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