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 Situated on
the upper north western slopes of Mount Lebanon, ranging in
altitude from 1200 m to 2000, Horsh Ehden Nature Reserve
covers more than 450 ha and is considered as a very important
part of the country for its unique biodiversity.
Extending over
3 bio-geographic zones, the forest assembles different species
of mammals, birds and plants of which some are nationally rare
and threatened such as the imperial eagle and wolf.
The amount of
plant species recognized till now accounts for nearly 40% of
plant species in Lebanon.
Nowadays, the
municipality of Ehden, owner of Horsh Ehden Nature Reserve’s
land, is according much more attention on the reserve for its
particular importance:
- Outstanding
example of Cedrus libani forest (diversity of age
classes and species diversity)
- Outstanding ecological condition (minimum degradation and
pollution…)
- Habitat of rare, national and threatened animal and plant
species
- Potentially outstanding high quality visitor experience in a
forest
- 1,058 plant species
- More than 27 mammals species representing the third of the
mammals in Lebanon
- Over 300 fungi species which are critical to maintain a
healthy forest ecosystem.
Thus, Horsh
Ehden is an outstanding example of Lebanese and Mediterranean
natural ecosystem especially for its diversity of Cedars and
other native plant species.
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Wealth in
Trees
 The
cedar forest in Horsh Ehden represents 20% of the
remaining cedar forests in Lebanon.
With other
tree species such as acer, pine, wild plum and pear this
forest protects the last remaining forest community of
wild apples which are endemic to Lebanon.
It also forms
the natural Southern limit of the fir tree (Abies
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