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Rangeland Rehabilitation, Monitoring and Management
إدارة ومراقبة وإعادة تأهيل المراعي الطبيعية

Muscat, Oman 2-5 October 2011


MAF	ICARDA

Info Sheet (Ar) (En)	Training Handout	Photo Gallery	List of Participants	Course Evaluation	Report		Program
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asd	Overview Arabian Peninsula Rangeland: Status and causes of degradation Rangeland inventory, monitoring and assessment Principles of proper grazing management Grazing capacity and evaluation techniques Rangeland rehabilitation and management Indicators for measuring rangelands condition and trends Monitoring cactus plantation - data collection form Vegetation data collection forms Practical exercise	a Opening Classroom Field day MAF invitation Closing	w	a	a	a		a



Training course inaugurated by HE Dr. Ishaq Ben Ahmed Reguichi, Deputy Minister,(center); Dr Ahmed Al Bakri, DG, Agricultural & Animals Research (3rd from left) MAF; and Dr Ahmed Moustafa, ICARDA-APRP Regional Coordinator (3rd from rigth)	Closing ceremony where Mr. Ali M. Al kalbani, Director General, Animal Resources, MAF, Oman (standing 8th from left) handed over the participants certificates.
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ICARDA-APRP in Collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries in Oman (MAF) organized a training workshop on “Rangeland Rehabilitation, Monitoring and Management” in Muscat from 2 to 5 October 2011.Most of the natural rangeland resources in the Arabian Peninsula are fragile and degraded. Therefore the proper management and rehabilitation are very important to enhance the situation.

The training workshop aimed to enhance knowledge of participants on: 1) Rangeland assessment & monitoring; 2) ·Field measurements of plant cover and grazing capacity; 3) Rangeland condition and trend; 3) Sustainable development and management of rangelands; 4)·Rehabilitation techniques of degraded rangelands; and 5) Identification of descriptors for spineless cactus growth evaluation

Projects & Donors

ICARDA-Arabian Peninsula Regional Program which is financially supported by Arab Fund for Economic & Social Development (AFESD), International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID)


AFESD	IFAD	OFID

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