On November 24, 2018, the Shouf Cedar Nature Reserve was awarded the Green List certificate
The ceremony took place in Egypt, during the CBD COP 14, at the Ras Mohammad protected area, in a tent especially set for the event. Dr. Yasmine Fuad, Egyptian Minister of Environment, Mr. Ibrahim Subhi Al-Shehadeh, Ms. Cristiana Pasca Palmer, CBD Executive Secretary, the WCPA Chair, Dr. Kathy MacKinnon, IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas Chair, Ms. Lara Samaha, Head of the Department of Ecosystems the Lebanese Ministry of Environment, and around 300 conservationists, attended