelines will also be useful at relevant departments of colleges and universities. Land Use Planning principles and their application in Somaliland were discussed with stakeholders from Government, NGOs, Development Agencies, Universities and Parliament at two Workshops in Hargeisa in October 2008 and February 2009 respectively. The comments made by the participants and supporting documents provided by them have made the present Guidelines more relevant for local conditions.

Type of Case
Printed publication (book, sourcebook, journal article…)

Publisher
FAO-SWALIM

Region
Africa

Biome
Tropical

Forest Type
All forest types (natural and planted)

Primary Designated Function
All