Nearly 5,000 football fields of Lebanese forest burn every year.

In July 2021, Empower Lebanon partnered with the Lebanese Reforestation Initiative and the Ehmej Development Association to pilot a program aimed at developing joint plan for sustainable fire prevention and solid waste management.

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Working with our local partners and joined by Empower Lebanon’s Joe Khalil and Zack Bazzi, we supported a clean-up campaign to remove flammable refuse from the environment, a major problem and cause of wildfires in the region. Empower Lebanon also supported the purchase of solid waste sorting containers and an education campaign on how to use the containers and why they are important.

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This campaign is continuation of Empower Lebanon’s work to protect rural areas of Lebanon and preserve the environment, one of Lebanon’s more valuable assets. In April 2021, we teamed up with US Embassy Beirut to provide life-saving equipment to Civil Defense Forces in Yahchouch, who protect their communities by battling yearly wildfires.