Environment Minister launches environmental corridor between Mount Hermon, Shouf nature reserves

Lebanon’s Caretaker Minister of Environment, Nasser Yassin, launched from Qaraoun, the corridor of Rashaya and western Bekaa, contributing to protecting biodiversity, helping combat climate change, securing safe habitats for wild birds and animals, improving the quality and preservation of soil, and increasing groundwater reserves. 

Launched in cooperation with the Lebanon Reforestation Initiative, the Shouf Biosphere Reserve, the Mount Hermon Nature Reserve, and municipalities of the region, the Environment Ministry has been working continuously to develop the concept of environmental corridors. 
 
After announcing the Mount Hermon Nature Reserve, the Minister of Environment launched a new section for this corridor that connects the Mount Hermon Nature Reserve with the Shouf Biosphere Reserve, passing through several towns in the Rashaya and Western Bekaa areas. 

The event included a detailed presentation of the map of the vital corridor and the reforestation and protection works that have been carried out on it so far. The Shouf Reserve team also presented its project, which it is currently working on with funding from the European Union, on protected areas and their continuity in the Shouf region and western Bekaa. 

On this occasion, the Minister of Environment stressed the importance of forest and natural resources for human safety and the development of the local economy, noting the efforts made by associations, municipalities, and reserve committees to develop and protect corridors and green spaces.