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Surveying the biodiversity of Damour river basin, Lebanon.
Surveying the biodiversity of Damour river basin, Lebanon.
© Clara Mohtar, Difaf SAL

Development of an Integrated Management Plan for Damour River Basin, Lebanon

Grantee Name: Difaf

Hotspot
Mediterranean Basin
Location
Lebanon
Amount
$24,376
Dates
May 2021 – May 2022
Keywords
Conservation planning, Freshwater, Habitat conservation and management, Research, Water management

Implement baseline technical, social and policy analysis of the Damour River Key Biodiversity for producing sufficient data and knowledge material useful to develop a draft river basin management plan. This plan will strategically target the ecologically valuable upstream watershed as a guideline for developing conservation efforts that can further be upscaled to cover the whole river basin in the future.

Strategic Direction :

2 Support the sustainable management of water catchments through integrated approaches for the conservation of threatened freshwater biodiversity

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