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Natural regeneration of severely degraded terrestrial arid ecosystems needs more than just removing the cause of degradation
The study focused on the extensive rangelands in Kuwait, covering more than 75% of the total land area. These rangelands face severe degradation due to factors such as overgrazing, anthropic misuse, and mismanagement. The ...
إنتاج الثمار في نبات الصبار (الهندي الاملس)
Arid lands are less suitable for crop production that requires substantial water. Under these conditions, certain species such as spineless cactus pear (Opuntia ficus indica L.), which has a high fruit/fodder value and ...
How can extensive grazing be beneficial for the restoration of dryland ecosystems?
Presentation on knowledge on the beneficial role of extensive grazing for the restoration of dryland ecosystems. The presentation was performed by Dr. Mounir Louhaich during the FAO-GLF Digital Forum. The digital forum is ...
Spineless cactus in the Arabian Peninsula: adaptive behaviors and production performances
Limited water resources are the main challenge facing agricultural developments in dry areas. Thus improving the crops water use efficiency (WUE) is considered the greatest one. In an attempt to alleviate feed shortages ...
AFSED Project Annual Workshop: Innovations and scaling in agro-pastoral farming systems in West Asia
Presentation about the achievement of the AFSED Project: Innovations and scaling in agro-pastoral farming systems in West Asia component presented during the project annual meeting
Managing agrosilvopastoral systems: understanding ecological and medicinal importance of indicator species; Artemisia campestris L.: ecologically important with allelopathic and antifungal constituents
Factsheet about Artemisia campestris description, benefits, distribution, establishment and effective management and nutritional composition
Managing rangelands: promoting sustainable tree species: Leucaena leucocephala: A versatile tree producing nutritious fodder for ruminants
Leucaena leucocephala is used mostly as forage for livestock, both after cutting for use as fodder, or direct grazing, typically planted in hedgerows with grass. It responds well to a coppice system and branches vigorously.
Wildlife (2) - Reintroduced Arabian Oryx (Syrian Badia)
Arabian Oryx in Syrian Badia reserve
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Stakeholder meeting (workshop) for the development of pastoral code in Tunisia
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 ...