The Lebanon Reforestation Initiative (LRI) is a project launched in 2010 by the United States Forest Service (USFS) office of International Programs (IP) through the support and funding of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The Lebanon Reforestation Initiative aims to restore Lebanon's native forests and to install commitment to reforestation and wildfire prevention and response, through capacity building of local communities and organizations.

Our activities include building increased capacity to sustainable manage and expand the country's forests, catalyzing the planting of several hundred thousand native trees on sites throughout Lebanon in the next few years. The project favors a decentralized approach to engaging communities at the municipal level and focuses on:

ASSISTING NATIVE TREE NURSERIES with technical improvements and enhanced business planning

DEVELOPING COMPREHENSIVE FOREST MAPPING
to help identify existing forest resources and priority areas for the reforestation of native tree species.

PROMOTING THE IMPORTANCE OF REFORESTATION AND BIODIVERSITY through community-led activities that foster local ownership and forest sustainability.

SUPPORTING THE PLANTING of quality native seedlings, and especially threatened species, throughout Lebanon.

STRENGTHENING CAPACITIES TO PREVENT AND RESPOND to wildfires through technical assistance and specialized training of communities and firefighting agencies.