Environmental policy and administrative management

Likhetlane is endowed perennial springs that support communities from villages that fall within the area. Harnessing of the water was done in the 70s and 80s through construction of dams/ponds and used for watering livestock and some fish farming. With recurring drought spells, poor management of the rangeland and cropland surrounding these resources, and the terrain which makes the area prone to excessive runoff and soil erosion, the crop land is becoming more and more unproductive and ponds/dams have and or are silting up. To address these challenges and hopefully to reverse the degradation trend, TASESEQE has undertaken to rehabilitate the degraded land through adoption of sustainable range management, construction of soil and water conservation structures for cropland protection, introduction of agro-forestry, promotion of fish farming and initiation of ecotoursim activities within the project area.

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