Despite the fact that Somaliland and the countries in the Horn of Africa are familiar with socio-political and cultural dynamics; conflicts arising from natural resources like charcoal and land are the main contributors to the long-term problems in Somaliland.

Environmental peacebuilding integrates natural resource management in conflict prevention, mitigation, resolution and recovery to build resilience in communities affected by conflict. Said this, communities in Somaliland and Somalia largely use charcoal as domestic energy for cooking, and for other chores. In addition, most of Somaliland regions are semi-arid and few trees are available which now experience heavy destruction not only vegetation cover but also threaten species nearby.

It has been reported that recent violent conflicts in some parts of Somaliland including Ceel-Afwayn Clan clash are the result of some form of natural resources in particular land conflict which does not show scarcity of land in the area but also fuels other social-political tensions that are active in the Eastern regions of the country.   

In essence, violent conflicts escalating from the natural resources in Somaliland are different and hence have different consequences which need to be identified before they result more serious problems that affect the economic and social situation in the country. In conclusion, it is more appropriate to pay attention to the different factors fueling conflicts and also their sources so that the whole process of dealing with challenges.