Brève description de la meilleure pratique
Improvement of the livelihood systems through reforestation, replacement of existing fruit trees with more adapted cultivars, vaccination of livestock and empowerment of youth and women groups|
Site
Baalbak-Hermel, Bekaa Valley - Lebanon|
Brève description de l’environnement naturel du site
Degraded drylands with low rainfall (200-300mm) long, dry and hot summers, cold winters|
Plains and mountains
Sandy; red mediterranean
Conditions socio-économiques dominantes des personnes vivant sur ou à proximité du site
Agriculture; livestock (mainly sheep)
Poor livelihood systems; affected by successive war events and by land degradation; access to basic social, educational and medical needs|
Private and public lands (religious communities and government or communal lands) with user proerty rights through rent
Sur la base de quel critère/indicateur(s) (sans relation avec la stratégie) la pratique proposée et technologie correspondante ont-elles été considérées comme « meilleures »?
The practice is strongly contributing to the improvement of the very degraded surrounding lands, and to the improvement of income and livelihoods of the local population. The target populations and ecosystems are showing signs of improvement.|