The Department of Natural Resources comprises of four (4) major sectors and these include;

• Forestry
• Land Management Unit
• Environment
• Administration

Sector Mandate:

To ensure sustainable exploitation and utilization of the District Natural Resource Base

Sector objectives:

1. To promote sustainable utilization and management of environmental, natural and cultural resources on land for social-economic development;
2. To ensure planned, environmentally friendly, affordable and well-distributed human settlement for both rural and growth centres within the district;
3. To increase public awareness on environmental conservation, preservation and climate change;
4. To undertake restoration of degraded areas;
5. To promote tree growing and agro forestry practices as commercial enterprise;
6. To manage and protect all government land within the district;
7. To ensure proper and legal land allocation, registration, utilization and transfers of interest of land in the district;
8. To promote energy saving initiatives among members of the community;