MISSION
- Establish a Participatory, Sustainable legal Environmental Protection, Forest Development, Wildlife Conservation and Rural Land Administration System that will benefit the Next Generation without Compromising the Right of Future Generations to Decide and Use.
- Enabling the Society to adapt to the ever-Changing Global Climate. (Mainstreaming Climate Change adaptation in to local development plans)
- Recognizing that the Environment is an Important Living Resource for the People of our Region, Protecting, Nurturing and Developing this Limited Resource; Saving our Environment and People from Pollution, Climate Change Challenges and Biodiversity Loss
VISION
- Properly Conserving, Developing and Ensuring the Conservation of Environmental, Forest and Wildlife Resources. The Bureau aspires to see Somali Region that has built Climate Resilient Green Economy and contributed to Ethiopia reach the Middle-Income Country status by 2025 G.C through ensuring Sustainable Environment, Forest Management, Development and Utilization and Biodiversity Conservation.
- All Citizens and Development Institutions to Realize their Irreplaceable Role of the Environment and Implement an Acceptable Environmental Management System to Create a Clean, Healthy and Safe Environment and see the Region as a Symbol of the Country’s Prosperity in 2025
VALUES
- Environmental and Community Safety
- Sustainable Development
- Transparency, Fairness and Accountability
- Professionalism, Hard Work and Efficiency
- The Rule of law or Law of Enforcement
- Creativity and Ethical Research
- Integrity and Impartiality
- Responsive Servitude
- Problem Solving and Progressiveness
- Reliability and Decision-making
- Desire for Change.
- Excellence and Effectiveness
OBJECTIVE
Promote and Enhance the Safety of People and the Environment in a Sustainable Way, to ensure that Environmental Laws and Standards are Respected and Implemented in Environmental Issues that Require Permission, the use of Ecosystems, the Construction of a Green Economy that is Resistant to Climate, Environmental Management and Use, and the Management of life Safety, etc. Building a System is about Licensing and Control