A tree bringing Montpellier to Mount Hermon – قيقب حرمون

• October 11, 2023
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What brings Montpellier in Southern France to Mount Hermon in Lebanon? It is the Montpellier maple tree or Acer monspessulanum (in French: érable de Montpellier). This maple tree has travelled...

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Wakhan Corridor.. few people even know of its existence!!

• August 11, 2023
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It's undoubtedly one of the remotest, and most beautiful places in the whole world and it is about as far away from the noise & the traffic as heaven... The...

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Fir, or “sapin” in French or “شوح”, The Christmas tree of Lebanon

• August 21, 2022
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Cover image: Spyro Klitira - Akkar  Fir, or “sapin” in French or “شوح” in Arabic is the tree that has been bound to Christmas in western societies. However, fir trees...

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Bentaël “The Daughter of God”

• November 20, 2020
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Prepared By Roy Nader Cover Image credits: Nick Hobgood Bentael Natural Reserve founded in 1981, is one of the first and smallest reserves to be created in Lebanon. It owes...

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JAJ The Summit

• November 8, 2020
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Prepared by Roy Nader JAJ Cedars Forest Natural Reserve It is located in JAJ village 68 km north of Beirut, 23 km from Jbeil in the highest area of Jbeil...

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Horsh Ehden Nature Reserve – fall in love with nature

• May 19, 2020
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Time spent amongst trees is never wasted time - Katrina Mayer Horsh Ehden Nature Reserve (HENR) covers about 1700 ha of public land ranging in altitude from 1200m to 2000m....

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Shouf Biosphere Reserve, Lebanon’s Largest Nature Cedar Reserve!

• March 23, 2020
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Shouf Biosphere Reserve, Lebanon's Largest Nature Cedar Reserve! In July 2005, UNESCO declared the "Al-Shouf" Cedar Nature Reserve a “Biosphere Reserve” with an area of approximately 50,000 hectares – or...

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The story of “Jabal Moussa” in Mount Lebanon.

• March 23, 2020
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From a threatened mountain to a thriving protected area. Cover image credits: Crossdev On the western slopes of "Mount Lebanon", in the casa of "Kesrouane", stands a mountain of 12,5...

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“Akkar”, Mountains, Woods & more – “Akkar Trail” team

• March 23, 2020
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Cover image: Khaled Taleb, Akkar trail team   Akkar is one of the most diversified regions in Lebanon, nature-wise. It is characterized by its mountains that include many forests and...

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