Through mass planting of indigenous plants in Somalia and raising public awareness about environmental protection through science-based solutions, SONRREC initiated, funded, and implemented the Land Restoration and Re-Greening Program to counter climate change’s adverse effects on Somalia’s natural resources sectors. The Somali Natural Resources Research Center’s Green Peace Initiative aligns with the president of Somalia’s […]
For many decades Date palm has been cultivated in North West and north east zones in Somalia due to the proper climate requirements for flowering and fruit setting. It is rich in iron, calcium, potassium, magnesium, and it is worthy source of fiber. Furthermore it is rich in calories, making it abundant energy source and
One million of date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) plantation project in Somalia Read More »
Project Background Land Restoration and Re-Greening Program is a join project initiated, funded and implemented by SONRREC and Jazeera University which is aimed to restore the degraded land for hope and improve the livelihood of pastoral and agropastoral communities and address the impacts of climate change to natural resources sectors for Somalia through planting beneficial
Land Restoration & Re-Greening Project is joint implementation project between Somali Natural Resources Research Center SONRREC and Jazeera University. . This project was broken down into four levels, 1000 plants, 10000 plants, 100000 plants and 1000000 plants. Objectives : 1. To mitigate the risk of deforestation and desertification in Somalia 2. To propagation endangered plant
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For the last three decades, Somalia faced improper management of importing confessional pesticides, the consequence of that leaded many pesticides which banned internationally to enter the country, and then primary pests became resistant moreover a large number of farmworkers suffering from the side effect of synthetic pesticides due to improper use of pesticides. The general
Training on Integrated Pest Management Read More »
Somali natural resources Research Center cooperated with Jazeera University to establish nursery which specialized Moringa ( Moringa oleifera) seedling production for distributing urban area. Moringa oleifera belonging to the family of Moringaceae is an effective remedy for malnutrition. Moringa is rich in nutrition owing to the presence of a variety of essential phytochemicals present
SONRREC cooperated with Jazeera University to establish Nursery Read More »
One day training workshop on capacity building for different students from nine universities in Mogadishu such as; Somali National University, Jazeera University , Benadir University, Mogadishu University, Zamzam University, Horseed International University, Darul Hikmah University, Somali International University and Salaam University. The training was conducted by Somali Natural resources Research Center SONRREC and Jazeera University,
Training Beekeeping Practice Read More »
100 professionals across the globe attended the training workshop on Water Security for Juba and Shabelle River Basins in Somalia which jointly presented by Abdullahi Hassan , who is the member of management committee of Water Security and Safety Management of International Water Association (IWA) and Founder of SONRREC and Professor Eckstein who is the
Training Workshop on Water Security for Juba and Shabelle River Basins in Somalia Read More »
Somali Natural Resources Research Center (SONRREC) conducted a training workshop on International Water Law and Treaties to fresh graduates and Somali students who are persuading their master degree in Water sector across Universities in Africa, Asia and Europe. The students were equipped to fully understand the different water conventions and the principle of equitable utilization and principle
Somalia is experiencing two types of flooding: river floods and flash floods. River floods occur along the Juba and Shabelle rivers in Southern Somalia, whereas flash floods are common along the intermittent streams in the northern part of the country. In the recent past, the country has experienced an increasing severity and frequency of floods.
Somalia Flood Alerts and Update in 2020 Read More »
