Blue Gold Of Lebanon
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86 PART 5<br />
1.3.<br />
1.3.1.<br />
Nahr<br />
Ibrahim,<br />
Mount<br />
<strong>Lebanon</strong><br />
Assi river,<br />
Bekaa,<br />
<strong>Lebanon</strong><br />
1.3.4.<br />
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT<br />
Support the national reforestation initiative to plant 40 million native<br />
trees, which will contribute to mitigating the effects of climate<br />
change by: reducing CO 2 emissions by 3 million tons a year, increasing<br />
O 2 by 4 million tons a year, and increasing underground water through<br />
infiltration of rainwater, producing 25 million m 3 of water annually.<br />
1.3.2.<br />
1.3.3.<br />
Bekassine,<br />
South<br />
<strong>Lebanon</strong><br />
Reduce the percentages of<br />
agro-chemicals in ground<br />
water by implementing appropriate<br />
irrigation schemes.<br />
Decrease the stress on<br />
rivers and watersheds by<br />
limiting the pollution resulting<br />
from wastewaters.<br />
Limit the number of dams to 15, instead of 44 as proposed by the<br />
government, to save many natural sites in <strong>Lebanon</strong> from deterioration<br />
and degradation.
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