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Wildlife (2) - Reintroduced Arabian Oryx (Syrian Badia)
Arabian Oryx in Syrian Badia reserve
Financial incentives: Possible options for sustainable rangeland management?
Large-scale mismanagement of natural resources emanating from lack of appropriate policies and reg- ulatory framework is arguably one of the reasons that led to resource degradation and poor livelihoods in many countries ...
Effects of climate change and grazing pressure on shrub communities of West Asian rangelands
Purpose – The purpose of this study is to evaluate the vulnerability of the important rangeland shrub, Atriplex leucoclada (Boiss) to both climate change and livestock grazing, within the Syrian rangelands as a representative ...
How can financial incentives enhance agricultural development?
Financial incentives clearly have a role to play in sustainable development strategies. However, incentives alone will not work –a favorable enabling environment and institutional arrangements are also required to enhance ...
Potential use of Mediterranean saltbush (Atriplex halimus L.) in alley cropping in the low rainfall-cropping zone of northwest Syria
This study was conducted in farmers. fields in northern Syria to determine whether introduction of Mediterranean saltbush (Atriplex halimus L.) in barley fields could increase feed quantity without jeopardizing barley grain ...
Procedure_Part 6_Derived variables
Most of the survey data can be readily available for characterization of the Badhia community. However, additional information can be derived from the same data set. This section of the procedure manual explains in details ...
Haloxylon aphyllum (Syrian Badia)
Haloxylon aphyllum srub in Syrian Badia
Germination dynamics of Acacia species under different seed treatments
Establishment of Acacia is typically inhibited by hard seed coat. This study was conducted to evaluate effective seed stratification methods for fourteen Acacia species, using water (control), boiling water, sulphuric acid ...
Sustainable rangelands management practices: a) Pitting machine in action b) Seedlings emergence in pits (Syrian Badia)
Image illustrating the impact of Pitting machine in action on seedlings emergence in pits (Syrian Badia)
Direct seeding of Salsola vermiculata for rehabilitation of degraded arid and semi-arid rangelands
Proper soil preparation provides the basis for good seed
germination and establishment of steppe vegetation in
the arid and semi-arid areas of West Asia and North
Africa. Salsola vermiculata is a key shrub species of ...