Strengthening the ecological and socio-economic resilience of West Bekaa and Mount Lebanon landscapes through sustaining their cultural practices
The Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon conducts a capacity-building training in Kherbet Kanafar, West Bekaa, promoting sustainable cultural practices as a way to enhance community livelihoods, especially women, through the production of cultural-based services and food products.
Control of pests by looking after the soil
Pests are indicators of an unbalanced soil. More than just dealing directly with the pests, it is fundamental to understand the causes and look for natural systems to make sure they do not recur.
A documentary about the “mandra system” of Lemnos
On the island where farming and stock-breeding traditions goes back to antiquity, the “mandra system”, a unique agricultural production system is still in use today. This traditional land management system -with its roots lost in time- has allowed farmers to survive and be self-sufficient for centuries.
A virtual seminar on agriculture and the environment
The Seminar on Agriculture and the Environment is a place for farmers, proprietors and consumers to share experience and knowledge to make the farming sector economically viable yet compatible with environmental conservation.
From the field: Training community researches in ecological monitor
To adapt to travel restrictions, Global Diversity Foundation and local partner MBLA developed an intensive capacity-building programme for High Atlas community researchers, which includes ecological monitoring and workshop facilitation.
Supporting small-scale farmers as food systems are under serious threat
In the dehesas and montados of Spain and Portugal, WWF Spain, TyN and ANP|WWF respond to the Covid crisis by advocating for government support for small-scale farmers, while continuing efforts to promote sustainably-produced food.
Results from years of research on biological and cultural diversity in the Moroccan High Atlas now available in an online database
In the Moroccan High Atlas, the Global Diversity Foundation launched an integrative and living biocultural database for those interested in learning about the rich biological and cultural diversity in the region, developed and distributed a colourful booklet on local and useful plant products, and distributed medicinal and aromatic plants to High Atlas families.
Brochure on the root causes of overgrazing in Morocco
This brochure is based findings from a study that explored customary laws and traditions, land use changes and wider socio-political and economic changes and pressures, and includes solutions from a pastoralist's perspective.
Mobile pastoral systems are more profitable
An economic analysis of transhumance in the Central Spanish Pyrenees empirically evaluates mobile pastoralists’ claims that transhumance, a specific type of long-distance herd mobility, is a more profitable system compared to semi-extensive production.
Advocating for sustainable agriculture and livestock
Mediterranean partners step up advocacy and lobbying efforts to promote policy changes in favour of agro-silvo-pastoral systems.
Strengthening the ecological and socio-economic resilience of West Bekaa and Mount Lebanon landscapes through sustaining their cultural practices
The Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon conducts a capacity-building training in Kherbet Kanafar, West Bekaa, promoting sustainable cultural practices as a way to enhance community livelihoods, especially women, through the production of cultural-based services and food products.
Control of pests by looking after the soil
Pests are indicators of an unbalanced soil. More than just dealing directly with the pests, it is fundamental to understand the causes and look for natural systems to make sure they do not recur.
A documentary about the “mandra system” of Lemnos
On the island where farming and stock-breeding traditions goes back to antiquity, the “mandra system”, a unique agricultural production system is still in use today. This traditional land management system -with its roots lost in time- has allowed farmers to survive and be self-sufficient for centuries.
A virtual seminar on agriculture and the environment
The Seminar on Agriculture and the Environment is a place for farmers, proprietors and consumers to share experience and knowledge to make the farming sector economically viable yet compatible with environmental conservation.
From the field: Training community researches in ecological monitor
To adapt to travel restrictions, Global Diversity Foundation and local partner MBLA developed an intensive capacity-building programme for High Atlas community researchers, which includes ecological monitoring and workshop facilitation.
Supporting small-scale farmers as food systems are under serious threat
In the dehesas and montados of Spain and Portugal, WWF Spain, TyN and ANP|WWF respond to the Covid crisis by advocating for government support for small-scale farmers, while continuing efforts to promote sustainably-produced food.
Results from years of research on biological and cultural diversity in the Moroccan High Atlas now available in an online database
In the Moroccan High Atlas, the Global Diversity Foundation launched an integrative and living biocultural database for those interested in learning about the rich biological and cultural diversity in the region, developed and distributed a colourful booklet on local and useful plant products, and distributed medicinal and aromatic plants to High Atlas families.
Brochure on the root causes of overgrazing in Morocco
This brochure is based findings from a study that explored customary laws and traditions, land use changes and wider socio-political and economic changes and pressures, and includes solutions from a pastoralist's perspective.
Mobile pastoral systems are more profitable
An economic analysis of transhumance in the Central Spanish Pyrenees empirically evaluates mobile pastoralists’ claims that transhumance, a specific type of long-distance herd mobility, is a more profitable system compared to semi-extensive production.
Advocating for sustainable agriculture and livestock
Mediterranean partners step up advocacy and lobbying efforts to promote policy changes in favour of agro-silvo-pastoral systems.
