Since Rio Summit (1992) Lebanon has signed and ratified many international conventions aiming at protecting vulnerable habitats and representative ecosystems as conserving biodiversity. Designating protected areas is one of the initiatives intending to the conservation of natural heritage. You will find related convention if you floow the below listed links.
 

The Ramsar Convention (Check out the Ramsar Sites in Lebanon)

Convention on Biological Diversity - (English / Arabic)

Barcelona Convention

Convention on World Heritage

Specially Protected Areas Protocol