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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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Hima for Peace Identification, Selection, and Management

The main program for SPNL as to all Birdlife International partners in over 120 countries is to protect birds and conserve sites (IBBAs), together with...
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Cooking up opportunities: West Bekaa can experience a “sizzling success” by...

Improper disposal of used cooking oil can have severe consequences for the environment and wildlife. When poured down sinks or drains, it contaminates water...
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Towards a National Park in the Upper Beirut River Valley

A new approach to protection in Lebanon will be adopted in the Upper Beirut River Valley, establishing a natural park Today, the Society for the...
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Cinnamon-rumped Trogon © Thipwan/Shutterstock

State of the World’s Birds: 2024 Annual Update

This annual update summarises and profiles some of the key developments in bird science and conservation during 2023. Since the last comprehensive edition of State...
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Migratory bird of the month: White Stork

With its graceful flight and noble presence, the White Stork continues to capture the imaginations of people around the world, embodying hope, and happiness...
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Hamada Malaeb Just Reached the Top of Mount Kilimanjaro

Homat Al Hima has always been renowned for its love of challenges and adventures. Many champions have undertaken daring expeditions to conquer some of...