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Friends of Nature

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    • THE LAUNCHING – 1972
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  • Welcome to a breath of nature

    Enjoy with us unlimited beauty, heritage of the land and the people, Shape young minds, Protect for future generations
  • Welcome to the blooms of spring

  • Absorb the magic of the seasons

  • Surrender to the vastness of the landscape

  • Rejoice life in all its forms

  • Treasure earth cycles & the making of life

  • Nature is eternal

  • Praise the infinite diversity

  • Live in harmony with the planet

  • Life is a gift

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VISION

Enhanced survivorship potentials for all living beings ensure a better quality of life for humankind.

MISSION

 FON will endeavor

  • to acknowledge and preserve the natural heritage of Lebanon
  • to increase knowledge about Lebanon’s natural assets and environmental challenges through awareness, education, communication and research
  • to reduce and reverse the rate of destruction of natural resources
  • to advocate better environmental management
  • to instill a sense of citizenship fervent of the natural wealth and committed to its preservation to present and future generations

LOGO

  MAN  in his diversity (evolutionary, intellectual, cultural, social, religious, etc.: unequal lines) fits in

 HABITAT   with its cherished diversity & that of its beings (unequal lines)

 NATUREall fit in nature with its unbound resources and complex phenomena

IUCN Member

The Friends of Nature is pinning itself on international platforms. We are a contributing member to the largest network of nature committed organizations headed by the IUCN- International Union for Conservation of Nature.

 

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Join our activities

FON announces its coming activities on its facebook page Friends Of Nature FON, like our page to receive notification of upcoming activities. Engaged supporters can become members and will enjoy a set of privileges.

 

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Build your event with FON

             FON customizes events to your preference:                  *private hikes and excursions for groups and corporates                                *private children activity day in nature                                                  * celebrate an occasion in nature                    *private ecotourism day in rural or cultural site                                                                       

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Featured Projects

ENGAGE, ADVOCATE, PERSEVERE, SUSTAIN

  • All
  • CHILDREN & NATURE
  • HIKING SHEPHERDS ROUTES
  • ECOTOURISM
  • CONSERVATION
  • Creating the First Marine Reserve
    Creating the First Marine Reserve
    CONSERVATION
  • Creating the First Nature Reserve - Ehden Cedar Forest
    Creating the First Nature Reserve - Ehden Cedar Forest
    CONSERVATION
  • Agroforestry - Sustainable Agriculture
    Agroforestry - Sustainable Agriculture
    CONSERVATION
  • Collaboration with UNESCO | Ministries | NGOs
    Collaboration with UNESCO | Ministries | NGOs
    CHILDREN & NATURE
  • Children learning natural cycles & fossils
    Children learning natural cycles & fossils
    CHILDREN & NATURE
  • Children Learning on Living Beings (Plants and Animals)
    Children Learning on Living Beings (Plants and Animals)
    CHILDREN & NATURE
  • School Program for Biodiversity
    School Program for Biodiversity
    CHILDREN & NATURE
  • Celebrating Rivers with BIG JUMP (international org.)
    Celebrating Rivers with BIG JUMP (international org.)
    ECOTOURISM
  • Ecotourism with Local Community
    Ecotourism with Local Community
    ECOTOURISM
  • Ecotourism in Fatri
    Ecotourism in Fatri
    ECOTOURISM
  • Rhododendrons
    Rhododendrons
    HIKING SHEPHERDS ROUTES
  • Sofar Black Iris
    Sofar Black Iris
    HIKING SHEPHERDS ROUTES
  • Ehden Orchids
    Ehden Orchids
    HIKING SHEPHERDS ROUTES
  • Apple Blossom
    Apple Blossom
    HIKING SHEPHERDS ROUTES

COLLABORATIONS 

  • Friends of Nature conceives projects, solicits funding, and commands their implementation.

  • FON creates lines of activities as presented above in "featured projects"; these are advertised, promoted and open to the public

  • FON customizes activities to groups and corporates, such as private hikes, exploration outings, lectures, training, workshops, etc.

  • FON is enabled by a large network of stakeholders and collaborators, as well as, committed members with genuine ideas to capitalize on our natural assets and inspire socio-economic development under measures of sustainability and nature-based integration.

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  • Spreading Awareness

    Knowledge is a powerful tool to set change of behavior and social attitudes; it is intensively required with long-term commitment to augment effectiveness. FON is devoted to expanding the circle of knowledge.

  • Empowering communities, youth and women

    The future is entrusted to the youth, societal balance and stability is based on women's engagement, and the historical relation with nature is created by rural communities; FON knits its activities around these three segments of society and their involvement in the care for nature.

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • Cherishing Biodiversity

    FON appreciates all living forms for their intrinsic value, and respects the rights of all beings for their continued survival on a healthy planet that ensures their evolutionary progress under natural phenomena.

  • Advocating Conservation

    FON believes that nature conservation is the utmost priority to face environmental degradation and is need of the most urgent actions to keep samples of this planet's wealth and identity for the future until Man awakens to the significance of his role at protecting earth's life support systems.

 SUPPORT

FON won international and national support

  "USAID FUNDED

ECOTOURISM

with local community, municipality and private sector

 "EU FUNDED

AGROFORESTRY EDUCATION

partnering with 10 European countries      

 "MACAM

FON PREMISES

with the Modern And Contemporary Art Museum

Meet Our Team

  • Ricardus M. Haber
    Ricardus M. Haber
    • Position Founder of the Friends of Nature
  • Myrna Semaan Haber
    Myrna Semaan Haber
    • Position General Secretary
  • Elie Harfouche
    Elie Harfouche
    • Position Public Relations and IT
  • Joelle Salameh
    Joelle Salameh
    • Position Assistant General Secretary
  • FON training team - Mohamad
    FON training team - Mohamad
  • FON training team - Christel
    FON training team - Christel
  • FON training team - Rida
    FON training team - Rida
  • FON training team - Julia
    FON training team - Julia
  • FON training team - Joanna
    FON training team - Joanna
  • FON training team - Carla
    FON training team - Carla
  • FON training team - Stacie
    FON training team - Stacie

FOUNDED 1972 

DECREED 1984 

NOTATION 96/AD 1984

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