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Promoting Traditional Land-use Practices in the Upper Beirut River Valley, Lebanon

Grantee Name: Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon

Hotspot
Mediterranean Basin
Location
Lebanon
Amount
$150,412
Dates
Feb 2021 – Aug 2022
Keywords
Agriculture, Habitat conservation and management, Private sector

Promote the "Hima Farms" approach in the upper Beirut River Valley, with support to local farmers to adopt and maintain biodiversity-friendly practices, and marketing approaches for traditional products. Conduct extensive biodiversity assessments and monitoring, and advocate for inclusion of good practices in land-use planning at the municipality level.

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

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