c. Damage to wells and pastureland LD 750,000

They also restricted pastureland to around the villages of the occupied Golan and further confiscated pastureland in the area of Sahita and Tall al Ahmar, near Mas apos ada.

I made a pastureland out of this place when it was nothing but a swamp.

There have also been decrees to increase forest coverage, promote the rational use of pastureland, prevent desertification and promote the use of renewable energy sources.

On the other hand, financial incentives would probably succeed, because cutting down forest to create pastureland is not profitable enough to induce farmers to forego payments for protecting the land.

The overall land area of the Syrian Arab Republic is 18,517,971 hectares, of which approximately 6 million hectares are arable land. The remaining land is either mountainous or desert. The Syrian desert is particularly suitable for grass growing and is used as pastureland at times when rain falls in sufficient quantities.