Protecting Biodiversity by Supporting People

Training local farmers in Jordan in traditional agricultural practices

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Promoting Biodiversity-friendly Agriculture to Sustain Traditional Production Landscapes of Dibeen Area, Jordan

Grantee Name: Amjad and Majdi Salameh Company

Hotspot: Mediterranean Basin
Location: Jordan
Amount: $199,970
Dates: Jan 2021 – Jul 2022
Keywords: Agriculture, Biodiversity mainstreaming, Buffer zones, Livelihoods, Private sector, Landscape Resilience

Support farmers in the buffer zone of Dibeed Forest Reserve to engage in biodiversity-friendly agricultural practices. Enter into agreements with pilot farmers, raise awareness and provide training to the wider rural communities, develop markets for specific, biodiversity-friendly productions (through on-line market), and work at policy level for mainstreaming biodiversity into local agricultural regulations.

Strategic Direction :

3 Promote the maintenance of traditional land-use practices necessary for the conservation of Mediterranean biodiversity in priority corridors of high cultural and biodiversity value