Lebanon has 14 legally established nature reserves covering 2.2 percent of the territory. The management and operation of nature reserves is a shared responsibility between the Ministry of Environment, the Appointed Protected Area Committee and the Management Team of the Nature Reserve.

Nature Reserve	Establishment Year	Approximate Area (ha)	Elevation Zone (meters)	Website
1. Karm Chbat	1995	520	1,400-1,900
2. Palm Islands	1992	500	Sea Level
3. Horsh Ehden	1992	1100	1,200-1,900	www.horshehden.org
4. Tannourine Cedar Forest	1999	150	1,300-1,800	www.arztannourine.org
5. Yammouni	1999	1,600	1,400-2,000
6. Bentael	1999	200	250-800	www.bentael.org
7. Mashaa Chnaniir	2010	200	500-530
8. Shouf Cedar	1996	16,000	900-2,000	www.shoufcedar.org
9. Wadi Al Houjair	2010	1,300	250-400
10. Tyre Coast	1998	400	Sea Level
11. Kafra	2011	40	400-600
12. Beit Lif	2011	20	500-600
13. Debel	2011	25	400-600
14. Ramiya	2011	20	400-600

In addition to these nature reserves, the number of other types of protected areas has also increased including three UNESCO biosphere reserves (measuring 414 km², almost 4% of the territory)

UNESCO Biosphere Reserve	Date	Caza	Website
a. Shouf Biosphere Reserve	2005	Shouf	www.shoufcedar.org
b. Jabal Moussa Biosphere Reserve	2009	Kesrouan	www.jabalmoussa.org
c. Jabal el Rihane	2009	Jezzine