Somalia has a relatively small amount of forested land, covering only about 10.5% of the nation’s total land area. The reason for this is that much of the
country’s tropical forests, which were originally located along the Shabelle and Jubba rivers reclaimed agricultural land. This study examines the relationship
between environmental degradation and various variables, including renewable energy consumption, GDP, FDI inflow, and population. The study
employed ARDL model to analyze the econometric relationship between various latent variables. This study found that that in Somalia, renewable energy
consumption, GDP and FDI have both short-term and long-term negative and statistically significant effects on environmental degradation. However, FDI
exhibits a positive and significant relationship with environmental degradation in both the short and long run. The findings of the study suggest that there
is a positive correlation between renewable energy consumption and economic growth, and a negative correlation between renewable energy consumption
and environmental degradation. The study also suggests that FDI may play a role in promoting renewable energy consumption and economic growth. The
limitation of this study is that the study does not control for all of the potential factors that could influence the relationship between the variables. For example,
the study does not control for the level of corruption in Somalia, which could potentially affect both economic growth and environmental degradation. Future
research should address the limitations of this study by controlling for all of the potential factors that could influence the relationship between the variables.