An integrated project of the Shouf Biosphere Reserve including
Conservation, and Evolving of the Eco-Tourism and Awareness programs

Financed by: Italian Embassy and Italian Cooperation-Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Partners: Lebanese Ministry of environment

Objectives and Activities:
 Conservation and forest fire fighting
  • Conduct a forest fire fighting strategy
  • Establish new infrastructure and providing the necessary equipment and materials
  • Build the capacities of the management team and volunteers on forest fire fighting
  • Organize an awareness campaign on the local level

 Development of Eco-tourism and environmental awareness
  • Conduct Ecotourism Strategy (will be covered from another fund - GTZ)
  • Establish new infrastructure and provide the necessary equipment
  • Promote the Reserve on the National and regional levels
  • Create pilot rotational funds to encourage eco-sustainable micro-entrepreneurship in the villages surrounding the Reserve

 Management support of the Reserve
  • Build the capacities of the management team, in particular, the Project Development Unit (PDU)
  • Rehabilitate a House of the Park