Conclusion
Livestock production
25
percent of sheep raisers are landless
and they own around 108000 heads
The Minister of Agriculture may decide to remove the goats from the
village lands, this measure requires the demand of the owner of the
three quarters of the area.
Each family of goat owners shall have the right to keep three heads
kept in barn and it shall not be allowed to enter the municipal and
public lands and parks.
Impact on
They rent lands for their flocks and stay in Lebanon all the year
-Mount Lebanon to
higher altitudes
-Anti-Lebanon and
Beqaa to Mount
Lebanon
Syrian migrations in
summer :
-To different
locations in
Lebanon
Management issues
Local initiative
Municipalities
with NGOs :
Jouzour Loubnan and municipality of Kfardebian
Municipalities
with NGOs :
Jouzour Loubnan and municipality of Kfardebian
Current situation
Overgrazing : limited spaces to graze and conflicts between land users
Impact
-Rangelands and forests degradation
-Soil erosion
-Destruction of landscapes
Conclusion