jabal moussa biosphere reserve · founded in 1953 by the doumet and asseily families ch ichairman:...
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Jabal MoussaBiosphere Reserve
NEFW J 2014
Jabal Moussa case study: Recognition of theee-dimensional value of a Mediterranean forestee-dimensional value of a Mediterranean forest
Environmental, Economic, Cultural
6 - Jabal Moussa faces an urgent threat (illegal quarry)
7 - Founding of the Association for the Protection of Jabal Moussa (APJM)
Founded in 1953 by the DoumetFounded in 1953 by the Doumet
and Asseily families
Ch i Pi D t Chairman: Pierre Doumet
Employs over 550 team members
Indirect employment: 1,000 families
Highest international production,
quality and environmental standards
Moving forward towards a Green Business
Reducing ecological footprint
Air emissions control
Recycling & waste management
Landscaping and Quarry Rehabilitation
Green belt project
Environmental awareness initiatives
RDF (Refuse Derived Fuel) co-incineration initiative
blblem:
of MSW goes to landfills!!!
of MSW has high energy value!!
ution: RDF (Refuse Derived Fuel)
fossil fuels - Millions of tons of land filling avoidedg
Corporate Social Responsibility
cial (Support to First Aid workers at Lebanese Red Cross)
ultural (Bsouss Silk Museum, Sidon Archeological Dig) ( , g g)
vironmental (Turtle Monitoring Project, Campaign for the
anese eco-citizen).
CHARITY VS. COMMITMENT
THINLY SPREAD VS FOCUSTHINLY SPREAD VS. FOCUS
“GREENWASH” VS. ADOPT A CAUSE !!
RECEIVE IN RETURN IT’S A TWO WAY STREET RECEIVE IN RETURN-IT’S A TWO-WAY STREET
Partnering with Local Ministries
rotected Forest (Ministry of Agriculture)
rotected Natural Site (Ministry of Environment)
i t i it R t i (Mi i t f C lt )istoric site - Roman stairs (Ministry of Culture)
Partnering with International Bodies
an and Biosphere Reserve (UNESCO MAB)
lobal Important Bird Area (Birdlife International)
ember of IUCN
H d APJM l How does APJM value Jabal Moussa forest??Jabal Moussa forest??
Three-dimensional approach
ECONOMIC CULTURAL
ENVIRONMENTAL
Environmental value Environmental value
abal Moussa isabal Moussa is…
of high environmental valueof high environmental value…
ace: 13 km2d 350 1700udes: 350m - 1700m
climatic ranges: eu-med, supra-med, mountainous med
6 endemic species to Jabal Moussa
26 endemic species to Lebanon
Southernmost distribution limitsRelic populations
abal Moussaabal Moussa…
more than 20 mammal speciesmore than 20 mammal species,
37 migratory and soaring birds37 migratory and soaring birds…
Fauna
FaunaFauna
Northernmost limit of rock hyrax
How to enhance theHow to enhance the
environmental value?environmental value?
Legislative tools
ural Site - Ibrahim River (Ministry of Environment)
oric site - covent and church (Ministry of Culture)oric site covent and church (Ministry of Culture)
al Moussa Protected Forest (Ministry of Agriculture)
ected Natural Site (Ministry of Environment)
oric site - Roman stairs (Ministry of Culture)
Research
Raising Awareness - Publications
Tabsoun Animation
Three Native Tree Nurseries
Mshati Nursery 2013
storation/reforestation of degraded areas
FFEM Project (FAO - Plan Bleu)
E i V l Economic Value
How to enhance theHow to enhance the
economic value?economic value?
Ecotourism
bal Moussa® ...صنع أيديناod and Handicraft products
ع
Timber v/s non-timber forest products
C lt ral al e Cultural value
abal Moussa isabal Moussa is…
of high cultural valueof high cultural value…
Adonis River
Roman stairs
Hadrian’s Inscriptions
Old houses and Cisterns
Yahchouch Cross
How to enhance theHow to enhance the
cultural value?cultural value?
Rehabilitation of cultural sites
Raising Awareness
ature is not a place to visit. It is home.”Gary Snyder
Thank You!Thank You!
www.jabalmoussa.org