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Promoting Sustainable Farming
in Mountain Region
IPROMO
7-18 July 2014
Ormea (Italy)
Mountain Environment Protection Society (MEPS)
Leila Sotoudeh
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Background
Bachelor’s in Environmental Engineering (Natural
Resources)
Master’s in Environmental Planning and Management
Project Management
Sustainability Management
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Research
Highlands-lowlands Ecological dependencies
(Tehran- Alborz Mountains)
Analysis of land capability and structural - functional
development of landscape structure to obtain a
sustainable development plan for Iranian plateau
(Binaloud Mountains- North-West of Iran)
Purpose: to find convenient ways to manage land use
and natural resources in Iranian plateau where aridity
is a dominant significant factor
- landscape ecology’s concepts at the watershed scale
- GIS and RS
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Tourism planning in mountainous areas
Urban-Environmental design of valleys in
mountains
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- Iran is a mountainous Country
- 53% is at altitudes between1000 –2000 m
- 16% is above 2000 m
- Damavand with 5670 m is the highest in west Asia and
Europe
- 85% arid, semi-arid
or hyper arid environment
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Mountain Environment Protection Society (MEPS)
Was established as an NGO in Tehran, Iran in 1993 by a group of mountaineers and nature lovers
Initiate and conduct tree planting and clean-up projects in mountains since 1994
Committed to conservation and sustainable mountain development
Focused on awareness raising and capacity building
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Family farming
Alternative pasture management methods for the
protection of endemic plant species in Agro-Pastoral
societies
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Conservation of mountain ecosystem
through local communities participation
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Integrated natural resources management
through local communities empowerment
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Empowerment of mountain community by
introducing alternative livelihood opportunities
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Mountain communities
Training workshops for herders, farmers ,..
Discussion sessions
who: stakeholders, regional policy and decision makers and local
community
About: issues, policies and regulations, traditional knowledge, Possible
solutions
Training sessions for children and youth
Pilot sites selection in the highland pastures for pasture
establishment
low-yield rain-fed wheat or oat farms conversion to
fodder cultivation as alternative cultivation
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Thank you