Unsustainable land management, soil erosion, deforestation, landscape pollution and overall degradation are among the main problems in southern Ethiopia. The objective of this project is to improve the environment around Lake Awassa through the implementation of the sustainable landscape management principles and reduction of pollution and clogging of the lake. Participative spatial planning will be realized, and the project will improve landscape management by introducing innovations in agriculture and forestry. Protective dam will be built on the lake and degraded areas will be rehabilitated through afforestation and anti-erosion activities. Sustainable landscape management will be further promoted by capacity-building of local officials and raising awareness within the local community.