Shouf Biosphere Reserve
902497 WDPA ID
298.0 km² Reported Area
Type Terrestrial and Inland Waters Protected Areas
Location Lebanon
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• Dotted line represents approximately the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir agreed upon by India and Pakistan. The final status of Jammu and Kashmir has not yet been agreed upon by the parties.
• Final boundary between the Republic of Sudan and the Republic of South Sudan has not yet been determined.
• Final status of the Abyei area is not yet determined.
• A dispute exists between the Governments of Argentina and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland concerning sovereignty over the Falkland Islands (Malvinas).
• Dotted line represents approximately the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir agreed upon by India and Pakistan. The final status of Jammu and Kashmir has not yet been agreed upon by the parties.
• Final boundary between the Republic of Sudan and the Republic of South Sudan has not yet been determined.
• Final status of the Abyei area is not yet determined.
• A dispute exists between the Governments of Argentina and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland concerning sovereignty over the Falkland Islands (Malvinas).
Attributes
- Original Name Shouf Biosphere Reserve
- English Designation UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve
- IUCN Management Category Not Applicable
- Status Designated
- Type of Designation International
- Status Year 2005
- Sublocation LB-BI
- Governance Type Collaborative governance
- Management Authority The Shouf Biosphere Reserve (SBR) includes the Shouf Cedars Nature Reserve, Ammiq wetlands and the 22 surrounding villages, the same committee (APAC) managing the Shouf Cedars Nature Reserve, is the management authority of the SBR.
- Management Plan Existing
- International Criteria Not Applicable
Sources (1)
- Protected Areas of Lebanon Updated: 2024 Department of Ecosystems, Ministry of Environment
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UNEP-WCMC and IUCN (2025), Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM) [Online], April 2025, Cambridge, UK: UNEP-WCMC and IUCN. Available at: www.protectedplanet.net.