In the framework of LIVINGAGRO project and, more specifically, in the context of the experimentation activities relating to Living Lab 2 (grazed woodlands), a rehabilitation, utilization and development of forest ecosystems action was implemented by the National Agricultural Research Center (NARC), which planted forest tree seedlings in the Maysara Forest, Arda District, northern Jordan.

The active support of volunteers and members of the local community from the sourrounding villages of Bayuda, Maysara and Al-Sbehi, and the effective cooperation of the Al-Balqa Innovation Institute, the National Reforestation Project, the Department of Forestry within the Jordan Ministry of Agriculture, and WADI Jordan - Sustainable Ecosystems Development, allowed to plant the seeds of oak, quercus, carob, rhus, artemisia, wild almond and calicotome having the seeds germinated and propagated at the greenhouse established at NARC with the support of the European Union (ENI CBC Med Programme) contributing also to the construction of a fence to protect the forest, to the creation of contour lines to build a water harvesting system (swales) and the setup of an environmental walkway and of informative signboards.

The main objective of the initiative is the restoration of a 2 hectares forest woodland and the continuation of germination and propagation of forest and medicinal plants seeds at NARC's greenhouse for carrying on the planting activity. More in detail on the process which brought the Jordan LIVINGAGRO partner to the planting stage, the germination and propagation of the seeds of forest plant species was started in March 2022 and planting of the seedlings in the forest land was started in March 2023 and will continue until the end of the project (August 2023). The idea is to achieve the planting of around 3,000 forest seedlings in the forest land including oak, quercus, carob, rhus, artemisia, wild almond, wild pistacia and calicotome. Besides this, field visits will be organized in order to inform forest visitors and stakeholders about the techniques used in rehabilitating the forest and concerning agroforestry activities, promoting transfer of knowledge and expertise to researchers, engineers, students and operators in the field of agroforestry and environmental protection as well as spreading the concept of agroforestry and the benefits of pastures planting for animal grazing to support local communities and climate change mitigation.