Improving Forest-Based Livelihoods in Lebanon - TCP/LEB/3503

Improving Forest-Based Livelihoods in Lebanon - TCP/LEB/3503

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Year of publication 2019

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 2p.

Publisher FAO ;

Category Factsheet

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Synopsis (short abstract) The implications of the combined phenomena of climate change and human activities are leading to forest degradation and fragmentation and pose a serious threat to Lebanon’s food security, watersheds, biodiversity and to the stability of ecosystem-regulating functions and services, including the contribution of forests to the country’s tourism sector. In 2012, the Ministry of Agriculture launched the National Afforestation and Reforestation Programme. With reforestation being a strategic priority for the Government, there was an urgent need to develop the Ministry’s planning and implementation capacity.

Language English

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