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Parliament passes Law No. 202 to make Mount Hermon a nature reserve
The Lebanese Parliament has voted to make Mount Hermon, known as Jabal al-Sheikh, the country’s 18th nature reserve. Lebanon’s lawmakers passed the bill recently, marking the end of two years of work by municipal and district leaders in Rashaya and western Beqaa. The 1,260-hectare area, near Rashaya el-Wadi, is now finally protected by the law. [...] Former Lebanese Environment Minister Fadi Jreissati praised the new law, wishing for other parts of the country with great natural riches to also be considered nature reserves. MP of Rashaya Wael Abou Faour also encouraged the positive announcement, saying that “the adoption of the bill will preserve the mountain’s entire ecosystem and will enhance its natural, environmental, religious, and historical potential, encouraging tourism.”
قانون رقم 202
إحداث محمية جبل حرمون الطبيعية