Protecting Biodiversity by Supporting People

Woman points to outside map. — Ranger shows the zoning of Horsh Ehden Nature Reserve, Lebanon

© Conservation International/photo by Pierre Carret

Conservation of Lebanon's Endemic Flora Through Community Engagement

Grantee Name: Friends of Nature

Hotspot: Mediterranean Basin
Location: Lebanon
Amount: $173,151
Dates: Oct 2018 – Sep 2021
Keywords: Capacity building, Community-based conservation, Habitat conservation and management, Networks, Private reserves, Protected Areas, Species Conservation

Develop a participatory planning approach to ensure the conservation of endemic plants in Lebanon. Strengthen the capacities of protected area managers and improve management plans for plant conservation in Jabal Moussa and Eden Forest. Support local conservation action, possibly with micro-reserve, for rare plants of Kneisseh summit and Makmel heights

Strategic Direction : 4 Strengthen the engagement of civil society to support the conservation of plants that are critically endangered or have highly restricted ranges