Why It Matters
Lag Badana–Bushbushle National Park is one of the most ecologically significant places in the Horn of Africa — a meeting point of tropical forest, mangrove, savanna and coastline.
As Somalia’s first national park, it protects habitats and species that exist almost nowhere else, while underpinning the livelihoods, water security and resilience of the communities that surround it.
A refuge for elephants, buffalo, reticulated giraffe, Cape antelope and rare Somali lions.
Among the oldest coastal forests in Africa, linked to thriving marine ecosystems.
A living laboratory for environmental learning and scientific study.
Sustainable tourism that brings value to communities without harming nature.
Safeguarding water, soil and biodiversity for the generations to come.
Forests and mangroves that store carbon and buffer communities from a changing climate.
