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Target 14.2: Protect and restore ecosystems

UN definition: By 2020, sustainably manage and protect marine and coastal ecosystems to avoid
significant adverse impacts, including by strengthening their resilience, and take action for their
restoration in order to achieve healthy and productive oceans
Status: The proportion of the national exclusive economic zones managed using ecosystem-based Country Profile
approaches is NO DATA The Republic of Somalia

Source: (UN Stats 2019)

Improving the legal and policy framework for natural resources management
In terms of the electricity sector, the National Development Plan plans to provide leadership in this
sector through the implementation of a Power Master Plan which outlines strategies to increase energy
production, increase the supply of renewable energy, and for government to establish regulatory
authorities and a legislative framework to improve the market efficiency. These strategies will help to
reduce the pressures on the countries forests.

A Water Management Master Plan is proposed to restore and rehabilitate watersheds so as to mitigate
the impact of extreme cycles of rainfall, floods and drought.

Although the marine protected area is estimated at 0.0 of the territorial water, the Fisheries Law is
very progressive and elaborate in regards to protection of the living marine. The Law prohibits the
fishing of endangered aquatic species, and collection or destruction of the coral reefs and mangroves
trees. It also makes it an offence for vessels to dump nuclear or industrial wastes in Somali waters. It
provides for fisheries management and the protection of the living marine resources.

Fisheries
The challenge

The government is putting great effort into reviving the traditional economic sectors, including
agriculture, livestock and fishing. According to the National Development Plan (2017-2019), fisheries
are the third largest exports in Somalia and with the large fisheries resource, extensive coastline and
proximity to large markets within and outside Somalia, the government believes it is possible to reach
an estimated annual growth target of between 3 and 5 per cent. However, poor management of the
fisheries sector, illegal fishing and maritime crime hinder the redevelopment of the sector. The impact
is significant, for instance it is estimated that Somalia is currently losing over US $300 million dollars
every year to illegal fishing (FGS, 2017).

The situation
The f?sh economy

Fisheries constitute the third largest exports in Somalia. The total value of the country’s domestic
fisheries, after value is added through the supply chain is US $135 million per year. Landings at
present are estimated at 15,000 to 20,000 MT a year. Fisheries employ some 30,000persons full time

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