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“The government of Lebanon’s membership in ������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ�� has an important role in highlighting the environmental priorities in Lebanon and lifting them up to a global discourse. It will attract international attention to support such issues and priorities,” said �Ѳ����ٴDz�-�����è������ during her meeting with the Secretary General of the ministry.

“The existing partnership with ������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ�� goes back almost 10 years. ������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ�� played a major role in the clean-up operation following the oil spill crisis during the last war in Lebanon in 2006. ������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ�� contracted and deployed an international expert to assess the impacts of this oil spill which later resulted in the production of a documentary on the Lebanon Oil Spill by ������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ�� in partnership with the ministry,” said Dr Berj Hatjian.

The ������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ�� Director General also met with ������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ�� members in Lebanon from local NGOs, lead by Dr Ali Darwish, ������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ�� Chair of the Lebanon National Committee and West Asia Regional Councilor. ������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ�� members in Lebanon include the Society for Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL), the Green Line Association (GL), the Association for Forests, the Development and Conservation (AFDC), the Environment Protection Committee (EPC), the Friends of Horsch Ehden, the Friends of Environment (FoE), the Al Shouf Cedar Society (ACS) and the Jabal Moussa Protection Association.

These members attended the meeting with the ������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ�� Director General and presented their projects, programmes and activities related to conservation, forests, species, and protected areas.

“������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ�� urges National Committees everywhere to make sure they are functional entities since they are considered the cornerstone of ������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ�� governance. After celebrating the 60th anniversary of ������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ��, it’s now time for renewal and adding more value to our members,” said Dr Odeh Al Jayyousi, ������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ�� West Asia Regional Director.

Media team: Rania Faouri, Communications Officer, ������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ�� Regional Office for West Asia, Tel: +962 6 5546912/3/4 Fax: +962 6 5546915 Mobile +962 777888522, [email protected]
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