Our Mission
Strengthen biodiversity study in Somaliland
Develop resources, offer workshops, encourage engagement.
Somaliland is a “global biodiversity hotspot.”
This means it has an unusually high number of species, many known only from Somaliland. The slide show features posters of some of the species found there. To download them, go here.
Help Us Make a Difference
THE FOUNDATION
The Foundation was established in 2016 to help create, within Somaliland, opportunities for developing knowledge of the country’s biodiversity and its sustainable management. At that time, most knowledge about the country’s biodiversity came from foreigners, primarily because there was not, and never had been, an opportunity to gain the education needed in Somaliland. The Foundation is working to change that situation.
News & Updates
February 2025
University of Burao participants packing up equipment for starting collections at their institution
February 2025
Faisal and Mary answering a question during the workshop on sharing biodiversity data
February 2025
Salt Lake City Airport: Checking in boxes of equipment for Somaliland
