The Projects

Donor: European Union

Project partners: Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon - Society for the Environment (SPNL) - Community and Environment Association (ACE) - Capacity Building in Rural Area (ADR)

The project targets the Shouf Biosphere Reserve, Mount Hermon Reserve, Tyre Coast Nature Reserve, 7 "Himas" and Jezzine Region.

Objectives:

• Strengthening the management and governance of environmentally important sites in the southern part of Lebanon.

• Establishment of new protected areas and OECMs for preserving landscapes and biodiversity on a larger scale in the southern region of Lebanon.

The activities:

• Designing and implementing specific and accurate monitoring and assessment plans for key biodiversity sites and the threats to them.

• Ensuring effective and fair management of sites including appropriate management plans/guidelines.

• Reducing major pressures on biodiversity.

• Enhancing the implementation of laws.

• Identifying and evaluating new appropriate protected areas and OECMs.

• Preparing management plans and guidelines for new sites.

• Improving landscape linkages between existing and new protected areas.

Duration: 45 months: February 2022 - October 2025