- Being a non-governmental organization accredited to the Conference of Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, Makhzoumi Foundation was invited to attend the seventh session of the Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the Convention (CRIC 7) and the first special session of the Committee on Science and Technology (CST S-1) held in Istanbul, Turkey, from 3 to 14 November 2008. Makhzoumi Foundation was granted accreditation due to its efforts and contribution to the UNCCD process.

- The project " The Agro-Forestry Development Project of Degraded Lands of Lebanon " was initiated in 2001 in partnership with three European NGOs: INARE & KEDE (from Greece) and TC Dialogue Foundation (from Belgium)); it was funded by the Hellenic Aid and Makhzoumi Foundation . Its main objectives are: Combating desertification and introducing new technologies in agriculture. It includes a main nursery in Akkar / Northern Lebanon, which produces ornamental and fruit trees as well as herbs and roses. Those plants are offered along with the environmentally ?¢â‚¬â€œ friendly hydro-gel TerraCottem TC ( which is a soil conditioner that stores water and provides the plants with several nutrients) to several local NGOs, municipalities and communities countrywide. TC is also used for the production of all the plants at the nursery.

The partnership project was terminated in 2004, and due to its success and positive impact, Makhzoumi Foundation decided to proceed on its own, and to increase the production of plants as well.

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