Mount Hermon KBA, Lebanon.

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Maintaining the Traditional Land-Use Practices Necessary for Conservation of Olive Associated Biodiversity in Mount Hermon, Lebanon

Grantee Name: Environment for Life

Hotspot: Mediterranean Basin
Location: Lebanon
Amount: $280,238
Dates: Mar 2020 – Oct 2023
Keywords: Agriculture, Habitat conservation and management, Hunting, Land use planning, Private sector

Support local farmers to adopt or maintain traditional, biodiversity-friendly agricultural practices for olive production on the Mount Hermon area. Train and support local farmers to adopt a "charter" defining good practices, including a hunting ban and measures to preserve flora. Develop a marketing strategy to ensure better prices and access to national markets for olive products following good environmental practices.

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