Lebanon: New PAs eyed as part of national environment study
BEIRUT: An agreement to conduct a national study on the environment was signed Monday, nearly a decade after the last such report was produced.
Environment Minister Mohammad Rahhal signed an agreement with the consulting firm ECODIT to produce the report, which he said would provide details about “air and water pollution and environmental damage that affects agricultural crops and green spaces.”
“It’s a very important report, and it should be updated every two or three years,” Rahhal said. “The last such report was produced 10 years ago,” he said, referring to the State of the Environment Report 2001.
In addition to receiving members of ECODIT to ink the agreement, Rahhal hosted a series of meetings at the ministry, where he said he was working to gain approval for seven new nature reserves, with a focus on maritime settings.