Lebanon forest note: Reducing wildfire risk through sustainable forest management

The Lebanon Forest Note articulates opportunities for supporting the protection and sustainable management of Lebanon’s forest landscapes. It considers the increasing pressure on natural resources due to anthropogenic activities/stresses, as well as their increased vulnerability to climate change and natural disasters, especially forest fires. The Note presents a forward-looking business case for Lebanon to protect its forest ecosystem services, while increasing the socioeconomic benefits for Lebanon’s sustainable development goals and global environmental commitments.

Country Forest Notes (CFNs) are centerpieces of the World Bank Group Forest Action Plan (2016–2020) and the World Bank Climate Action Plan (2020–2025). They provide a thorough assessment of the status of forests and the forestry sector, and of the investment needed to sustainably manage this valuable renewable natural resource. As stated in the World Bank Group’s Forest Action Plan, “The World Bank aims to support client countries’ efforts to implement priority actions linked to forests and their development priorities, by focusing more deliberately on the positive contributions that forests make to poverty reduction, food security, economic development, building resilience towards climate change, and climate change mitigation.”