On the Ground in Lebanon: Saving the cedar forests

(l) Volunteer firefighters, Ramlieh village, Lebanon ; (r) Lebanese cedar seedling (<i>Cedrus libani</i>).

(l) Volunteer firefighters, Ramlieh village, Lebanon ; (r) Lebanese cedar seedling (Cedrus libani).
© WWF-Canon / Michel GUNTHER

Fighting fires and managing the land

Lebanon's forests - symbolized by the cedar woodlands that are central to the country's history and mythology - are threatened by fires, overgrazing, and unregulated tourism.

In hills of Mount Lebanon, one village is tackling these problems head on - and leading the whole country in efforts to save Lebanon's natural heritage.

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