2018-11-072018-11-07Mounir Louhaichi. (12/12/2017). Sustainable Development of Lowlands in Agro-Pastoral Ecosystems: Strengthening the resilience of lowlands in the Near East and North Africa. Beirut, Lebanon: International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA).https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766/8557Sustainable management of the lowlands requires comprehensive and multi-faceted approaches to land management. These include scientifically-grounded integrated practices that combine ecologically-oriented approaches which benefit the land, its natural resources, and the indigenous people that depend on it. Partnerships between local stakeholders, politicians, government and non-governmental agencies, and those working the land, are required to successfully implement the crop-planting, water harvesting, and range-land management techniques described in this brief guideline.PDFCC-BY-NC-4.0lowlandsnative shrubsBriefOpen access