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Khater Carla, PhD Mother of 2 children
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Languages: Fluent reading speaking and writing: English, French and Arabic
1. Educational Background
Oct. 2015
Mar. 2004
HDR in Socio-ecology, University of Aix Marseille III, France
Dissertation: « L’Ecologie Appliquée: une Responsabilité Scientifique au Carrefour de
l’Interdisciplinarité. »
PhD in Ecological Restoration, University of Montpellier II, France
Dissertation : « Dynamiques végétales post-perturbations sur les carrières calcaires au
Liban. Stratégies pour l’écologie de la restauration en régions
Méditerranéennes. »
Sept. 1999 Master in Environmental Science, University of Aix Marseille III, France
Dissertation : « La végétation des talus d’autoroutes, un passe pour quel futur ? »
Sept. 1998 Agricultural Engineer, University of the Holy Spirit Kaslik, Lebanon
Dissertation : « Toxicity and tolerance of the essential oils of Salvia triloba, in vivo and
in vitro assessment » Jun. 1993 Bachelor in Biology, Lebanese University, Lebanon.
2. Current assignments
Associate Researcher at the National Council for Scientific Research, Centre for Remote Sensing -
Lebanon (since 2008)
Invited researcher at University of Montpellier; OSU-OREME; Montpellier – France (since 2014)
Coordinator of O-Life “Lebanese French environmental observatory” CNRS-L; CNRS-IRD; UM2
(since 2012)
President of Mada Association, Lebanon (since 2012)
Professional address National Council for Scientific
Research, Centre for remote sensing
P.O. Box 11-8281
59, Zahia Salmane Street, Jnah-Beirut,
Lebanon
3. Professional experience
2010-Ongoing Senior expert in Ecology engineering and ecosystems management –CNRS-Lebanon
2010-Ongoing University Lecturer – Ecology and Ecosystems Management - USJ – Lebanon
2017– University Lecturer - Landscape Ecology - AUB- Lebanon
2008-2011 Consultant in ecological engineering - EcoMed – France
2006-2008 Consultant in ecological engineering- RELK & Partners – Lebanon
2004-2016 Scientific coordinator - MADA Association (NGO) - Lebanon.
2004-2006 Project coordinator at Ministry of Environment Lebanon/ UNDP
2000-2016 Researcher- National Council for Scientific Research, Centre for Remote Sensing - Lebanon
3.1. Project management and coordination
i. Ecological engineering
1. 2017-2019. Réhabilitation des carrières en région Méditerranéenne: défi ou mission impossible?
Retours d’expériences sur les pratiques et diffusion via une synergie Liban-Maroc-France.
(AUF/CNRS-L). Principal Investigator
2. 2017-2019. Rehabilitation of Quarries in Mdoukha and Aita El Fokhar. Principal Investigator
Areas of Expertise
i. Ecological engineering: rehabilitation of degraded areas, ecological assessment of
degraded areas, rehabilitation designs.
Principal investigator in 9 projects
Associated investigator in 4 projects
ii. Ecosystems management: forest management, protected areas management, conservation
planning, paleo-environments.
Principal investigator in 13 projects
Associated investigator in 15 projects
iii. Research network management: Since 2012: Coordination of O-LiFE “Observatoire
Libano-Français de l’environnement », CNRS-Liban; CNRS-IRD ; UM2, a collaborative
research platform regrouping 17 French and Lebanese institutions, recognized as LIA
(Laboratoire International Associé).
3. 2017. KSA National Environmental Strategy for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Associated
investigator.
4. 2015-2016. Developed rehabilitation plan for Makneh Quarry, Bekaa-Lebanon (USAID-LRI).
Principal investigator.
5. 2014-2016. Orienting the rehabilitation of limestone quarries in Lebanon: insights for
Mediterranean environments (CNRS-GRP). Principal investigator.
6. 2014. Rehabilitation of the Holcim quarry site in Chekka-Lebanon. Supervision and
documentation of the rehabilitation scheme. (CNRS/IUCN/AFDC). Principal investigator.
7. 2013. Development of a Rehabilitation scheme and an educational trail for an abandoned quarry
in the heart of the Jabal Moussa Biosphere Reserve. (APJM/Great Escape/ CNRS). Principal
investigator.
8. 2012. Rehabilitation of the Holcim quarry site in Chekka-Lebanon. Conception and design of the
rehabilitation scheme. (CNRS/IUCN/AFDC). Principal investigator.
9. 2011-2012. Development of a Green Belt around the extraction site of the Lebanese Cement Plant
(Cimenterie Nationale). (CNRS/EcoMed/CN). Principal investigator.
10. 2008-2010. Prospects for rehabilitation of degraded ecosystems in Lebanon in the face of global
change. (WBI- CNRSL/CNRSL/USEK). Principal investigator.
11. 2008. Master plan for Ebl es Saki Dam- South Lebanon. (RELK&P- Consulting). Associated
investigator. 12. 2007. EIA- National strategy for Solid Waste management. (RELK&P- Consulting). Associated
investigator.
13. 2006. NSCA- Land Degradation. (GEF/UNDP/MoE). Associated investigator.
ii. Ecosystems management
1. 2016. Environmental impact assessment for the AHLAM tourist resort. (SFA). Principal
investigator.
2. 2014-2016. La charte de territoire durable de l’union des municipalités de Jezzine.(PACA/UMJ).
Principal investigator.
3. 2014-2015. Generating a Risk and Ecological Analysis Toolkit for the Mediterranean
(GreatMed). EU/ENPI. Work package coordinator.
4. 2014-2016. La conservation de la biodiversité en écosystèmes méditerranéens terrestres, au
carrefour entre descripteurs écologiques et socio-économiques (IMBE/AMAP/CNRS-L/CEDRE).
Principal investigator (Lebanon team).
5. 2013. A participatory approach towards the identification of ecological and socio-economic
descriptors for the conservation of biodiversity. (BioDivMex/Université Aix-Marseille
(IMBE)/ Université Montpellier II (AMAP). Associated investigator.
6. 2013. Biodiversity of Mediterranean weeds: Evolution and challenges for conservation
(BioDivMex/UMR CNRS). Associated investigator.
7. 2013. Developing national big book of indicators for Abu Dhabi. (AGEDI / Khatib & Alami /
EcoMed). Associated investigator.
8. 2011-2013.Towards an integrated management of forests in North Lebanon in face of Global
changes. (CNRS-L/ GRP). Principal investigator.
9. 2009-2013. E-flora of Lebanon- HP- UNESCO. (USJ/CNRSL). Associated investigator.
10. 2012. Development of a Management plan for Horsh Ehden Nature Reserve. (AFD/MoE/ CNRS-
L). Principal investigator.
11. 2012. Development of a Management plan for Bentael Nature Reserve. (AFD/MoE/GRP-CNRS).
Principal investigator.
12. 2012. Definition of the status, role, function and management mechanisms of national and
regional natural parks in Lebanon and development of the relevant legal framework.
(Mada/CDR). Principal investigator.
13. 2012. Elaboration of action plans for sustainable reforestation in Lebanon. (Mada/LRI/USAID).
Associated investigator.
14. 2012. Towards a charter of sustainable territory of the Upper Meten region
(Edessa/Mada/Ecomed). Associated investigator.
15. 2011-2012. Improving National Assessment and Monitoring Capacities for Integrated
Environmental and Coastal ecosystem Management. EU/FP7. (CNRS/CIHEAM-IAMB/IRD).
Associated investigator.
16. 2011. The North Horizon Forest Trail, a New Perspective for Conservation and Management of
Dannieh forests. (Federation of municipalities of Dannieh/Mada/GIZ). Principal investigator.
17. 2009-2011. Agriculture and landscapes in the Lebanese mountains to “the Holocene”: protection
and sustainable management of natural resources in soil and water (Nahr Ibrahim project) -
CEDRE. (CNRSL/USJ/University of Toulouse). Associated investigator
18. 2009. Analysis of the entomopathogenic nematofauna of Lebanon and prospects for biological
control applications in the cedar forests of Lebanon. (CNRS-L, GRP/UM2). Principal
investigator.
19. 2009. Mapping and monitoring juniper forests in Lebanon, using remotely sensed data. (GRP.
CNRS-L). Associated investigator.
20. 2009. Promoting public and economic participation of women in Upper Akkar. (EU). Associated
investigator.
21. 2009. Biodiversity conservation (National Report- CBD). (UNPD- MOE). Associated
investigator.
22. 2008. Improving Local Governance in Upper Akkar; towards a National Park in North Lebanon.
(Canada Fund for Local Initiatives and Suisse agency for Development and Cooperation).
Associated investigator.
23. 2008. Raising awareness on environmental issues in Upper Akkar. (Heinrich Boël). Associated
investigator.
24. 2006. Setting the path towards the establishment of a National Park in North Lebanon (Akkar,
Donniyeh) and the promotion and support of ecotourism program. (Mada Association, Lebanon).
Principal investigator.
25. 2006. Setting the path towards an integrated National Park in North Lebanon (Akkar, Donniyeh).
(RSCN - Netherland Embassy - Ford Motor Company). Associated investigator.
26. 2005. Paleobiogeography and ecological dynamics of cedar and oak forests in Lebanon:
Reconstruction of environmental and climatic changes during the last 15,000 years from
palynological data. (CNRS-L, GRP/UM2). Principal investigator.
27. 2005. Stable Institutional Structure for Protected Areas Management-SISPAM Project.
(EClife/UNDP/Ministry of Environment/EU, Lebanon). Principal investigator.
28. 2004. Qadisha Valley- World Heritage site (UNESCO- Gaia heritage). Principal investigator.
iii. Research network management
Since 2012: Coordination of O-Life “Observatoire Libano-Français de l’environnement” CNRS-L;
CNRS-IRD; UM2.
O-LiFE is collaborative research platform which mission is to construct environmental
databases, create collaborative software tools, and provide scientific and technical support to
researchers. O-LiFE acts an interactive interface with decision makers and practitioners in
environment. The O-LiFE network is recognized as an LIA (Laboratoire International Associé)
and regroups 17 French and Lebanese institutions.
3.2. Academic responsibilities
2010-Ongoing: University Professor
Topics covered: Ecology, Applied Ecology, Mediterranean Ecosystems, Natural Resources Management,
Ecosystems Management, Biodiversity, and Sustainable Development.
Universities: Notre Dame University, Saint Joseph University (Faculty of Sciences, Faculty of
Medicine), University of the Holy Spirit Kaslik (Faculty of Agronomy), Lebanese University (Faculty of
Agronomy).
3.3. Research supervision
Supervision of PhD students
Student Years /Support Role State
Oliver Fenianos, Université de Montpellier, France 2017-2020 Co-supervisor Thesis Ongoing
Houssam Shaiban, Université d’avignon, France 2016-2019 Co-supervisor Thesis Ongoing
Johny Fenianos, Université Montpellier III, France 2016-2019 Co-supervisor Thesis Ongoing
Hisham Hajj Hassan, Université de Montpellier,
France 2013-2016 Co-supervisor
Defense on 16
December 2016
Jalal Tabel, Université Montpellier II, France 2012-2015 Co-supervisor Research assistant
CNRS-L
Rita El Hajj, Université Aix-Marseille, France 2012-2016 Co-supervisor Program director-USJ
Taghrid Diab, Saint Joseph University, Lebanon 2008-2015 Scientific Co-
advisor
Co-Coordinator-
Lebanon
Lara Awad, Université Montpellier II, France 2010-2013 Co-supervisor University lecturer
USJ/LIU
Elise Noujeim, Université Montpellier II, France 2008-2011 Co-supervisor Program director
-CNRS-L
Lara Hajar, Université Montpellier II, France 2005-2008 Scientific Co-
advisor
Local developer
Supervision of Master students
Student Year Acquired title by the end of the
thesis
Corinne Romanos, Agricultural Engineering Diploma, University
of Holy Spirit Kaslik, Lebanon 2016 Private enterprise
Maya Bou Nassar, Open distance Ecotourism master, AUF 2013 Consultant GIZ
Marwa Mokdad, Management of protected areas, Lebanese
University, Lebanon 2012
Master enrolment - CIHEAM
MAICH
Nada Farah, Birds monitoring, Saint Joseph University, Lebanon 2011 Local development agent - ELARD
/CDR
Benoit Delpeuche, Rehabilitation of quarries in Lebanon,
Gembloux Agro Biotech, Belgium. 2010
Research assistant in the University
of Liège
Patricia Chedrawi, Population dynamics, University of Holy Spirit
Kaslik, Lebanon 2009 Private enterprise
Antonio Francis, Population dynamics, University of Holy Spirit
Kaslik, Lebanon 2009 Private enterprise
Patrick Hayek, Distribution of entomopathogenic nematodes in
Lebanon, Saint Joseph University, Lebanon 2009 Enrolment in PhD
Taghrid Diab, Environmental education, Saint Joseph University,
Lebanon 2008 School elementary cycle principal
Fady Denno, Analysis of the constraints to the creation of a natural
National Park in the upper Akkar area, University of Montpellier II,
France
2008 Local development agent - ELARD
/CDR
Participation in thesis committees and juries
Thesis committees
1. Rouba Reaidi. 2013. Saint Joseph University. Faculty of Educational Science. President.
2. Reine el Khoury. 2013. Saint Joseph University. Faculty of Educational Science. President.
Thesis Jury
1. Iman El Baba. 2013. Saint Joseph University. Faculty of humanities and social science. Reviewer
2. Sanaa Abi Dib. 2012. Saint Joseph University. Faculty of humanities and social science.
Reviewer
3. Yvette Gharib. 2011. Saint Joseph University. Faculty of educational science. Reviewer
4. Odile Saab. 2010. Saint Joseph University. Faculty of educational science. Reviewer
Master jury
1. Mia Boustani 2015. University of Holy Spirit - Kaslik. Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
2. Rouwan Alaily and Ali Alyan. 2013. Lebanese International university. School of engineering.
3. Gilbert Elian. 2013. University of Holy Spirit - Kaslik. Faculty of Agronomy.
4. Martine Rehayem. 2013. University of Holy Spirit - Kaslik. Faculty of Agronomy.
5. Daisy Lattouf. 2011 University of Holy Spirit - Kaslik. Faculty of Agronomy.
6. Nadine wazen 2011 Saint Joseph University. Faculty of Science.
7. Rasha Khoder 2011 University of Holy Spirit - Kaslik. Faculty of Agronomy.
8. Rita el douaihy 2010. University of Holy Spirit - Kaslik. Faculty of Agronomy.
3.4. Research publications (refer to section 6)
29 scientific papers in national/international peer reviewed journals
2 scientific dissemination articles
7 books/book chapters
18 oral communications
10 posters in international conferences
4 proceedings
12 contributions to scientific reports
Regular reviewer for the Lebanese Science Journal, Land
degradation and development and Acta Oecologica
H- index (google scholar)= 9
RG score = 20.16
4. Memberships, affiliations and other activities
Since 2012
Member of the management unit of the e-flora database (www.lebanon-flora.org) (USJ/CNRS)
Since 2008
Member of the International Society for Ecological Restoration
Member of the Lebanese Association for Science Advancement
Member de the Order of Engineers in Lebanon
Member of the CEM- IUCN network
2007-2010
Elected member of the administrative council of MADA, NGO- Lebanon
Member of the Bentael Nature reserve council
5. Awards and Scholarships
2010 National Award for Women and the Environment.
2001 PhD thesis scholarship from the National Council for Scientific Research.
1998 Masters scholarship from the French Government
6. Detailed list of publications
Scientific papers
1. M. Marignani, D. Bruschi, D.A. Garcia, R. Frondoni, E. Carli, M.S. Pinna, F. Cumo, F.
Gugliermetti, A. Saatkamp, A. Doxa, E.M. Queller, M. Chaieb, M. Bou Dagher, R. El Zein, S.
Jeitani, C. Khater, S. Mansour, A. Al-Shami, G. Harik, I. Alameddine, M. El- Fadel, C. Blasi.
2017. Identification and prioritization of areas with high environmental risk in Mediterranean
coastal areas: A flexible approach. Science of the Total Environment. 590, 566-578.
2. Rita, E. H., Carla, K., Thierry, T., Adam, A. A., & Errol, V. (2017). Indicators for
Ecosystem Conservation and Protected Area Designation in the Mediterranean
Context. Conservation and Society, 15(2), 217.
3. Fenianos J., Khater C., Viglione J., Brouillet D. 2017. Bridging nature and human
priorities in ecological rehabilitation projects - a show case from Mediterranean
environment - Qattine, Lebanon. Plant Sociology Journal. doi:
10.7338/pls2017541S1/13.
4. R. Cheddadi, C. Khater, 2016. Climate change since the last glacial period in Lebanon and the
persistence of Mediterranean species. Quaternary Science Reviews, Volume 150, Pages 146–
157.
5. Hajj-Hassan, H., Arnaud, N., Castelltort, A., Drapeau, L., Laurent, A., Lobry, O., & Khater, C.
2016. Multimapping Design of Complex Sensor Data in Environmental Observatories. In WIMS
(p. 2).
6. Tabel, J., Khater, C., Rhoujjati, A., Dezileau, L., Bouimetarhan, I., Carre, M., Vidal, L.,
Benkaddour, A., Nourelbait, M. and Cheddadi, R. 2016, Environmental changes over the past
25 000 years in the southern Middle Atlas, Morocco. J. Quaternary Science doi:
10.1002/jqs.2841
7. EL-HAJJ, R., KHATER, C., VELA, E., KHALIFE, A., TATONI., T. 2016. Pertinence of
protected areas networks in biodiversity conservation strategies: Insights from an eastern
Mediterranean context. Ecologia Mediterranea. Accepted.
8. EL-HAJJ, R., VARESE, P., NEMER, N., TATONI, T., & KHATER, C. 2015. Mediterranean
ecosystems challenged by global changes and anthropogenic pressures: vulnerability and adaptive
capacity of forests in North Lebanon. Revue d'écologie, La Terre et la Vie. vol. 70, N°1, pp. 3-
15.
9. Cheddadi, R., Nourelbait, M., Bouaissa, O., Tabel, J., Rhoujjati, A., López-Sáez, J.A., Alba-
Sánchez, F., Khater, C., Ballouche, A., Dezileau, L. and Lamb, H., 2015. A history of human
impact on Moroccan mountain landscapes. African Archaeological Review, 32(2), pp.233-248.
10. Hajj-Hassan, H., Arnaud, N., Drapeau, L., Laurent, A., Lobry, O., & Khater, C. 2015.
Integrating sensor data using sensor observation service: Towards a methodology for the o-life
observatory. Sensors & Transducers, 194(11), 99.
11. Awad, L., Fady, B., Khater, C., Roig, A. and Cheddadi, R. 2014. Genetic Structure and
Diversity of the Endangered Fir Tree of Lebanon (Abies cilicica Carr.): Implications for
Conservation. Plos One 9(2) (e90086)
12. El-Hajj, R., Al-Jawhary, D., Moukaddem, T. and Khater, C. 2014. Forest sustainability in north
Lebanon: a challenging complexity in a changing environment. International Journal of
Forestry Research, vol. 2014, Article ID 212316, 12 pages. doi:10.1155/2014/212316
13. Diab, T., Khater, C., Hawi, A., Martin, A. and El Hage, F. 2014. L’éducation à l’environnement
dans les écoles libanaises: vers un développement de l’écocitoyenneté? Recherches en
didactique des sciences et des technologies, 9 : 157-178
14. Nour El Bait, M., Rhoujjati, A., Eynaud, F., Benkaddour, A., Dezileau, L., Wainer, K., Goszlar,
T., Khater, C., Tabel, J. and Cheddadi, R. 2014. An 18 000-year pollen and sedimentary record
from the cedar forests of the Middle Atlas, Morocco. Journal of Quaternary Science. 29(5):
423-432
15. Khater, C., El-Hajj, R., Darwish, T. and Hamze, M. 2013. Forests in Lebanon: a cornerstone for
conservation of a relic ecological heritage. The CIHEAM Watch Letter 2013. 25 :24-27
16. Khater, C., Raevel, V., Sallantin, J., Thompson, JD., Hamzé, M. and Martin, A. 2011. Restoring
Ecosystems Around the Mediterranean Basin: Beyond the Frontiers of Ecological Science.
Restoration Ecology 20 (1):1-6. (DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-100X.2011.00827.x). IF= 1.927
17. Noujeim Abi Nader, E., El Hayek, P., Nemer, N., Darwich, T., Thaler, O. and Khater, C. 2011.
The first record of entomopathogenic nematodes (Rhabiditiae: Steinernematidae and
Heterorhabditidiae) in natural ecosystems in Lebanon: a biogeographic approach in the
Mediterranean region. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 107 (1): 82-85. (DOI:
10.1016/j.jip.2011.01.004). IF= 2.276
18. Darwish, T., Khater, C., Jomaa, I., Stehouwer, R., Shaban, A. and Hamzé, M. 2010.
Environmental impact of quarries on natural resources in Lebanon. Land Degradation and
Development 22 (3): 345–358. (DOI: 10.1002/ldr.1011). IF= 1.326
19. Hajar, L., Haidar-Boustani, M., Khater, C. and Cheddadi, R. 2010. Environmental changes in
Lebanon during the Holocene: Man vs. climate impacts. Journal of Arid Environments 74 (7):
746-755. (DOI:10.1016/j.jaridenv.2008.11.002). IF= 2.064
20. Hajar, L., François, L., Khater, C., Jomaa, I., Déqué, M. and Cheddadi, R. 2010. Cedrus Libani
(A. Rich) distribution in Lebanon: past, present and future. Comptes Rendus Biologie 333(8):
622-630. (Doi: 10.1016/j.crvi.2010.05.003). IF= 1.603
21. Hamzé, M., Darwich, T., Shaban, A., Khater, C. and Atallah, T. 2010. Lebanese Agriculture and
Climate change. The CIHEAM Watch Letter 2010; 12:4-6.
22. Noujeim Abi Nader, E., El Hayek, P., Nemer, N., Darwich, T., Thaler, O. and Khater, C. 2010.
Habitat characterization of enthomopathogenic nematods in North Lebanon. Lebanese Science
Journal 11(2): 27.
23. Hajar, L., Khater, C. and Cheddadi, R. 2008. Vegetation changes during the late Pleistocene
and Holocene in Lebanon: a pollen record from the Bekaa Valley. The Holocene 18 (7):1089-
1099. IF= 2.772
24. Khater, C. and Martin, A. 2007. Application of restoration ecology principles to the practice of
limestone quarry rehabilitation in Lebanon. Lebanese Science Journal 8 (1): 19-28.
25. Jomaa, I., Auda, Y. and Khater, C. 2007. Contribution to the characterization of forest
fragmentation on the Eastern flank of Mount Lebanon over 33 years. Lebanese Science Journal
8 (2), 59-74.
26. Masri, T., Khater, C., Masri, N. and Zeidan, C. 2006. Regeneration capability and economic
losses after fire in Mediterranean forests - Lebanon. Lebanese Science Journal 7 (1): 37-48.
27. Khater, C., Martin, A. and Maillet, J. 2003. Spontaneous vegetation dynamics and restoration
prospects for limestone quarries in Lebanon. Applied Vegetation Science 6: 199-204.
28. Martin, A., Khater, C., Mineau, H. and Puech, S. 2002. Rehabilitation ecology by revegetation.
Approach and results from two Mediterranean countries. Korean Journal of Ecology 25 (1); 9-
17.
29. Gali-Muhtasib, H., Hilan, C. and Khater, C. 2000. Traditional uses of Salvia libanotica (East
Mediterranean sage) and the effects of its essential oils. Journal of ethnopharmacology 71 (3);
513-520.
Books and book chapters
1. Amin Shaban, Ghaleb Faour, Raya Stephan, Carla Khater, Talal, Darwich, Mouin Hamze. 2016.
Assessment of Coastal Wetlands in Lebanon. Nova Publishers.
2. Faour, G., Hamze, M., Khater, C., Darwish C., Khalaf G., Abdallah C., Shaban A., Kabbara N.
2013. Space Atlas of Lebanon. CNRS-L.
3. Khater, C., El Hajj, R., Khouzami, M. and Darwish, T. Les forêts du Liban, un héritage
d’avenir. La montagne méditerranéenne. Presses Universitaires de Bordeaux (éditions
Ausonius). In press.
4. Khater, C. and El-Hajj R. 2012. Terrestrial Biodiversity in Lebanon. In: Kouyoumjian H, Hamzé
M. Review and Perspectives of Environmental Studies in Lebanon. Lebanon: INCAM-
EU/CNRS-L. 328 pp.
5. Martin, A., Khater, C., Raevel, V. and Renaux, A. 2011. Vegetation restauration in the
Mediterranean region – on the path of pioneer species. In: Le genie de la nature (Yves
Pietrasanta). Editions Biotope. ISBN-13: 978-2914817769
6. Khater, C. 2010. Plant dynamics post-disturbance on the limestone quarries in Lebanon.
Strategies for Ecological Restoration in Mediterranean regions. European Universities
editions. ISBN-13: 978-613-1-54089-9.
7. Darwish, T., Stehouwer, R., Khater, C., Jomaa, I., Miller, D., Sloan, J., Shaban, A. and Hamze,
M. 2010. Rehabilitation of Deserted Quarries in Lebanon to initial Land Cover or Alternative
Land Uses. In: Land Degradation and Desertification: Assessment, Mitigation and Remediation
(Zdruli, Pagliai, Kapur and Faz Cano (Eds). Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg New York 25:
333-345. ISBN-13: 978-9048186563.
Oral communications
1. Lara Awad, Bruno Fady, Carla Khater, Anne Roig, Rachid Cheddadi. Genetic Structure and
Diversity of the Endangered Fir Tree of Lebanon (Abies cilicica Carr.): Implications for
Conservation. 22ème Conférence Scientifique Internationale du LAAS « Les Avenues sociales de
la recherche ». Université Saint-Esprit de Kaslik (USEK), Kaslik, Liban 14 et 15 Avril, 2016.
2. Fenianos, J., Khater, C., Viglione, J., Moussawi, J. and Tatoni, T. 2015. Art for science:
Are restoration and reclamation incompatible scenarios in urban Mediterranean settings?
6th World Conference on Ecological Restoration, “Towards Resilient Ecosystems:
Restoring the Urban, the Rural and the Wild”. SER, 23-27 August 2015, Manchester,
UK.
3. Hajj Hassan, H., Drapeau, L., Khater, C. 2015. Building the O-Life Franco-Lebanese
Environmental Observatory using Sensor Web Enablement Framework: Challenges and
First Approach. The Ninth International Conference on Sensor Technologies and
Applications. SENSORCOMM 2015. August 23-28, 2015, Venice, Italy
4. Varese, P., Khater, C., El-Hajj, R. and Viglione, J. 2014. Brutian and stone pine stands in the
upper Metn region (central Lebanon): a functional typology for forest conservation and
management. 5th international conference on Mediterranean pines (Medpine 5), Solsona, Spain,
September 22-26, 2014.
5. Khater, C., Arnaud N. and Hamze, M. 2013. An observatory of the critical zone in the
Mediterranean between France and Lebanon » les secondes journées franco-libanaises JFL2. 22-
25 Octobre 2013. Avancées de la Recherche et de ses Applications. Université du Littoral
Côte d’Opale, Dunkerque, France.
6. Khater, C. and El-Hajj, R. 2013. Lebanon: A “Glocal” Hotspot for Diversity on the Eastern
shores of the Mediterranean sea. Journées Des Doctorants de l’IMBE. Aix-Marseille Université.
20 Juin 2013. Marseille, France
7. Bou Dagher, M. and Khater, C. 2013. Lebanon flora at your fingertips. Meeting of the
UNESCO/HP Brain Gain Initiative. UNESCO, 10-11 September 2013. Paris, France.
8. Awad, L., Fady, B., Khater, C. and Cheddadi, R. 2013. Past environmental changes and their
impacts on the Lebanese Cilician fir. Pollen Biotechnology, Diversity and Function in a Changing
Environment. 2nd International APLE-APLF Congress. 17-20 September 2013. Madrid, Spain.
9. Rached, E., Khater, C. and Albe, V. Mobilizing scientific knowledge by Lebanese high school
students in the context of debates on socio-scientific controversies: It is possible! 14-16 Mars
2012. Septièmes journées scientifiques de l’ARDIST. Bordeaux, France.
10. Khater, C and El-Hajj, R. The Upper Akkar National Natural Park - Lebanon, a Forgotten
Heritage Lost Between Power and Responsibility. February 2012. “Salon des Métiers et des
Professionnels de l’Environnement” (SMPE). Montpellier, France.
11. Khater, C., Raevel, V., Thompson, J., Hamze, M. and Martin, A. August 2010. Is Ecological
Science really sufficient to effectively restore Mediterranean ecosystems? 7th SER European
conference on Ecological Restoration. Avignon, France.
12. Saad, L., Mahy, G., Delpeuch, B., Chedrawi, P., Francis, A. and Khater C. August 2010. What
options for Lebanese calcareous quarries rehabilitation? From legal framework to field
applications. 7th SER European conference on Ecological Restoration. Avignon, France.
13. Noujeim Abi Nader, E., Khater, C., Pages, S., Ogier, JC., Tailliez, P., Hamzé, M. and Thaler, O.
July 2010. Diversity and biogeographic distribution of entomopathogenic nematodes in Lebanon.
48th annual meeting of Society of Invertebrate Pathology. Trabzon, Turkey.
14. Jomaa, I., Khater, C. and Darwish, T. June 2009. Contribution of remote sensing to accurate
mapping of open forests in Lebanon. 10th International Meeting on Soils with Mediterranean
Type of Climate. CNRS-Lebanon, IUSS (International Union of Soil Sciences). Beirut,
Lebanon.
15. Noujeim Abi Nader, E., Khater, C., Pages, S., Ogier, JC., Tailliez, P., Hamzé, M. and Thaler, O.
2009. Diversity and biogeographic distribution of entomopathogenic nematodes in Lebanon. Arab
Plant protection. Beirut, Lebanon.
16. Khater, C. August 2004. Preserving and restoring natural capital in Mediterranean ecosystems.
From principles to applications. Regional symposium on the role of Geosciences in a changing
Society. Amman.
17. Khater, C. September 2004. A GIS based approach for restoration ecology. Study case of
limestone quarries in Lebanon. Training course on Landscape integrity assessment for
sustainability in the coastal zone”. Malta.
18. Khater, C. August 2002. Ecological dynamics on abandoned limestone quarries in
Mediterranean ecosystems: a case from Lebanon”. International Conference on restoration
ecology. Budapest, Hungary.
Posters in international conferences
1. J. Tabel., C. Khater., and R. Cheddadi. 2015. Dynamiques des écosystèmes méditerranéens
durant le passé. 21ème Conférence Scientifique Internationale du LAAS, Horizon 2020:
Avancées Scientifiques et Technologiques, Université Saint Joseph (USJ), Beirut, Liban, 15-16-
17 Avril, 2015.
2. El-Hajj, R., Varese, P., Stephan, J., Cluchier, A. and Khater, C. 2014. Is it possible to manage
sustainable practices in forest and agro-pastoral systems in north Lebanon? The Final AgroCop
Conference 2014: Agroforestry Systems - a Modern Response to Global Challenges of Climate
Change, Food Production, Bioenergy Needs, and Environmental Restoration, Porano-Italy, 16-
17 October 2014.
3. Khater, C., El-Hajj, R., Maalouf, M. and Abdallah, C. 2014. Are Mediterranean pine forests
resilient to recurrent fire events? Analysis of stone and Brutian pine stands in Lebanon. 5th
international conference on Mediterranean pines (Medpine 5), Solsona, Spain, September 22-26,
2014.
4. Tabel, J., Khater, C., Rhoujjati, A. and Cheddadi, R. 2013. Environmental changes during the
last 16,000 years in Morocco: A new record from the Middle Atlas. 2nd International APLE-
APLF Congress. Pollen Biotechnology, Diversity and Function in a Changing Environment. 17-
20 September 2013. Madrid, Spain.
5. Noujeim, E., Nemer, N., Khater, C., Rehayem, M., Sakr, J. and Thaler, O. 2013. The
entomopathogenic nematodes in Lebanon and their potential application in biological control.
Université du Littoral Côte d’Opale, 22-25 Octobre 2013, Dunkerque, France.
6. Darwish, T., Stehouwer, R., Miller, D., Jomaa, I., Shaban, A., Khater, C. and Hamzé, M. June
2008. Reclamation of abandoned quarries and assessment of alternative land cover use in
Lebanon, East Mediterranean. Joint 25th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Mining and
Reclamation and 10th Meeting of the International Affiliation of Land Reclamationists (IALR).
Richmond, Virginia 14-19.
7. Khater, C. September 2007. Prise en compte des écosystèmes dégradés dans les politiques de
conservation et de gestion du territoire dans les pays du Sud de la Méditerranée: Approche
analytique du cas du Liban. Seminar on Ecology and Evolution. Montpellier.
8. Khater, C. and Ghossoub, R. December 2007. Contribution of GIS tools to highlight the
ecological value of high mountain ecosystems in Lebanon. Tunis, Tunisia 10-12.
9. Khater, C. May 2005. Status of environmental legislation in Lebanon. Related threats in terms
of plant invasive species. International Symposium of Invasive species. Montpellier.
10. Hajar, L., Cheddadi, R. and Khater, C. October 2005. Paleo-vegetation and paleoclimate
records registered in the marshes of Aammiq (Lebanon) during the Holocene. Joint Symposium
APLF-TMS-LSPG; 3-7, MNHM. Paris.
Proceedings
1. Hamze, M., Lacirignola, C., Darwish, T., Lamaddalena, N., Shaban, A., Zdruli, P., Faour, G.,
Khadra, R., El-Hajj, R. and Khater, C. 2013. Assessment of Ecosystem Sensitivity and
Adaptation Strategies to Desertification and Climate Change in Lebanon. 11th International
Conference on Global Climate Change and its Impact on Food & Energy Security in the
Dry Lands, Beijing, China.
2. Awad, L., Fady, B., Khater, C. and Cheddadi, R. 2012. Impact of past environmental changes on
the genetic diversity of the remnant natural populations of Cilician fir in Lebanon. Proceedings of
the IPC XIII/ IOPC IX joint meeting. Japanese Journal of Palynology 58:8 (Special Issue).
3. Khater, C., El-Hajj, R. and Viglione, J. 2011. Rehabilitation of Lebanese quarries: mission
impossible, or working with and for the development? Colloquial act, Environmental and
sustainable management of natural ecosystems in Oriental Near East. AUF, 18-20 Avril 2011,
Beyrouth, Liban.
4. Saad, L., Mahy, G., Delpeuch, B. and Khater, C. 2010. Is ecological restoration an option for
Lebanese calcareous quarries rehabilitation? Book of extended abstacts. 7th SER European
conference on Ecological Restoration. SER Europe Knowledge Base (www.ser.org/europe).
Contribution to scientific reports
1. CNRS-L/AFDC/IUCN/Holcim. 2014. Mediterranean Quarry Rehabilitation Manual: Learn the
Holcim Experience. 71pp.
2. El-Hajj, R., Varese, P., Nemer, N. and Khater, C. 2013. Ecological vulnerability assessment of
the Upper Akkar watershed, Lebanon: Forests of Qobayat, Andeket and Karmshbat (CNRS-
L/GRP)
3. El-Hajj, R., Moukaddem, T. and Khater, C. 2013. Resilience Building and Planning for the
Upper Akkar watershed (Lebanon) in the face of Climate change and other drivers of change
(CNRS/GRP).
4. CNRS-L/AFDC/IUCN/Holcim. 2013. Design of an ecological restoration scheme for Holcim
quarry site in Chekka, Lebanon; A hidden loop across dry land. 87pp.
5. Asmar, F. and Khater, C. 2011. Lebanon’s Second National Communication to the UNFCCC.
Forestry chapter. MoE/GEF/UNDP. Beirut, Lebanon.
6. Darwish, T., Nassif, N., Khater, C., Faour, G., Shaban, A., Achkar, Y., El-Hajj, R., Assaker, A.
and Francis, R. 2011. Country Study on Status of Land tenure, Land Management and Land use
planning in SNO Countries, Case of Lebanon. FAO-MoA Workshop on “Land Tenure, Planning
and Management: Their importance in Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security in the Oriental
Near East”. Amman, Jordan, 18-20 December 2011.
7. Stephan, J., El-Hajj, R.,Zakhia, N.,Moukheiber, G. and Khater, C. 2011. The North Horizon
Forest Trail, a new perspective for conservation and management of Dannieh forests, initial field
analytical report.
8. Jaradi, G. and Khater, C. 2009. Fourth National Report of Lebanon to the Convention on
Biological Diversity. United Nations Development Program (UNDP). Beirut, Lebanon.
URL: www.cbd.int/doc/world/lb/lb-nr-04- en.pdf
9. Khater, C. and Abboud, M. 2007. Management plan for Tannourine Cedar Forest Nature
Reserve. Integrated Pest management for Cedars Forest in the Mediterranean. MOE/AUB/GEF-
UNEP Project.
10. Hamzé, M., Chalak, L.., Estephan, J., Andraos, L., Choueiri, E., Khater, C., Nerilli, E. and
Digiaro, M. 2007. Stone fruits and Grapevine cultivars from Lebanon. Clonal and sanitary
selection survey. Technical booklet (English, Arabic). CNRSL- IAM Bari.
11. Khater, C., El Hajj, F. and Noujeim, E. 2007. National Thematic Assessment on Land
Degradation and Desertification in Lebanon Report. National Capacity Self-Assessment. GEF-
UNDP/MOE project.
12. Asmar, F., Khater, C., Hobeika, S. and Zouain, G. 2005. Study of the interdependence between
biological diversity, traditions and cultural heritage in the Qadisha Valley and elaboration of
proposals for action for the future. Report. Gaia héritage. Regional bureau of UNESCO for Arab
nations.
