Departmental Mandate.

• To ensure that natural resources are utilized sustainably for the provision of quality goods and services based on secure land tenure system and coordinated development.

Departmental Sectors

• Natural resource coordination office
• Lands and physical planning sub sector.
• Environment and wetlands sub sector
• District forestry services sub sector

Sector Objectives.

• Increase forestry cover in the district
• Deepen public knowledge about housing and human settlements
• Prevent slum development and upgrade the existing ones
• Increase the level of awareness on land issues and promote land registration
• Identify and address merging environmental issues and opportunities
• Promote the sustainable use of wetland resources for ecological and social economic benefits
• Ensure green development and promote sustainable development
• Promote awareness on environment and natural resource management
• Protect and/ or manage ecological sensitive areas
• Ensure co-existence between national parks and park adjacent communities and minimize human wild life conflicts.