Somali Ecological Society

THE FOLLOWING OBJECTS ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN SOMALIA AND THE SURROUNDING HORN OF AFRICA COUNTRIES DJIBOUTI, ERITREA AND ETHIOPIA HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS THE AREA OF BENEIT:-1)TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY: (A)THE PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION AND THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE PRUDENT USE OF RESOURCES;(B)THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE IN SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES;(C)THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE MEANS OF ACHIEVING ECONOMIC GROWTH AND REGENERATION.TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN SUBJECTS RELATING TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND THE PROTECTION, ENHANCEMENT AND REHABILITATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND TO PROMOTE STUDY AND RESEARCH IN SUCH SUBJECTS PROVIDED THAT THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH STUDY ARE DISSEMINATED TO THE PUBLIC AT LARGE.SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MEANS “DEVELOPMENT WHICH MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS.”2. TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF LOCAL NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT IN SUCH WAYS THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY AND MEET THEIR NEEDS AND TO ENABLE THEM TO PURSUE OR CONTRIBUTE TO THE CHARITABLE ACTIVITY OF:-(A)THE PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION AND THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE PRUDENT USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES;(B)THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE IN SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES; AND(C)THE PROMOTION OF ECOLOGICALLY SUSTAINABLE MEANS OF ACHIEVING ECONOMIC GROWTH AND REGENERATION.3.TO PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT THE CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF THE ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT THROUGH HERITAGE, INCLUDING ART AND CULTURE ACTIVITIES.