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
Ringing of birds requires holding them by the net. The purpose of this work is to …
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SPNL team field visit with Litani River Authority
As a follow up to the agreement signed between SPNL and Litani River Authority on 31 December 2018, …
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United Nations CBD COP14 Egypt: MIDORI Prize Winners 2018
AEON Environmental Foundation” MIDORI Prize winners “ film to the UN CBD COP 14, Sharm ElSheik…
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Message from the Princess
Assad Serhal the Director General of SPNL (Birdlife Lebanon) received the following message from Bir…
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Looking to the past to create a better future: Assad Serhal interview
Assad Serhal, hunter-turned-conservationist, now Director of BirdLife Lebanon and winner of the MIDO…
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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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Illegal killing of birds remains a major threat in Europe – new report
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Wildlife Summit to Propose New Task Force to Prevent Illegal Killing of Birds
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Message from the Princess
Assad Serhal the Director General of SPNL (Birdlife Lebanon) received the following message from BirdLife’s Honorary …
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7 things we’re doing to protect migratory birds
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BirdLife Meeting 2018: A global partnership meets to discuss the next half-decade of conservation
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New report: over half the world’s raptors have declining populations
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Celebrating 30 years of Birdfair: 3 decades of global conservation impact
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Anthem HOMAT AL-HIMA by Adonis Khatib
Anthem HOMAT AL-HIMA * Words and music: Adonis Khatib Montage: Hussein Idriss Recording: Studio Joe …
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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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Celebrate the “World Migratory Bird Day” in Hima Kherbet Kanafar
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André Hoffmann awarded WWF Duke of Edinburgh Conservation Award
MAVA President André Hoffmann has been named the recipient of WWF’s annual Duke of Edinburgh …
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Interested in an organised birding trip to Lebanon?
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Why we need to break down the barriers between us and nature
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Migration Marathons: 7 unbelievable bird journeys
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7 crafts to get kids into birding: from easy to expert
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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
December, 2018
October, 2018
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24 October
Looking to the past to create a better future: Assad Serhal interview
Assad Serhal, hunter-turned-conservationist, now Director of BirdLife Lebanon and winner of the MIDORI Prize for Biodiversity 2018, shares what motivates his important work to create community-based protected areas in the Middle East By Dima Obeidat Born in the village of Keyfoun near the foothills of Mount Lebanon, Assad Serhal grew up surrounded by nature and hunters, and he would get …
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19 October
MIDORI Prize for Biodiversity 2018 will hold an award ceremony on 31 October
The AEON Environmental Foundation (Chairman: Takuya Okada, Honorary Chairman and Adviser of AEON Co., Ltd.) announced today that it will hold an award ceremony on Wednesday, 31 October, for the MIDORI Prize for Biodiversity 2018. Prior to the ceremony, a press conference will be held as shown below. The MIDORI Prize for Biodiversity was established in 2010 at the 10th …
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15 October
Winners of the MIDORI Prize for Biodiversity 2018
The winners of the MIDORI Prize for Biodiversity 2018 were announced today. The MIDORI Prize is a prestigious biennial international prize organized by the AEON Environmental Foundation and the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity. It honours individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity at global, regional, or local levels. The winners …
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14 October
Assad Serhal the Director General of SPNL (Birdlife Lebanon) Wins Midori Prize 2018 in Biodiversity
Assad Serhal, the Director General of Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon – SPNL (Birdlife Lebanon), was named among the winners of the 2018 MIDORI Prize for Biodiversity. The full list of winners of the 2018 MIDORI Prize are: Dr. Kathy MacKinnon (U.K.) Chair, IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas Mr. Assad Serhal (Lebanon) Director General, Society for the Protection …
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