Responding to Ecocide in Lebanon: Recommendations for Official and Community Engagement in Sustainable Recovery
Since 8 October 2023, border villages in southern Lebanon have suffered systematic ecocide, with Israel targeting infrastructure, forests, and agricultural lands, aimed at enforcing displacement and making the area uninhabitable. Over the past year, Public Works Studio conducted research, monitoring, and workshops, focusing particularly on the town of Kfarkela as a case study, to analyze damages and identify priorities for return, reconstruction, and environmental recovery. This work culminated in a policy paper documenting the impacts, evaluating recovery frameworks, and offering recommendations to advance environmental justice. The paper was launched during a public seminar to foster discussion on participatory advocacy pathways.