Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon Strives to conserve biodiversity for the provision of a better quality of life through sustaining sites, habitats, species and people
he Lebanese Minister of the Interior and Municipalities, Ria Haffar El Hassan, has penned a …
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Can you help the turtle-dove in its ‘Flight for Survival’?
Every year, millions of migratory birds are unlawfully killed as they embark on their epic journeys …
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World Migratory Bird Day: 11 May & 12 October 2019
Every year, World Migratory Bird Day presents an annual theme aiming to raise awareness of issues af…
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Think millennials are apathetic about conservation? Think again
If you think millennials are too busy looking at their phones to care about conservation, you haven’…
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This map lets you track bird migration in real time
With Euro Bird Portal’s LIVE viewer, you can look at weekly animated maps showing where birds have b…
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Study: Could new government targets drive better nature conservation?
In 2010, governments around the world committed to protecting at least 17% of land areas and 10% of …
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Poachers are not allowed to use a noble tool of scientific study for slaughtering birds
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CABS & SPNL Lebanon Camp September 2018
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Khatib calls on security forces to enforce hunting law
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Open letter: give our birds safe passage over Lebanon this spring
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People of the Serbian village of Taraš to President Aoun: Please make Lebanon safe for storks
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Joint Appeal of 52 organizations from 28 countries to the President of Lebanon
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Please Mr. President Aoun make the sky over Lebanon safe for migratory birds!
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Lead poisoning: the long goodbye
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Bird Conservation International (BCI) publishes paper on illegal killing & taking of birds in Northern & Central Europe and the Caucasus
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Think millennials are apathetic about conservation? Think again
If you think millennials are too busy looking at their phones to care about conservation, …
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Birdfair 2019 project announced: Conserving Cambodia’s ‘Big Five’
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How can we REALLY prevent birds from flying into our windows?
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White stork … Flight for Survival
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World’s only tool-using vulture risks being lost forever
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SPNL bird monitoring trainings set to begin
If you enjoy bird watching and want to combine that interest with helping protect birds …
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Anthem HOMAT AL-HIMA by Adonis Khatib
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Plan To Regulate The Hunting Season And To Protect The Birds In Lebanon!
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Evangelical School of Zahle visits Hima Anjar
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Meet Husein Ali Zorkot: SPNL’s Researcher & Scientific Illustrator is chasing the Butterflies of Lebanon
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World Migratory Bird Day: 11 May & 12 October 2019
Every year, World Migratory Bird Day presents an annual theme aiming to raise awareness of …
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This map lets you track bird migration in real time
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Study: Could new government targets drive better nature conservation?
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Lebanon Hosts the Sixth Mediterranean Forest Week
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Call for EAAFP WMBD 2019 Small Grant application
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Hima Ras El Metn soaring birds celebrated the International day for migratory birds
Ras El Metn soaring birds also celebrated the International day for migratory birds by showing …
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News in Photos: Tyre Lodge and hima farm a Sanctuary for local and migrating birds
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Rare monk seal found in Raouche
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News in Photos: 17 Bird Mothers with Their Chicklings
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News in Photos: Anjar Mountain Trail Run
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A new report evidencing the benefits of Mobile Pastoralism for people and planet
We’re pleased to announce a new report by the Mediterranean Consortium for Nature and Culture …
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Mobile Pastoralism in the Mediterranean: arguments and evidence for policy reform and its role in combating climate change
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Veterinary drugs from the ministry of Agriculture to Hima El Fekha
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Pastoralism and Land Tenure Study Tour to Peru
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Special edition of On The Move at IUCN’s Congress in Hawaii
SPNL's News
April, 2019
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5 April
MEET THE JUDGES Rania Masri #Lebanon #MedStoryPrize #RootedEveryday
Rania Masri PhD is a political ecologist, environmental justice activist, and the regional coordinator for the Academic Activist Co-Produced Knowledge for Environmental Justice. Throughout her career, she has worked to bring a holistic, interdisciplinary lens to the environmental sciences, and a recognition that environmental management must encompass a human rights and social justice practice. Her writings have centred on issues …
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2 April
Rooted Everyday announces first environment-themed Mediterranean writing competition
The new ‘Rooted Everyday Mediterranean Short Story Prize’ will celebrate and protect the rich culture and biodiversity found in Mediterranean ecoregions. Key Dates: Competition launches: Tuesday 2 April 2019 Deadline for entries: Monday 24 June 2019 Competition winners announced: Tuesday 1 October 2019 Rooted Everyday is a new environmental campaign launched by a consortium of conservation organisations to raise …
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1 April
The Mediterranean’s first environment-themed short story competition is looking for new stories
The Rooted Everyday Mediterranean Short Story Prize adult competition is now open (2 April – 24 June) #MedStoryPrize Eligibility Stories could draw inspiration from the oral tradition of handing down tales in the ecoregions, struggles of the people, the richness of the land and the urgency for preserving it. Stories that are also encouraged could be of travel within the Mediterranean that …
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March, 2019
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29 March
SPNL bird monitoring trainings set to begin
If you enjoy bird watching and want to combine that interest with helping protect birds and habitats, you’re in luck. A multitude of training opportunities and monitoring events are set to kick off this spring at various locations along Lebanese Hima. No experience necessary, just a love of our bird populations. A training exercise organized today in Hammana – Mount …
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29 March
SPNL Welcomes New Volunteer from Germany
The Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon, which is working to activate and expand its volunteer program, is happy to announce the arrival of a new international volunteer, Rodin Baltaci. Rodin arrived in Lebanon last week and having met the SPNL team, is now doing volunteer work at the Hima reserve of Khorbet Qanafar, a village in the …
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