**6. Recommendations**

To increase forest cover and enhance management of forest resources, the national government and the federal member states of Somalia, through the respective ministries of environment and forestry need to consider the following recommendations.


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5. The government through the ministry of education should include forest protection and management topics in the schools curricula so that a culture of protection of forest resources is inculcated to learners at an early age. They could also develop and include risk and vulnerability management programs that are related to forestry at all levels in educational sector.
