TCNR – TCNR https://www.tcnr-leb.com Tyre Coast Nature Reserve Fri, 26 Oct 2018 14:59:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.8 The institution https://www.tcnr-leb.com/2018/10/26/the-institution/ Fri, 26 Oct 2018 14:59:04 +0000 http://www.tcnr-leb.com/?p=1579 MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE

ORGANIZATIONS

Several institutions form an integral part in the management of TCNR, each institution has different roles and levels of responsibility. The involved institutions and their level of involvement are stated below.

The Organizations that are mainly responsible for the direct management of the site, including the preparation and the approval of the management plan are:

Ministry of Environment: Over all supervision of the site

MedWetCoast project: Preparation of the management plan

Appointed Protected Area Committee (APAC): Local management of the site after the approval of the Ministry of Environment

Tyre Municipality: Management of the tourism zone in Section E1 after the approval of the APAC and the MoE

According to the law 708/98, a committee of five volunteers undertakes the management of the site; the volunteers represent the following institution:

– Ministry of Agriculture

– Municipality of Tyre

– “Kaemakam” of the caza of Tyre

– Two local NGOs in the Tyre region; currently Amwaj and The Protection of Environment-Tyre are the represented NGOs

 

MANAGEMENT TEAM & FACILITIES

Currently the staff managing the site includes:

– Site manager mandated to oversee all the work on site

– Assistant Manager

– Administrative assistant hired by the APAC,

– Three Guard warden hired by the APAC,

– One Agent keeping the nature reserve clean

However, the team should be increased in order to manage the site more effectively. The suggested positions would be:

– Additional guards,

– Awareness Coordinator

– Scientific Coordinator

– Sustainable development Coordinator

– Eco-guide

 

]]> TCNR in brief https://www.tcnr-leb.com/2018/10/26/tcnr-in-brief/ Fri, 26 Oct 2018 14:57:40 +0000 http://www.tcnr-leb.com/?p=1577 Tyre Coast Nature Reserve is one of the two declared Marine Reserves in Lebanon. TCNR is recognized as the most beautiful and largest last remaining sandy beach in Lebanon with great attraction to nesting marine turtles and hosting a mosaic of coastal habitats within a diversity of ecosystems comprising a wide variety of flora and fauna species that are playing important ecological roles with great medical, ornamental and commercial usages for humans.

 

Tyre Coast Nature Reserve is located immediately south of city of Tyre and considered by local universities as carrying a great potential for scientific studies therefore, for conservation and raising awareness for eco-tourism, solid waste management and protecting fisheries from overexploitation.

 

Tyre Coast Reserve may be considered rare of its kind in Lebanon and subsequently has a great natural heritage value and was created in 1998 by Law No. 708.

Its biodiversity derives from several elements that are grouped in a small terrestrial area of 3.8 km². TCNR also has the right to protect a marine surface area (territorial waters) of about 113 km².

The preserved sandy beach has considerable scenic and recreational value.

Ras El Ain area is rich with fresh water and a Roman heritage site including natural artesian wells and aqueducts. TCNR is a wetland of international significance, designated as a Ramsar site number 980.

TCNR is a mosaic of habitats of coastal dunes and their fixing plants, the wide sandy beach that is of great attraction to endangered marine turtles, the agriculture area and the streams and marshes which are located at few meters from the sea.

The reserve provides the needed cover to the sea crossing birds at the moment of their arrival to the land.

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