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Shouf Biosphere Reserve Management Plan
The 5-years Management Plan for the Shouf Biosphere Reserve lays out a vision for the development and management of the protected area over the next 5 years, and outlines specific actions required to fulfill this vision, consistently with SDG 15.4: “by 2030 ensure the conservation of mountain ecosystems, including their biodiversity, to enhance their capacity to provide benefits which are essential for sustainable development”.
Potential conservation benefits in saving biodiversity
Potential reduction of species extinction risk resulting from threat abatement actions
The chart below represents the relative disaggregation of the selected contribution's total potential opportunity for reducing global species extinction risk through taking actions to abate different threats to species within its boundaries. The percentages refer to the amount of the total opportunity that could potentially be achieved through abating that particular threat.