News > Ministry of Environment presents its Protected Areas Mascot

The Ministry of Environment presents 'The Ranger', a new member to the family of Protected Areas in Lebanon. The Ranger is the new Protected Areas mascot introduced to represent Protected Areas at sites, on media, and in all publications as a friendly, aware, and concerned citizen.

'The Ranger' surfaces as a recognition for all rangers in the Lebanese protected areas who are, around the clock, watching our natural heritage, protecting it, as well as making our visits to these sites pleasant, informative and unforgettable.

'The Ranger' is as well a reminder to all people that protected areas are not islands but instead they are open to the community and greatly need their support.

Why 'The Ranger'? As most of the Mediterranean ecosystems has been modified to different extents by man, and as we now realize the devastating consequences of ecosystem damage and destruction, man is primarily responsible and the only able to reverse his actions and restore damages ecosystems and protect existing ones. 'The Ranger' is here to remind each and everyone of us of the debt we carry to nature as well as the role we can easily play and should play to protect and maintain healthy, rich, and sustainable ecosystems.

The Ranger invites you all to get into comfort walking shoes,  group family and friends, and pack your binoculars, book, and camera and start off a relaxing, refreshing,  necessary and memorable and supportive adventure into protected areas and surrounding communities.