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SPNL is the national partner for BirdLife International in Lebanon. We strive to conserve biodiversity for the provision of a better quality of life through sustaining sites, habitats, species, and people.
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Five New Himas Double the Network in SPNL’s West Bekaa Project Area

New sites in Kefraya, Saghbine, Lala, Baaloul and Joub Jannine bring the project area’s Hima network to ten. SPNL’s fieldwork and engagement with municipalities in...

Making Dairy Wastewater Treatment Work in West Bekaa

Assessments of nine factories highlight the need to combine suitable technology with operator training, maintenance and affordable running costs. Installing a wastewater treatment system is...
Pictures from field visits to the dairy industries

SPNL Works with Municipalities and Dairy Producers to Protect the Upper Litani

Municipal meetings and visits to nine dairy factories lay the groundwork for practical measures to reduce wastewater pollution. The Society for the Protection of Nature...

SPNL Training Strengthens Skills to Address Dairy Wastewater Pollution

Litani River Authority teams and civil society representatives take part in two days of practical learning on wastewater assessment, treatment and pollution prevention. SPNL held...
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Participatory Planning Hima Btekhnay and Hima Qarnayel

  Initial participatory workshops lay the foundations for two community-led Hima Management Plans. The development of the Hima Btekhnay and Hima Qarnayel Management Plans has begun...
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Hima Hlalieh: Lebanon’s second Hima Waqef

Stitching the Upper Beirut River Valley Natural Park, One Hima at a Time In September 2026, Hima Hlalieh was officially declared following a series of...
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SPNL Joins Regional Efforts in Tunisia to Combat the Illegal Killing...

A three-day workshop under the AFD-funded ProZHUM project highlighted the importance of regional cooperation, standardized monitoring, and reliable data for bird conservation. The Society for...
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A Five Year Action Plan for Hima Abadieh

Three participatory workshops bring local stakeholders together to turn community priorities into practical steps for Hima management. A series of three participatory workshops has culminated...
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Learning Beyond the Classroom with SNOW in the Upper Beirut River...

SPNL’s School with No Walls programme connects children with nature and the Hima approach through indoor learning and outdoor discovery. Children across the Upper Beirut...
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One Flock, One Chorus: The Global Birdsong Turns Nature’s Voices into...

More than 100 bird songs and calls come together in an original Afro-electronic track celebrating BirdLife’s global Partnership—and supporting biodiversity conservation. The world’s birds have...