Volunteers of the Association for Forests, Development and Conservation (AFDC) planting pine seedlings as part of a reforestation project following forest fires, Ramlieh, Chouf Mountains, Lebanon. O 

Firewardens controlling a fire set by a farmer to clear weeds and overgrowth in the Chouf Mountains. Firebrigades assist farmers as a form of fire control. 

Awareness workshop for farmers on forest management and fire prevention in the village of Ramlieh in the Chouf Mountains, Lebanon. October 2008. 

Unloading a truck with plants from the Robinson Group which is part of a programme of the FAO for the reconstruction of Lebanon following hostilities in the summer of 2006. Sarafand village, Lebanon. 

Tomato seedlings grafted with a high-performing plant variety -- a technique known as topworking -- which produces approximately double the normal number of tomatoes. 

A worker in a greenhouse of the Robinson Group preparing soil for transplanting tomato seedlings. 

A worker in a greenhouse of the Robinson Group preparing soil for planting. 

A woman milking a cow received as part of a FAO livestock project. Houla village. 

A farmer who received a cow as part of an FAO emergency project, talking about her experience during the 2006 hostilities. Her brother, right, lost a part of his leg after stepping on a cluster bomb w 

A goat herder who lost a part of his leg after stepping on a cluster bomb while herding his goats next to the village of Houla in South Lebanon in the summer of 2006. 

De-mining experts clearing cluster bombs from grazing and farm lands in South Lebanon. These devices have rendered traditional livelihoods such as herding and farming in the area highly dangerous. 

De-mining experts clearing cluster bombs from grazing and farm lands in South Lebanon. These devices have rendered traditional livelihoods such as herding and farming in the area highly dangerous. 

A family eating at home, Houla village, South Lebanon. October 2008. 

Farmers attending a horticulture training course in Sarafand village. The course is part of a FAO programme for the reconstruction of South Lebanon after the 2006 hostilities. 

De-mining experts clearing cluster bombs from grazing and farm lands in South Lebanon. These devices have rendered traditional livelihoods such as herding and farming in the area highly dangerous. 

Farmers attending a horticulture training course in Sarafand village. The course is part of a FAO programme for the reconstruction of South Lebanon after the 2006 hostilities. 

A FAO livestock expert speaks with a farmer who received a cow as part of a livestock project. Zibiqine village. 

Information materials provided to farmers attending a horticulture training course in Sarafand village. The course is part of a FAO programme for the reconstruction of South Lebanon after the 2006 hos 

A farmer with the cow received from a FAO project designed to help farmers recover losses and restart farm production following the 2006 hostilities, Zibiqine village, October 2008. 

A panoramic view of the landscape surrounding Houla village in South Lebanon.