Natural areas in Lebanon

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Forests cover 13.6% of Lebanon, and other wooded lands represents 11%.[1] Since 2011, more than 600,000 trees, including cedars and other native species, have been planted throughout Lebanon as part of the Lebanon Reforestation Initiative (LRI).[2] More reforestation efforts are needed. For example, the 40 hectares of Cedrus libani at Al Shouf Cedar Nature Reserve could be expanded to 3,000 hectares.[3] The Friends of the Cedar Forest Committee planted 200,000 cedars, with 180,000 surviving.[4] The Committee goal was to create a corridor connecting the cedar forests o of Bcharre, Ehden, and Tannourine with each other to create an ecosystem in order to make the forests more resilient to future environmental pressures.[5]

Jabal Moussa Biosphere Reserve in Lebanon

Natural areas of Lebanon include:

References

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  1. ^ "Forest and landscape restoration in Lebanon". Sundance Institute. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Restoring Lebanon's cedar forests". Share America. 10 January 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  3. ^ Greipsson, Sigurdur Ph.D. Restoration Ecology, Jones & Bartlett Learning, Kennesaw State University, 2011, page 279
  4. ^ Chehayeb, Kareem (8 December 2023). "Lebanon's Christians feel the heat of climate change in its sacred forest and valley". Earthbeat, National Catholic Reporter. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  5. ^ Cartier, Catherine (24 September 2019). "Interfaith Collaboration to Save Lebanon's Cedars". Pulitzer Center. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Ouadi Qadisha (the Holy Valley) and the Forest of the Cedars of God (Horsh Arz el-Rab)". UNESCO. Retrieved 8 Jul 2015.
  7. ^ "Mount Hermon Becomes Lebanon's Newest Nature Reserve". the961.com. 5 January 2021.