2018 United Nations List of Protected Areas of Lebanon

Information extracted from the July 2018 WDPA release

This list was compiled from data based on the July 2018 version of the WDPA. In addition to protected areas with spatial data in the WDPA, the 2018 version of the UN List includes sites for which no spatial data is available but which have been provided by the relevant country. Management effectiveness information is extracted from GD-PAME. Both databases are updated and released via www.protectedplanet.net on a monthly basis. The depiction and use of boundaries and related data shown on maps are not guaranteed to be error free nor do they necessarily imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations.
Designation Type/ Designation in English / Name of Protected Areas Status Year of designation Area (km2) IUCN category PAME methodology Year of PAME assessment
International
Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance
Ammiq Wetlands Designated 1999 2.22 Not Reported Birdlife IBA 1994
Deir el Nouriyeh cliffs of Ras Chekaa Designated 1999 9.93 Not Reported Not Reported 0
Palm Islands Designated 2001 0.00 Not Reported Not Reported 0
Tyre Coast Nature Reserve Designated 1999 0.00 Not Reported Not Reported 0
UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve
Jabal Al Rihane Designated 2007 22.30 Not Applicable Not Reported 0
Jabal Moussa Designated 2009 12.50 Not Applicable Not Reported 0
Shouf Designated 2005 156.47 Not Applicable GOBI Survey 2006
National
Forest Reserve
Ain Zhalta Designated 0 0.00 Not Reported Not Reported 0
Barouk Designated 0 0.00 Not Reported Not Reported 0
Foret des Cedres de Dieu Designated 1880 6.46 Not Reported Not Reported 0
Jabal el Qaraqif Designated 0 0.00 Not Reported Not Reported 0
National Park
Ammiq Swamps Proposed 0 15.00 Not Reported Not Reported 0
Barouk Cedar Forest Proposed 0 300.00 Not Reported Not Reported 0
Mashgara (Machgharah) Designated 1988 35.00 II Not Reported 0
Qaraoun Lake Proposed 0 0.00 Not Reported Not Reported 0
Nature Reserve
Al Shouf Cedars Nature Reserve Designated 1996 156.47 Not Reported Birdlife IBA 1994
Arz Tannourine Designated 1999 1.95 Not Reported METT 2004
Beit Leef Designated 2011 0.00 Not Reported Not Reported 0
Bentael Nature Reserve Designated 1999 0.75 Not Reported Not Reported 0
Debl Designated 2011 0.00 Not Reported Not Reported 0
Horsh Ehden Designated 1992 17.40 Not Reported Not Reported 0
Kafra Designated 2011 0.00 Not Reported Not Reported 0
Karm Chbat Designated 1995 5.13 Not Reported Not Reported 0
Mashaa Chnaniir Designated 2010 0.27 Not Reported Not Reported 0
Palm Islands Designated 1992 0.26 Not Reported Not Reported 0
Ramya Designated 2011 0.00 Not Reported Not Reported 0
Tyre Coast Nature Reserve Designated 1998 1.78 Not Reported Not Reported 0
Wadi Al Houjair Designated 2010 35.95 Not Reported Not Reported 0
Yammouneh Designated 1999 21.00 Not Reported Not Reported 0
Private Protected Area
Bentael Designated 1987 2.00 Not Reported Not Reported 0
Khallet Khazen Farm and Natural Reserve Designated 0 2.02 Not Reported Not Reported 0
Protection/Protected Forest
Arz Bcharreh (Cedars of God) Designated 1943 0.10 Not Reported Not Reported 0
Regional
Specially Protected Areas of Mediterranean Importance (Barcelona Convention)
Palm Islands Adopted 2012 5.00 Not Assigned Not Reported 0
Tyre Coast Nature Reserve Adopted 2012 3.80 Not Assigned Not Reported 0