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Antonine University Students Join FWU for an Educational Environmental Tour

As part of its continuous efforts to promote environmental awareness and inspire youth engagement, the Fish & Wildlife Unit (FWU) organized a field tour...
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Antonine University Students Join FWU for an Educational Environmental Tour

As part of its continuous efforts to promote environmental awareness and inspire youth engagement, the Fish & Wildlife Unit (FWU) organized a field tour...

Nutritionist Monique Bassila Zarour Explores Hima Conservation Sites with SPNL

As part of her tour aimed at promoting environmental and nutritional awareness, nutritionist Mrs. Monique Bassila Zarour conducted a special field visit to several...

Baissour Hima Cleanup Campaign: A Pioneering Step Towards a Sustainable Environment

In a remarkable initiative reflecting the growing environmental awareness among the town’s residents, the Baissour Hunters & Friends Group organized a comprehensive cleanup campaign...

School with No Walls (SNOW): A Model of Inclusion in Outdoor Education

The SNOW (School with No Walls)  for All initiative is a groundbreaking approach to inclusive outdoor education, designed to foster a deep connection with...
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Important Bird Areas-IBAs: Shouf Cedar Nature Reserve

  Location: Situated in the Shouf Mountains overlooking the Mediterranean Sea to the West and the length of the Bekaa valley to the east. Streches...
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much of the mountain is protected from hunting and grazing, some trees have been planted by the Rim water company that owns most of the site

Important Bird Areas-IBAs: Rim-Sannine

 Location: North-west of the town of Zahle, on the southern flanks of Mount Sannine in the Mount Lebanon Range. Total area: 244 ha IBA...
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Flat or gently undulating stony desert and semi-desert, rising up to a wide wadi extending eastwards into the Anti-Lebanon Range

Important Bird Areas-IBAs: Ras Baalbek

Location: The Ras Baalbek IBA is found at the extreme north end of the Bekaa Valley, in north-east Lebanon, extending up into the foothills...
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A wide valley (the valley of the River Safa, which becomes the Damour River closer to the coast) containing Pine woodland, terraced orchards, low scrub and some bare rocky cliffs

Important Bird Areas-IBAs: Ramlieh Valley

Location: In the Shouf region of the Mount Lebanon range, south of the towns of Saoufar and Bhamdoun, and about 17km south-east of Beirut....
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Observations suggest that over 20,000 raptors, Storks, Pelicans and other soaring birds pass over the lake annually

Important Bird Areas-IBAs: Lake Qaraoun

Location: Lake Qaraoun is the largest freshwater body by far in Lebanon, lying at the Southern end of the Bekaa valley, which is a...
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The area inhabits 14 large and medium mammal species such as the Rock Hyrax. 215 plant species among which 20 tree species and 11 endemics

Important Bird Areas-IBAs: Jabal Moussa

Location: The site is a mountain which extends westwards from the main Mount Lebanon chain along the edge of the Nahr Ibrahim, just to...