Forest Landscape Restoration in Shouf Biosphere Reserve Lebanon
Community-driven forest restoration in Lebanon's Shouf Biosphere Reserve enhances ecological resilience and socio-economic sustainability through targeted, science-based reforestation initiatives.
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Detail description
Pilot projects in Lebanon's Shouf Biosphere Reserve restore degraded forests by combining ecological recovery with community engagement. Focused on native species planting in mined, arid, and overgrazed areas, initiatives improved water retention, reduced erosion, and achieved survival rates of 75%–99%. Key efforts include nursery improvements, acorn planting to reconnect cedar populations, species diversification in quarries, and 'tree island' restoration. Wetland and forest recovery in collaboration with landowners achieved 95% survival. These community-driven actions address soil degradation, desertification, and rural migration.
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Contribution detail info
- Project
ResAlliance
Landscape resilience knowledge alliance for agriculture and forestry in the Mediterranean basin
- Location
- Lebanon
- Authors
- Dany Ghosn, Ilektra Remoundou
- Purpose
- Dissemination
- File type
- document
- Created on
- Jul 08, 2024
- Origin language
- Portuguese
- Official project website
- ResAlliance
- License
- CC BY-NC-ND
- Keywords