Protecting Biodiversity by Supporting People

Farmers replanting sumac trees on rehabilitated terraces, Hebron area, Palestine

© Pierre Carret

Safeguarding Jebal Al Khalil and Wadi Al-Quff Cultural Landscapes, Palestine, through Innovative Approaches

Grantee Name: Palestine Wildlife Society

Hotspot: Mediterranean Basin
Location: Palestinian Territory,Occupied
Amount: $151,592
Dates: Mar 2021 – Jun 2022
Keywords: Agriculture, Community-based conservation, Conservation planning, Land use planning, Livelihoods, Species Conservation

Promote biodiversity-friendly agricultural practices with local farmers and communities from Jebal al Khalil and Wali el Quff, and ensure integration in local land-use planning. Implement actions for replanting and sustainable harvesting of sumac, and for preservation of the threatened plant species Bellevalia warburgii .

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