National Action Program to Combat Desertification. Country/Territory Lebanon Document type Date 2003 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Livestock, Environment gen., Forestry, Land & soil, Cultivated plants, Water, Wild species & ecosystems, Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Desertification Water shortage/drought Agricultural development Crops/grasses Ecological production/organic production Protection of environment Irrigation Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes Poverty Tourism Credit Sustainable development Forest management/forest conservation Protected area Afforestation/reforestation Grazing Forest fires Timber extraction/logging Non-timber products Ecosystem preservation Community management Land-use planning Soil conservation/soil improvement Range Capacity building Animal production Genetic resources Animal feed/feedstuffs Animal health Planting material/seeds Plant production Effluent waste water/discharge Pollution control Geographical area Mediterranean, Middle East, NEAR EAST AND NORTH AFRICA, Western Asia Abstract This National Action Program to Combat Desertification is a nationwide sectoral document aiming at outlining the measures needed to combat desertification and mitigate the effects of drought and the misuse of land through effective action at all levels in the framework of an integrated approach contributing to the achievement of sustainable development of affected areas. It covers different areas of intervention, as follows (i) institutional and legislative frameworks to ensure a sustainable management of natural resources; (ii) land use planning; (iii) socio-economics conditions; (iv) water management; (v) forest management; (vi) sustainable agriculture; (vii) range land management; (viii) soil conservation; and (ix) protected areas. Full text English